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 Unhealthy Boy Information 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 “in a position to reform and repair himself.”

Shyne has undergone a exceptional transformation since his stint behind bars, buying and selling in his mic for a lifetime of non secular 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 “in a position to reform and repair himself.”

“That is not what I need from the universe. I do not say to myself, ‘Yeah,’ you understand, ‘it is your flip now!’ Like, that is not the kind of individual that I’m,” he mentioned, including that Diddy “has to take care of 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 in every of three victims who sustained accidents claimed Diddy by accident 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 “Unhealthy Boyz” rapper claims he believed he was defending Diddy and being true to his coaching on not “getting my mates in bother.”

“I grew up [being told] to not get my mates in bother,” he defined. “And that is what it actually boiled all the way down to, integrity about character.”

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

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

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.

Trying again on the second, Shyne reiterated his declare that the music mogul set him up as the autumn man. Nevertheless, 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 Unhealthy Boys Information 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 relating to his new profession path as a politician however maintained that he was disenchanted that his former label rapper selected to lift the mud on a forgotten difficulty.

“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’ constructive, longstanding help for these he has labored with.”

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

He faces prices of intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to interact 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.

“Once 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 ready at the moment to offer scholarships and to perhaps make investments, I might not deny trying to convey the funding to Belize and contribution to training to Belize.”