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L.A. Times Apologizes to Diddy
27-Mar-2008
Written by: Mallory Groff
The L.A. Times has apologized to Sean “Diddy” Combs for citing a false document that said Combs had prior knowledge to a 1994 shooting.
The L.A. Times has apologized to Sean “Diddy” Combs for claiming that new evidence was found linking Combs to a 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur outside of a New York recording studio.
According to the Associated Press, the L.A. Times used a document that was apparently fabricated, that claimed there was evidence that the shooting of Shakur was done by associates of Combs's, and Combs knew about it.
L.A. Times editor Russ Stanton stated on the paper’s Web site, “The bottom line is that the documents we relied on should not have been used. We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents ... and in the story.” Aside from the editor, the reporter who wrote the article, Chuck Phillips, and his managing editor apologized.
It seems Combs will not be satisfied with just an apology. His lawyers have said, “The Los Angeles Times apology is, at best, a first step, but it doesn't undo the false and defamatory nature of the story, or the suspicion and innuendo that Mr. Combs has had to endure due to these untruthful allegations, and the irresponsible conduct of this particular reporter. We have nothing further to say at this time.”
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