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James Sabatino stories: 4 news summaries

Times Officially Retracts Tupac Shooting Story

Paper clears site of article, reporter's chat and blog posts

Apr 7, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today formally retracted its story that had an FBI informant implicating Sean "Diddy" Combs in a 1994 assault on fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The paper previously apologized and reported that documents key to the March 17 story appeared to have been a hoax; it said... More »

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Diddy • Los Angeles Times • hip-hop • rapper • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG • rap rivalry

Story Linking Diddy to Tupac Shooting a Hoax

'FBI reports' lead back to longtime con man, says Smoking Gun 

Mar 26, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times was duped into reporting that associates of Sean “Diddy” Combs were involved in the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, the Smoking Gun reports. The paper based last week's story on FBI reports fabricated by a long-time con man who has long sought to insinuate... More »

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fraud • Diddy • Los Angeles Times • hip-hop • hoax • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Suge Knight • East Coast-West Coast rap feud

 Diddy Denies Tupac Claim 

Calls newspaper story 'beyond ridiculous'

Mar 18, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has vehemently denied claims that he, the Notorious BIG, and other rap figures were involved in an attack on Tupac Shakur in 1994. Shakur was shot outside a New York recording studio, triggering the East Coast-West Coast rap wars in which Shakur and others were murdered.... More »

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FBI • New York • Las Vegas • Diddy • hip-hop • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious B.I.G. • Interscope Records • East Coast West Coast wars • rap rivalry

Tupac Was
Right to
Suspect Diddy

Combs was behind 1994 NY ambush,
new info reveals

Mar 17, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tupac Shakur was right: Associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious BIG were behind the beating and shooting of Shakur in New York in 1994. New info uncovered and interviews conducted by the LA Times show Combs' buddies set up the ambush, which kicked off the countrywide feud... More »

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Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG

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