Shyne Barrow shared his reaction to Diddyarrest and criminal charges. The former Bad Boy artist spoke out a few days later New York prosecutors have charged Sean Combs with racketeering and sex trafficking.
ONE judge detained Sean Combs was arrested on Tuesday (September 17) and another rejected his bail request on September 18. This means that Diddy will remain behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, before and during his trial.
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Here’s what Shyne Barrow said about his former boss’s arrest
Speaking to his hometown press this week, Shyne clarified that he’s not celebrating anyone’s downfall. However, he emphasized that Diddy is also someone who “ruined” his life. The politician shared that at the time, he was “just a kid,” trying to make his mother and Belize proud while also trying to gain recognition for his talents.
“I was defending[Diddy]and he turned around and called witnesses to testify against me and he basically had me thrown in jail. So that’s the context in which you always have to describe this relationship. Yes, I’ve forgiven him, I’ve moved on, but let’s not pretend that I was in Miami for Thanksgiving and Christmas… Let’s not lose sight of what the cold, hard facts are. This is not someone that I vacationed with and he and I enjoyed this great, intimate, brotherly relationship. This is someone who destroyed my life.”
Shyne Barrow added that he may have considered accepting funds from Combs to benefit his country. But again, he clarified that Diddy destroyed his life. Scroll down to see everything Shyne had to say below.
Former rapper spoke out about Diddy’s lawsuits earlier this year
Today, Barrow is a leader of the opposition in the Belize House of Representatives. However, in the late 1990s, he sang rap songs as ‘Bad Boyz’ as Shyne, a Bad Boy artist.
Then, on December 27, 1999, a fight broke out at Club New York in New York City. Shyne, Diddy, and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were all in the building. Three bystanders suffered gunshot wounds. Diddy and J. Lo reportedly fled the scene, but police arrested them after tracking them down and finding a gun hidden in their car. Lopez’s charges were later dropped, and Diddy was acquitted in 2001.
Meanwhile, Shyne Barrow, who was 21 when the shooting happened, was convicted of assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison. After Shyne’s release in 2009, the United States deported him to Belize, a country he reportedly left when he was seven years old. Earlier this year, Barrow told the Belize press that “everyone knew all along that (he) was the scapegoat.”
Earlier this year, the former rapper wrote an open letter supporting Diddy’s “victims.” His statement came after CNN released 2016 surveillance footage of Combs assaulting Cassie in a hotel hallway.
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