DIDDY COMPLETES DEPOSITION IN SHOOTING CASE: Mogul deals with $130 million lawsuit stemming from 1999 club incident
Sean "Diddy" Combs has completed his deposition in a $130 million lawsuit filed against him in relation to a 1999 shooting outside a New York nightclub.
The entertainer and former Bad Boy rapper Shyne were both named in a civil suit filed by Natania Reuben, who was shot in the face during the incident at Club New York.
Combs, who was with his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez when shots rang out, was acquitted of all charges in the case. But Reuben sued both Diddy and Shyne in civil court seeking damages for her injuries. A judge is now required to decide whether Shyne acted alone or as part of Combs' Bad Boy collective before the case goes to trial.
Shyne -- born Moses Michael Leviy -- is currently behind bars at the Clinton Correctional Facility in New York State on a 10-year jail term. He was found guilty of assault, reckless endangerment and gun possession.
If both Combs and Shyne are required to stand trial, a jury will decide who is responsible for the shooting. Shyne, who did not testify during the criminal trial, may be required to take the stand and testify.
posted by HipHopHavoc at 3/25/2008
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