Back in November, we reported on an AP report that stated:


Of course, more recently, it has come out that Sabatino forged FBI records used by the L.A. Times. It turns out that the AP cited these forged documents in their story in November. From Editor & Publisher:

This years NCAA men's Final Four will not only feature some of the best college players in the country, it will also feature some great musical talents as well. All of the festivities begin Friday, April 4th. On Saturday, April 5th, Danity Kane and Day26 are scheduled to perform during Hoop City and Coca-Cola's NCAA's ultimate basketball festival, where the fans will be able to participate through AT&T's interactive stations.

Be sure to check out the Making the Band stars if you are in the San Antonio area this weekend.

Update: This story was an April Fools Day joke.

According to sources close to the situation, former Bad Boy rapper Mase is once again trying to join a new label. This time, it's Suge Knight's new venture, Black Ball Records.

Knight, whose Death Row Records is currently locked in bankruptcy proceedings, has recently been developing a reality show called "Unfinished Business". The premise of the show is to follow Knight as he establishes his new label. At this point, it's not known whether or not any networks have shown interest in the show.

After retiring from rap short of his sophomore effort, "Double Up," Mase returned to music to release "Welcome Back" in 2004. Reportedly disappointed with Bad Boy, Mase attempted to jump to 50 Cent's G-Unit Records in 2005. Only one catch - he was still under contract with Diddy. Diddy, insistent on not letting Mase out of his contract without renumeration, stood firm against 50's advances, including diss tracks and public nonsense.

At the end of the day, Mase did not go to G-Unit. In April of last year, SRC's Steve Rifkind told XXL that Mase was negotiating with Diddy so that he could join SRC. Diddy confirmed these talks, but that was where it ended.

Now, Mase appears to have set his sights on Knight's new venture, Black Ball Records. What are the chances that Diddy would actually negotiate with Knight? I would say nil. But, from what I was told, he doesn't care and neither does Mase, as the pair is set to record and release and make Diddy stop them legally, which they are not sure he is willing to do.

It represents a new level of audaciousness for the rapper turned pastor. After leaving rap behind for religion, he started his own ministry. He returned to Bad Boy, releasing an album with a positive vibe that I personally enjoyed. But, then something went wrong and he aimed to change his image at G-Unit and he started talking about killing people. That situation didn't work out, so he sat back and then tried SRC. Failing again, it seems that Mase, a Bad Boy artist when Biggie died, someone who had called the late rapper a friend, has now become incredibly desperate, attempting to hook up with Knight, a constant subject of rumor and speculation in the death of Biggie.

The discussions between Mase and Knight were recorded as part of the reality show and will, according to a source, be a big part of the push to generate cable network interest in the show. Even so, I doubt they will receive any.

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Did you know that this song contains a sample from the Luniz "I Got 5 On It"?

Day 26 and Donnie Klang will be hosting a party tonight at Suite 181 on 181 Eddy Street in San Francisco. See the flier below.

It's just another nail in the coffin for that L.A. Times story today as the AP reports the FBI's response to the situation.


You have to wonder how much damage Sabatino did to his suit against Diddy with this stuff. It may not be directly related, but he's getting killed on this story and, if he did forge the documents, rightfully so.

The Vanguard has an interview with Danity Kane and Day 26.

On the April 5 edition of The Billboard Hot 100, Danity Kane's damaged jumped from 67 (it's debut) to a new high of 27.

After launching their own probe into Chuck Philips' story, where he claimed that Diddy and Biggie knew that 2Pac would be assaulted in 1994 at Quad Studios in New York, the L.A. Times has concluded that the story was based on documents that were likely falsified.

Chuck Philips released a statement saying that, "In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job. I'm sorry."


"We should not have let ourselves be fooled. That we were is as much my fault as Chuck's," said Philips' editor at the paper, Marc Duvoisin. "I deeply regret that we let our readers down."

The Times probe had started on the back of a report by The Smoking Gun that asserted that they had been fooled by James Sabatino, who they claim to be a person who inserts himself into the lives of celebrities and important events, where he really had little to no involvement.

In the article, the Times says that Diddy's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, believes that the paper's actions reached the required legal standard for "actual malice", giving a celebrity like Diddy an opportunity to persue damages from them.

The lawyer also spoke with TMZ and they have a copy of the letter that he sent to the publisher of the times, dated March 18.

In the letter, he claims that the allegations levied in Philips' original article are "false and defamatory". He goes on to suggest that the article was published with "no reliable information to support it" and urges the paper not to print the article in their newspaper (this was after it was made available online, but before it was in the print edition).

One of the more interesting parts of the three page letter is when Weitzman reveals that Philips' reached out to a publicist for Combs on January 17 of this year. In response, Weitzman says, the publicist asked Philips, to explain his "angle on the story? Do you have some new information? And is there anything new that pertains to Combs?" Philips response painted a picture notably different from the one he ended up conveying in his article.


With this in mind, Weitzman says that this is why Diddy declined comment for the article. If he had been told of what he would be accused of, he says, Combs would have issued a "strong statement" denying the claim.

"We question whether Mr. Philips should continue to report on the subject of Messrs. Combs, Wallace, and Shakur," the lawyer says in the letter. "His past reporting on these subjects has already been called into question by other media organizations."

Via Times Online and HHE.

During the "Making the Band 4" Finale, Diddy announced that Danity Kane, Day 26 and Donnie would be filming season 3 of the show while on the "Making the Band Tour". Some of the dates have been made available on the House of Blues website via Aubreyoday.us. As stated on the finale, the tickets will not go on sale until Friday, March 28th. Mark your calendars, this is going to be a great show. Be sure to visit the Official Bad Boy Records website on Friday for all of the tour dates.