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As he prepared to celebrate Father's Day, music mogul Sean (P. Diddy) Combs lashed out at a court ruling that ordered him to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars a year in child support. The 35-year-old Bad Boy Records founder - and one of the leaders of the hip hop revolution - was left stunned at the court's decision, the highest amount of child support in New York State history.

In an emotional interview, Combs said he was outraged at the decision - and the motives behind the court case - that led to the huge award.

"This is not about the money," Combs said. "This is about me as a father.

"And this is not about my son. My child is being used. There's a scam that's going on."

In April, four judges of the state Appellate Division ordered Combs to pay more than $250,000 a year to fashion stylist Misa Hylton-Brim, mother of his beloved 11-year-old son Justin.