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" Jamie Foxx has revealed that he based his character in the upcoming Annie reboot on Sean &amp;#039;Diddy&amp;#039; Combs.  The adaptation of the classic stage musical and 1982 movie will star Quvenzhan\u00C3\u00A9 Wallis in the title role, as an orphan who finds herself adopted by a billionaire.    Foxx, who plays a modern-day version of the Daddy Warbucks character named Benjamin Stacks, says he studied hip-hop mogul Diddy closely for the role.  He told Katie Couric on her Katie talk show: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m a cellular phone mogul. I&amp;#039;m running through the streets of New York, I&amp;#039;m trying to be mayor.  &amp;quot;And, to be honest with you, I&amp;#039;m letting the cat out the bag just a little bit, I&amp;#039;m sort of mirroring Puffy a little bit.&amp;quot; The film, which also stars Cameron Diaz and Bobby Cannavale, is scheduled for release in 2014.  Watch Foxx on Katie below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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