Shyne Recalls How Offended He Was When Diddy Offered Him $50,000

Shyne talks about the $50,000 Diddy gave him after the former Bad Boy artist served a 10-year prison sentence in connection with the 1999 nightclub shooting they were both involved in.

In his new Hulu documentary, Honorable Shynethe Belize native opens up about his true feelings regarding the New York nightclub shooting, an incident for which Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted while Shyne (born Moses Michael Levi Barrow) served time as the only convict .

The documentary features Shyne sharing his side of the story, including his decision not to cooperate with authorities or implicate Diddy. During this time, Diddy appeared to work closely with his legal team, with several witnesses testifying against Shyne, ultimately leading to him taking responsibility for a shooting where he wasn’t the only one who fired with a weapon.

The “Bad Boy” rapper turned Belizean politician recently appeared on The breakfast club to promote her documentary and discuss her current relationship with Diddy. After his release from prison in 2009, Shyne revealed that it took him three years to reconnect with Diddy. When they finally spoke, Shyne admitted that he expected millions in financial compensation for remaining loyal and refusing to involve the Bad Boy founder.

“There was no instant forgiveness. I came out in 2009,” Shyne said. “There was no attempt at reconciliation until 2012, when I went to Paris to meet him. It was the first attempt at forgiveness, but I was still in a position of “He owes me.” “He owes me his life.”

“He’s a billionaire. Without me, he wouldn’t be a billionaire. If I had cooperated with the prosecutor, he would have gone to prison, and God knows what would have happened to his career. So it’s worth at least a few million dollars out of the billion you’re worth.

What made the $50,000 payment even more insulting to Shyne was seeing Diddy spend $500,000 on a shopping spree for his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, before gifting her the relatively modest sum.

“He probably gave me about 50 racks, and I’m like, ‘You can’t be serious.’ Has it been 10 years? Fifty shelves? Shyne remembers.

Shyne reveals that Diddy only gave him $50,000 after his 10-year prison sentence and admits that he tried to spit in Diddy’s face when he came to visit him in prison.

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Shyne, now leader of the opposition in the Belize House of Representatives and head of the Belize United Democratic Party, also recounted his anger when Diddy tried to visit him early in his incarceration at Rikers Island before his transfer at the Clinton Correctional Center in the upstate. New York.

“He came up to me once and I think I tried to spit in his face at Rikers Island,” Shyne recalled. “I didn’t even want him to come see me. I didn’t even know he was coming to see me. They just took me to the lawyer’s office.

The documentary chronicles Shyne’s journey toward forgiveness and moving on from the past. However, old wounds have been reopened amid Diddy’s recent controversies, including a lawsuit filed by producer Rodney Jones, who alleges Diddy bragged about firing a gun during the incident Club New York in 1999 and expressed his disdain for Shyne. Additionally, shooting victim Natania Reuben has come forward, accusing Diddy of being the one who fired the shot that hit her in the face.

“You know, there are so many things that I said so long ago about Diddy,” Barrow said. CNN recently. “No one would listen, no one would believe. And that makes the wounds that I have, by the grace of God, been able to heal and the accomplishments that I have been able to accomplish even more meaningful.

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