08/01: Inmate Claims He Recanted Allegations Against L.A. Cop Because of Threats From Suge Knight, Passed to Him by Chuck Phillips
From
Jack Leonard of the Los Angeles Times:
A state prison inmate who once implicated a Los Angeles police officer in the slaying of rap star Biggie Smalls testified Thursday that he recanted the allegation because of threats he received from a rival rap producer that were passed to him by a former Los Angeles Times reporter.
Waymond "Suave" Anderson, a former R&B singer, said reporter Chuck Philips passed him several written messages wrapped in plastic at Corcoran State Prison on behalf of rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight. He said the threats led him to give false testimony at a deposition last year in a civil lawsuit brought by the family of the slain rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace. ...
"That never happened," said Philips, who has written several stories about Anderson's murder conviction suggesting that Anderson may be innocent. "I'm flabbergasted by this whole thing. This is the ultimate betrayal."
This is quite the story. We may never know who to believe about this stuff. On one hand, you have an inmate, convicted of a serious crime that may be trying to help himself. On the other, you have Chuck Phillips, who has had his credibility questioned on numerous occasions. Most recently,
when he reported by Biggie and Diddy knew about the attack on 2Pac at Quad Studios, before it happened.
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