Diddy spoke with MTV about the accusations made (and then retracted) by Chuck Phillips of the L.A. Times. Mainly that he and Biggie knew 2Pac would be assaulted in 1994 at Quad Studios in New York.
"Just knowing how people in this day and age, what they read online and what they see in the papers, they just take it as fact. It's like, come on, I been working so hard to rise above all of this stuff, and to see it now trying to pull me back down.
"[But] I stayed focused. I was still. My grandmother told me, 'Be still.' No matter what it feels like, be still. And I was still and then the truth came out the way it was to come out. I didn't jump up and down about it. I let them give the apology and let people go back to the things they need to be focusing on about me, which is the #1 albums I'm dropping with Danity Kane and Day26, #1 fragrances, Janelle Monae, making this black history. And that's what it's about. But it's important to really deal with things however they come at you. And I've always done that my whole life and just always told the truth."
Diddy also said that he's not calling for Phillips to be fired and that he is not yet sure what he will do legally.
Check out an exclusive sneak peek of Usher's new video, "Love in This Club", where Diddy makes a cameo. The entire video will premiere on Monday, April 7th.
Diddy is set to be the "Honorary Chairman" at Art For Life Miami Beach, hosted by the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. The tickets are $1,000 for the whole evening or $350 for just the after party. Check out the flier below.
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Update: JC is signed to Block, not Bad Boy.
AllHipHop.com reports that the upcoming album from singer JC will feature production from Diddy, along with Bryan-Michael Cox and others. JC is signed to Block Entertainment and it sounds like he may be a Bad Boy artist, as well.
This story has been floating around for a while, but it was never something that could be confirmed. I'm trying to confirm it again now. Thanks Bryant for the tip.
From Reuters:
The "apology is, at best, a first step, but it doesn't undo the false and defamatory nature of the story, or the suspicion and innuendo that Mr. Combs has had to endure due to these untruthful allegations and the irresponsible conduct of this particular reporter," Combs' attorney Howard Weitzman said in a statement.
The Smoking Gun tears apart the L.A. Times report that claimed, among other things, that Diddy and Biggie knew that 2Pac would be attacked at Quad Studios in 1994.
TSG claims that the FBI documents that writer Chuck Phillips used in his story are the creation of James Sabatino; who, in October, sued Diddy for $19 million dollars. In the picture they paint of Sabatino, he's a liar who embellishes or flat out creates his association with celebrities and noteworthy events, out of his need to get attention.
Last week's bombshell Los Angeles Times report claiming that the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur in the lobby of a Manhattan recording studio was carried out by associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and that the rap impresario knew of the plot beforehand was based largely on fabricated FBI reports, The Smoking Gun has learned.
The Times appears to have been hoaxed by an imprisoned con man and accomplished document forger, an audacious swindler who has created a fantasy world in which he managed hip-hop luminaries, conducted business with Combs, Shakur, Busta Rhymes, and The Notorious B.I.G., and even served as Combs's trusted emissary to Death Row Records boss Marion "Suge" Knight during the outset of hostilities in the bloody East Coast-West Coast rap feud.
TSG says that they have learned that the FBI has no record of the documents cited in Phillips' report and that there are similarities between these documents and documents that Sabatino has submitted in court. Namely, words that were incorrectly spelt, like "durring". They claim to have consulted with FBI agents who confirmed inconsistencies in the formatting of the documents.
The article also serves to illustrate Sabatino's checkered past. Read the full document for more.
In response to the report, the Times has launched a probe into the matter.
The Times said on Wednesday that Editor Russ Stanton "will launch an internal investigation into the authenticity of (the) documents."
A Times spokeswoman said the paper was "taking this very seriously."
Finally, MTV has comment from a Diddy spokesperson:
"Sean Combs is pleased that the Los Angeles Times is conducting its internal investigation. He has said all along that their story was a lie."
Marc Malkin reports that Diddy has switched from the Endeavor agency to the William Morris Agency, for acting representation.
Diddy has posted a video announcement about his upcoming appearance at the Winter Music Conference.
TMZ is reporting that, according to a court filing, the long running dispute between Diddy and Gerard Rechnitzer is over. It's been settled.
Rechnitzer had claimed that Diddy had punched him after the Oscars last year.
One less distraction, I guess.
During the Winter Music Conference in Miami, which runs from March 25 through March 29, Diddy will be participating in some sort of mixing (dance DJ) contest, individually taking on Steve Angello, Claude Vonstroke and The Martinez Brothers. It's sponsored by Ciroc and Mixmag.
The event will be held at Cameo on 1445 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach on March 28. You can purchase tickets through Cameo and wantickets.com. See the flier for the event below.
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