Diddy, whose subtle successes throughout the years have ensured his name is now synonymous with dignity, is fast becoming a second-class bourgeoisie (oetite bourgeoisie?) in the South of France.

Sources at St. Tropez hotspot Les Caves - where the rapper was once a regular fixture - told Page Six that when the daddy of four showed up at the club Thursday night, he was refused a table.

"He is so B-List here," said the snitch. "No one even acknowledges him." The second-rate treatment was a steep fall from the days of 2003, when Diddy first landed at the French resort with a full-time entourage that included a personal umbrella carrier named Fonzworth Bentley.

As the reigning king of the Riviera yacht scene, Diddy was often spotted partying with Uma Thurman, getting $20,000 bottles of Cristal sent to his table or picking up ladies at Club 55. The music mogul, whose longtime girlfriend Kim Porter recently kicked him to the curb, was famously snapped cruising on a Jet Ski wearing his Hugh Hefner-style bathrobe.

This summer, however, Combs has been snapped walking around by himself and schmoozing up big names like Bono and Penelope Cruz in order to stay associated with the glitterati crowd.

Some celeb-followers are questioning why Diddy is even roaming the South of France beaches. "Nobody goes out there until the first and second week of August," one source cackled. "Maybe he's afraid he'll get lost in the crowd once all the real celebs show up."

If you're keeping score in this disgusting pissing conest, that's Diddy 0, Cackling Source 1 and Global Decency -286,003.

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