Former Rapper Shyne Says He Hopes Diddy ‘Is Able To Reform’

Shyne has come ahead to specific his help for his former mentor, Sean “Diddy” Combs, after the Dangerous Boy Data founder’s arrest.

The previous rapper, who was convicted over an notorious membership taking pictures that concerned Diddy and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, mentioned he hopes the embattled rapper is “capable of reform and repair himself.”

Shyne has undergone a outstanding transformation since his stint behind bars, buying and selling in his mic for a lifetime of religious reflection and public service.

In a chat with Page Six whereas selling his upcoming Hulu documentary, “The Honorable Shyne,” the rapper-turned-politician mentioned he hopes his former mentor, Diddy, is “capable of reform and repair himself.”

“That is not what I need from the universe. I do not say to myself, ‘Yeah,’ you already know, ‘it is your flip now!’ Like, that is not the kind of person who I’m,” he mentioned, including that Diddy “has to cope with his debt to the universe.”

Shyne, born Jamal Barrow, was sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2001, following a 1999 Manhattan membership taking pictures incident that concerned Diddy and his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.

Diddy and Shyne went on trial in 2001, and though one among three victims who sustained accidents claimed Diddy unintentionally shot her, solely Shyne was convicted of assault and reckless endangerment.

Shyne seemingly took the autumn for the notorious taking pictures scandal as he refused to rat on Diddy regardless of being pressured to take action.

Talking on the circumstances that surrounded the case on the time, the “Dangerous Boyz” rapper claims he believed he was defending Diddy and being true to his coaching on not “getting my pals in hassle.”

“I grew up [being told] to not get my pals in hassle,” he defined. “And that is what it actually boiled right down to, integrity about character.”

He famous that he believed he was defending Diddy however claims the “Coming Dwelling” rapper “obtained witnesses to testify in opposition to me, to say that principally I used to be this uncontrollable person who was performing in a wicked method, which was the furtherest from the reality.”

Shyne added that he didn’t really feel he might communicate out in opposition to Diddy as a result of it will “break the code of honor, which is that you do not get individuals in hassle.”

As a part of his promotion for his “The Honorable Shyne” documentary, Shyne made an look on the “Tamron Corridor Present,” the place he additionally talked concerning the taking pictures incident that led to his jail sentence.

Wanting again on the second, Shyne reiterated his declare that the music mogul set him up as the autumn man. Nonetheless, he has since let go of the grudges he as soon as held in opposition to Diddy.

“I moved on, and I healed,” Shyne mentioned. “I did not see him taking pictures, however I do know that he made me take the autumn. I do know that he known as witnesses to testify in opposition to me.”

In the meantime, a rep for Diddy has rebuffed Shyne’s allegations, distancing the Dangerous Boys Data founder from claims he allowed Shyne to take the autumn for the taking pictures incident.

They acknowledged that the rapper “categorically” denies the “unequivocally false” allegations, “together with any suggestion that he orchestrated Mr. Barrow to ‘take the autumn’ or ‘sacrificed’ him by directing witnesses to testify in opposition to him.”

Diddy additionally praised Shyne concerning his new profession path as a politician however maintained that he was dissatisfied that his former label rapper selected to boost the mud on a forgotten concern.

“It’s unlucky that Mr. Barrow has chosen to revisit these allegations,” the rep added, per TMZ, “Mr. Combs trusts that accountable journalism will weigh each the established authorized outcomes and Mr. Combs’ optimistic, longstanding help for these he has labored with.”

Diddy is at the moment locked behind bars on the metropolitan detention middle in Brooklyn following his September 16 arrest outdoors a luxurious resort in Manhattan.

He faces expenses of intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution and is about to start going through trial in Could 2025.

Shortly after Diddy was arrested, Shyne, who serves because the Chief of the Opposition within the Belize Home of Representatives, shared his ideas on his arrest and claimed he “destroyed” his life in a press convention.

“After I was an 18-year-old child, simply desirous to do nothing aside from make my mom proud and make Belize proud and be acknowledged for my expertise and take over the world. I used to be defending him and he rotated and known as witnesses to testify in opposition to me. He just about despatched me to jail,” Shyne claimed again in September after Diddy’s arrest.

“That is somebody who destroyed my life,” the politician mentioned, per Billboard. “And who I forgave and who I moved on and for the higher curiosity of Belize, as a result of he was able at the moment to offer scholarships and to perhaps make investments, I might not deny making an attempt to carry the funding to Belize and contribution to training to Belize.”