A resurfaced video of Diddy introducing his “adopted” daughter has folks concerned for the girls’ well-being in the wake of Diddy’s arrest and indictment … but we’ve learned he was never her father, despite his claims.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Diddy never legally adopted the little girl, Ava, from the 2020 video, despite claiming on Instagram Live he adopted her because he wanted her to have a “Black parent.”

‘Adopted’ Daughter

The footage seems relevant, especially in the wake of all the sex trafficking allegations against Diddy, but our sources say the whole thing was a skit and has been overblown by concerned fans.

In the video, Diddy gives Ava a kiss on the cheek and says he adopted her with her mother’s permission … and she tells a story about how she was “on the streets” before “Papa Combs decided that he was going to be a caring man.”

We’re told Ava has known Diddy and Kim Porter‘s teenage twin daughters, D’Lila and Jessie, since they were all little … and she has her own real parents who are caring for her.

Our sources say Ava’s parents were friends with Kim and she remains close with D’Lila and Jessie … but Diddy’s never had a parental role with her, legally or otherwise, and he hasn’t been in her life recently, with her family keeping their distance from him.

9/16/24

DIDDY DETAINED

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Diddy’s sons have been supporting him through his legal woes in New York, but as we’ve told you … his 17-year-old daughters are hanging back in California with a family friend.