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Mom Kim Porter passed away in November 2018 from lobar pneumonia, while father Sean Combs is currently incarcerated and has fallen from grace after being found guilty of transportation for prostitution charges.—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 22 Dec. 2025 The 47-year-old's cause of death was later confirmed as lobar pneumonia.—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 Porter, a former model and actress, died of lobar pneumonia after years in an on-again, off-again relationship with Combs.—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025 In the black-and-white photo, Porter, who died of lobar pneumonia in 2018, could be seen holding up one twin and kissing her, while the other was sound asleep on her shoulder.—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025 Brown entered the pre-arrest Diddy rumor mill in October with an Instagram post that threw the death of Porter, in 2018 from lobar pneumonia, into question and effectively threw the tragedy into the swirl of questions circulating about Combs.—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025 Porter died in 2018, with the official cause of death being determined as lobar pneumonia.—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Etymology
borrowed from New Latin lobāris, from Late Latin lobuslobe + Latin -āris-ar