Missy Elliott shares video of the colorful fireworks from Kim Porter's elaborate graveside service
Missy Elliot shared a snippet of the colorful fireworks from Kim Porter's elaborate graveside service in a video she posted to Twitter.
Model and actress, Kim Porter, was buried in her hometown. She is buried in a grave next to her mum in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Porter was buried in a gold casket. After the service, mourners including Usher joined Diddy and Porter's family on the cemetery lawn.
Fireworks 4 Kim Porter 2day @ your homegoing service was proof that you touched so many people lives! You were the 1st to show me around NYC & Always listened to my raps 😩you will be missed but Your SPIRIT LIVES on!🙌🏾 Prayers4 your family your Amazing children🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/cBfkOlKvxY
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) November 24, 2018
They watched a fireworks show which was set up to commemorate Porter's life. A tribute organized by her ex-boyfriend Diddy.
"Fireworks 4 Kim Porter 2day @ your homegoing service was proof that you touched so many people lives! You were the 1st to show me around NYC & Always listened to my raps. you will be missed but Your SPIRIT LIVES on Prayers for your family your Amazing children." tweeted Missy Elliot
EXCLUSIVE: Diddy's eulogy for Kim Porter: "Her love was too much for me to handle." https://t.co/NcLtvRtZkT
— The Blast (@TheBlastNews) November 25, 2018
Porter’s funeral was held on Saturday, November 24, in her hometown of Columbus, Georgia. About 1,000 to 1,500 people attended the service.
Before the fireworks display, Diddy gave a touching eulogy. He touched on the first time and how she helped him deal with his brush with depression earlier this year.
Kim Porter laid to rest in Georgia https://t.co/Xw8SlNPQwz pic.twitter.com/1ujNFvYzSy
— Page Six (@PageSix) November 24, 2018
The funeral was a star-studded affair. The attendees included attendance were Lil Kim, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Stevie J, Kandi Burruss, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Tichina Arnold.
Other celebrities also shared tear-jerking tributes to Porter. Mary J. Blige and Dallas Austin also offered words of condolence.
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is possibly too distraught to deliver the eulogy at Kim Porter's funeral: https://t.co/vARy9rX1Zz
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) November 22, 2018
Yolanda Adams and Faith Evans paid musical tribute to the 47-year-old model and actress. The procession left the funeral home to the 'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye.
Porter had died unexpectedly from unknown causes last week. She was found unresponsive in her LA home and pronounced dead on the scene.
Kim Porter, mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ children, laid to rest in Columbus https://t.co/HfdL40xKKZ
— The Ledger-Enquirer (@LedgerEnquirer) November 25, 2018
She lives on through her son Quincy Brown and three children, Christian, 20, and 11-year-old twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James whom she shares with her ex-boyfriend, Diddy.
Kim Porter, Diddy's ex-girlfriend, buried in her hometown of Columbus after star-studded funeral service: https://t.co/uXA5HJjPlN pic.twitter.com/PEHpHJ09vP
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) November 25, 2018
