Jamal “Shyne” Barrow is sharing extra particulars of his relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
In a sequence of interviews to advertise his new documentary, The Honorable Shyne, the previous rapper and present Belizean politician defined why he by no means named the embattled mogul because the triggerman within the 1999 nightclub capturing. He additionally shared his response to claims Diddy bragged about getting him to take the autumn.
“I didn’t see him hearth the gun and I’m not going to lie,” he stated throughout an interview with Tamron Corridor. “I don’t consider in getting my associates in hassle, however at this level, I’m not going to make up something to sensationalize my narrative as a result of I don’t really feel I want to try this.”
Shyne continued, “The facility of Diddy the entertainer, the individual that dominated popular culture was so loud for thus lengthy that nobody heard myself and my mother and my supporters after we have been crying about our lives being destroyed and devastated by Diddy.”
He additionally claimed Diddy’s group known as him after the harrowing footage surfaced of the dangerous Boy boss beating Cassie Ventura.
“They attempt to make it appear as if he and I had this fairy story brotherhood and he was there for me,” he acknowledged.
Shyne insisted he didn’t witness any disturbing incidents described in current lawsuits.
“I used to be incarcerated for 10 years then I used to be deported for an additional 13 years,” Shyne added. “So I had nothing to do with Sean Combs’ life, apart from what he did to me, which is what I stated; he destroyed my life.”
Shyne Claims Diddy Is “A Grasp Of PR”
Nonetheless, Shyne shared his opinion on whether or not the allegations seem credible.
“I do know what he did to my household,” he stated. “So the potential is there. As I stated, he was simply such a grasp of PR that he’s so loud that folks by no means hear the victims.”
Throughout an interview with Stephen A. Smith, Shyne addressed the 1999 capturing. He insisted there was no “quid professional quo” and that Diddy by no means paid him a rumored $10 million upon launch from jail.
“Folks say Diddy gave me tens of millions to go to jail,” Shyne stated earlier than revealing Diddy gave him “nothing. Most likely made two what I assumed have been offensive contributions during the last 20 one thing years which led to a breakdown within the relations.”
He added, “For years I used to be saying what a creep I assumed he was and the way he destroyed my life. At one level I assumed he was the satan. However due to the facility of Diddy which is so loud, so far as a popular culture icon, no person listened, so I moved on.”
The Honorable Shyne lands on Hulu November 18.