Combs, Porter agree on support for son

Combs, Porter agreeon support for son
NEW YORK -- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and model Kim Porter, the mother of his youngest child, have reached an agreement for support of their 3-year-old son.
Terms of the settlement -- which would provide for the child, Christian Casey Combs, until he reaches age 21 -- were not disclosed in court documents.
"I believe the matter is settled," Porter's lawyer, Suzanne Bracker, told hearing examiner David Kirshblum in court Wednesday. "We have a gentlemen's agreement."
In comments outside court, Bracker initially described a settlement totaling more than $4.5 million over the years. But Combs' representatives disputed that figure, calling it too high, and Bracker later said her comments were misinterpreted.
"The welfare of my children is always my first priority, and whatever I have, they have," Combs said in a statement.
Combs, 31, had been giving Porter, 30, a court-ordered $11,000 a month, said Bracker.
Bracker estimated that Combs earns several million dollars a year.
Combs has another son, Justin, 6, by hip-hop fashion stylist Misa Hylton-Brim, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. Combs reportedly pays Hylton-Brim $5,000 a month as child support.
Arquette tells studentsto meet more people
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Patricia Arquette, 33, urged a group of high school students to break free from cliques and learn more about people of various races and religions.
"Start making friends in all kinds of different places," the actress said. "Become rich with yourself."
Arquette, whose films include "True Romance" and "Stigmata," made a presentation Tuesday at Long Beach Poly High School. Her speech was part of a new program by the entertainment industry and the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission to discourage hate crimes.
Besides school visits, Arquette and other celebrities will make public service announcements. Arquette, who was raised by a Muslim father and a Jewish mother, said she felt compelled to contact the commission and volunteer her time.
Brimley has pneumonia
GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Wilford Brimley canceled upcoming performances with the community symphony and choir because he is ill with pneumonia.
Jazz pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson, a musician associated with the broadcast of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion," will take his place.
Brimley, 67, whose films include "Cocoon" and "The Firm," has been ill for several days.
Today's birthdays
Actor Eli Wallach is 86. Actress Ellen Burstyn is 69. ABC News anchorwoman Carole Simpson is 61. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Johnny Bench is 54. Actress Priscilla Barnes is 46. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird is 45. "Tonight Show" announcer Edd Hall is 43. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 35. Pop singer Nicole Appleton (All Saints) is 26. Actress Shiri Appleby ("Roswell") is 23. Singer Aaron Carter is 14.