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P Diddy son Justin Combs 'offered UCLA football scholarship'

Published Monday, Aug 22 2011, 17:35 BST | By Justin Harp | 1 comment

P. Diddy aka Sean Combs outside the ITV Studios in London

P Diddy's son Justin Combs has reportedly been offered a football scholarship from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

The 17-year-old impressed many scouts playing cornerback for Iona Prep high school and is now mulling over a request to join the Bruins, according to Scout reporter Brandon Huffman.

Division-I schools Iowa, West Virginia, Illinois and Virginia have shown an interest in Justin as well, SB Nation reports.

A rep for Diddy has not yet commented on the matter.

Diddy and former high school sweetheart Misa Hylton-Brim had Justin, their oldest child, in December 1993.

The 'Coming Home' rapper famously named restaurants in Atlanta and New York City after the child.

Diddy recently finished second behind Jay-Z in Forbes's list of hip-hop's richest stars.

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Watch Diddy-Dirty Money's 'Coming Home' music video below: