After a recent ruling from the Supreme Court's Appellate Division, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has had over $13,000 cut from his monthly child support payments.

Diddy will now have to pay $21,782.08 per month to his ex-girlfriend, Hip-Hop stylist Misa Hylton-Brim. Brim is the mother of Diddy's 11-year-old son, Justin. Last September, a Westchester County Family Court judge ordered the mogul to pay $35,000 per month in child support, close to $400,000 in retroactive pay, and $60,000 in lawyer fees.

Despite the cut, the new amount is still four times what Puff was paying Brim prior to last September's ruling. Brim took Combs to court, stating that the $5000 she was receiving wasn't enough to take care of the child's expenses. According to Brim's lawyer, Brett Kimmel, the additional money was necessary to pay for a full-time nanny, private school and constant security.

Kimmel also argued that Diddy had not revealed his finances and was paying model Kim Porter $30,000 per month for a second child. Support Magistrate Carol James reportedly ordered Combs to pay Brim the monthly $35,000 because of that argument. In a 13-page ruling, Westchester Family Court Judge David Klein supported James finding and revealed that Puff's 2002 federal tax return estimated his income at $16 million.

Diddy then appealed the decision and a state appellate court in Brooklyn reduced the monthly payment, stating that the Westchester judges shouldn't have used Diddy's payments to Porter as a basis in their decision to award Brim the high payment.

"The Support Magistrate erred in basing the award in part on the amount of child support the father paid for his other child by another woman," the justices said in the decision.

The appellate court also sent the case back to Westchester to recalculate the back payments owed to Brim. Brim and Diddy's lawyers did not return calls for comment

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Over $30,000 worth of Armadale vodka was stolen on the way to Mariah Carey's recent birthday bash. Sources say Armadale co-owner Dame Dash sent the liquor to Carey's fiesta at London's Tantra nightclub. According to an Armadale spokeswoman, the liquor never reached the venue. Though emergency booze was sent for VIP guests, the original supply is still missing.

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The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that Diamond District celebrity jeweler Sol Rafael loaned Jadakiss $400,000 worth of diamond chains and bracelets in August 2004. Though Kiss was scheduled to return the jewels the following week, Rafael has yet to see the bling over 7 months later. Earlier this week, the jeweler went to the police to file a complaint. Ruff Ryder president Darrin Dean later stopped by the Midtown North precinct to tell authorities that he'd already returned the diamonds.

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Earlier this year, rumors surfaced that Lil Wayne dissed the Doggfather for titling his "Drop It Like It's Hot" single after a line Weezie spit on Juvenile's 1999 hit, "Back That Azz Up." Upon being questioned on the matter, Wayne denied the rumor to SOHH.com saying, "I made it a hot line, he made it a hot song." Only weeks after the Snoop confusion, an old track on which Wayne is rumored to be dissing Nas popped up. Once again, Weezie denied the diss and said heads misunderstood his wordplay. "A lot of people thought I was talking about 50 [Cent] in there too. What happened is, I got those motherf#@$in punchlines. That's why I say I don't use them because if I try to do the sh!t, I'm advanced with that sh!t. I'll lose you and make you think that I'm talking about a ni99a. I was just using the sh!t because it goes with the metaphor. If you not a rapper, you can't follow," Wayne explained. Lastly, Wayne and former label mate B.G. reunited during a recent performance. Shortly after the concert, reports stated that the two New Orleans made peace. But Wayne contends that there was no beef to begin with. "I never had nothing to make peace with," Wayne revealed. "We always had the same relationship. It was the person that B.G. had problems with, not me. Never me."

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Earlier this week, insiders revealed to SOHH.com that BET had dropped The Source Awards and would not air the show this year because the Source failed to pay Miami's James L. Knight Center for hosting last year's ceremony. However, a BET spokesperson said it was too early to determine whether the network will carry The Source Awards this year and wouldn't comment on The Source not paying the venue. In related news, The Game is featured on the cover The Source's latest issue. An anonymous Black Wall Street source told The Source that The Game and 50 Cent will probably never speak again despite their public make-up session. The article goes on to talk about Game's childhood in Compton and discusses what happened when Game went to confront 50 and G-Unit the night of the Hot 97 shooting.

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Ray Benzino, the Chief Brand Executive and Co-owner of The Source magazine, has resigned from his position at the company today (April 8).

"If me leaving the source is gonna help the magazine then I'll do it," the rapper told AllHipHop.com."The Source is an institution and is part of history; I want my kids and grandkids to enjoy the No. 1 Hip-Hop magazine for all time."

“I want to step down from the magazine and sell my stock effective immediately,” the rapper continued in a statement.

The rapper explained that there were a number of reasons for his departure, including his beef with Eminem, politics and other nearby business partnerships.

“This is a big step for me. I’ve been consumed too much with the whole conflict thing… the Eminem suit and I am sick of it. I don’t want to take away from what The Source has built up, but I got issues with The Source and magazines like that. Everyone is too politically correct. They’re not thinking about the little guy who can’t afford to pay for high priced ads. It’s like a monopoly,” he continued.

He also took issue with mogul Earl Graves and his Black Enterprise publication, which partnered with The Source when it sought to strengthen its financial status.

“Our other partner, Black Enterprises, is another reason why I’ve decided to leave. I don’t like how they perceive me. There are too many things that I don’t agree with, so I am moving on.”

Finally, Zino stated that he expects to start a new publication – a direct competitor of The Source – that will be free of his previous constraints.

“I plan on creating another magazine that has my voice which represents the little guy. It’s because of the manipulation of SoundScan and radio that Hip-hop is losing its edge,” he lamented. “I want to come out with a magazine that will reflect that. I want to start from the ground up and speak for the artists.”

While he's starting a mag, a rep for the rapper stateed that he has no beef with his former publication. "They're still cool," the rep told AllHipHop.com and revealed that the rapper and former partner Dave Mays would have a press conference today.

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50 Cent is off in Canada filming his acting debut with Jim Sheridan, but he says it doesn't matter where he is, he's still the king of the Big Apple, and no one is going to dethrone him.

50 struck back at Jadakiss Thursday night on DJ Kay
Slay's "Drama Hour" radio program on New York City's Hot 97, when Slay played a 50 Cent/ Tony Yayo record called "I Run New York."

"The walls have ears, lil' n---a, I run New York," 50 says on the chorus of the record. "Even when I ain't here, lil' n---a, I run New York."

50 goes on to proclaim that he also runs Interscope Records and that his labelmate Jada is nothing more than "a disgruntled employee."

"Been in the game 10 years and he still ain't rich," Fif raps. "Even his mama upset that he still ain't sh-- / But he keep runnin' his yap like I'mma take that / One more word out his mouth and I'll push Styles' sh-- back."

Later in the record, an excited Yayo gets on the mic and also takes aim at Jada and his crew from Yonkers, proclaiming that "The LOX made more money in the shiny suits," and that "Fat Joe ain't a gangsta."

As the record comes to a close, 50 decides to just talk, and asks somebody to tell P. Diddy to get out of the mirror so 50 can proposition him with a business deal. 50 says he wants to buy Jada's publishing from Puffy.

Don't expect this lyrical feud to end any time soon. Although "My Fo, Fo," — the song Fat Joe said would be his only response to 50 — has already come out, Jada has promised that he has a whole arsenal of records in his stash waiting for 50