2Pac's Shooting: Diddy Didn't Do It

Posted Mar 17th 2008 12:22PM by TMZ Staff

Sean "Diddy" Combs and James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond are furious over an L.A. Times article today that implicated them in the 1994 shooting of 2Pac.
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The shooting -- which occurred at Quad Recording Studios in N.Y., two years before his "death" -- has never been solved and no charges have ever been filed. But an L.A. Times report out today claims the FBI has received new information that ties the shooting to two associates of Diddy: Rosemond and promoter James Sabatino.

In a statement, Diddy says, "This story is a lie. It is beyond ridiculous and is completely false. Neither Biggie nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during, or after it happened. It is a complete lie to suggest that there was any involvement by Biggie or myself. I am shocked that the Los Angeles Times would be so irresponsible as to publish such a baseless and completely untrue story."

Sabatino is currently in prison for unrelated crimes, but Rosemond says he has never been questioned by police over the shooting. Rosemond attacks the writer of the article, Chuck Philips, by saying he "has reached a new low by employing fourth-hand information from desperate jailhouse informants along with ancient FBI reports to create this fabrication." Philips has been covering the 2Pac shooting and his eventual murder for years, but told AllHipHop.com this weekend, "I don't believe that Biggie and Puffy set Tupac up [to be shot]."

Rosemond added that he is "currently consulting with my attorneys about my legal rights regarding this libelous piece of garbage."

2Pac had long-claimed that Diddy and Notorious B.I.G. were involved in the shooting.

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16. The world would be a much better place if somehow all these clowns could just eliminate each other at the same time. There is no social redeeming value to anything that they do. Pimps of the lowest order on the human chain.

Posted at 1:46PM on Mar 17th 2008 by racing56

17. Wow, my bad TMZ. I didnt read the story correctly. I thought that you were saying he died in 1994. My apologies, you got me on this one!!

Posted at 1:47PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Val

18. "2Pac had long-claimed that Diddy and Notorious B.I.G. were involved in the shooting"

Excuse me but what did I miss? Was 2pac shot at more than once? Was there another shooting? How could Pac claim they were involved.....if he was dead?

Posted at 1:48PM on Mar 17th 2008 by jes88

19. Not only did Diddy have something to do with the death of Tupac in 95, I feel he killed Biggie too, he is nothing without him!!

Posted at 1:48PM on Mar 17th 2008 by kim

20. Dayum. I really miss Tupac's music. Never cared for Biggie or Diddy (or whatever his name is this week). It's crazy that there have never been any arrests made. I know that if he hadn't been a "Gangsta" rap figure, they would have put in more time and effort.

P.S.
He was fine as hell, too!
< :3 )~~~~

Posted at 1:51PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Brattus Rattus

21. @ Jes88

Tupac was shot (the 1st time), coming out of a NYC recording studio! I believe he was shot in the head, because his head was bandaged up for a some time. I also believe he went to prison shortly there after...for some reason I remember seeing him with his head bandaged, sitting in a wheelchair, going to prison...for sexual assault.

If I have the prison facts messed up, sorry everybody...but I do know he was shot coming out of the studio.

Posted at 1:58PM on Mar 17th 2008 by RJS

22. down low club= puffy, shamar moore, will smith, russell simmons, you know?

Posted at 2:02PM on Mar 17th 2008 by llthree

23. Who Cares! Tupac's and Biggie's memory is being whored out to the masses. Diddy had been using the death of Biggie as a marketing tool since day one. Tupac's body wasn’t even cold and in the ground before Death row looted his legacy.

Let them rest in peace.....................

Posted at 2:23PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Spor500

24. And this is suppose to be shocking to people? My God, Diddy has been in trouble before over guns, the man is a ganster and so are his associates! GET A CLUE!!

Posted at 2:27PM on Mar 17th 2008 by sherricheu

25. Who really cares? The were thugs that lived that lifestyle. Russell Simmons looks and acts like he would be part of the d-low club,

Posted at 2:37PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Flash

26. YOU CAN ADD EDDIE MURPHY AND TOM CRUISE TO THE DOWN LOW LIST..ALTHOUGH TOM IS A COUCH JUMPER NOT A RAPPER...

Posted at 2:42PM on Mar 17th 2008 by nuff_said

27. Who CARES?? If he were such a great contribution to the world he wouldn't have been involved in that trashy ghetto scene to begin with. We're better off wit outcha!!!

Posted at 3:40PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Angela

28. Uh Oh. P-Diddit?!?

Posted at 3:57PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Run Away

29.
will somebody PLEASE shoot PUFFY already !!!!

Posted at 4:05PM on Mar 17th 2008 by larry doby

30. whoever posted comment #6 is lame........come up with something better there buddy

Posted at 4:22PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Tony Mayo

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