Oops. LA Times says sorry Tupac, sorry P. Diddy
March 27, 2008
A Los Angeles Times story about a brutal 1994 attack on rap superstar Tupac Shakur was partially based on documents that appear to have been fabricated, the reporter and editor responsible for the story said Wednesday. The criticism came first from The Smoking Gun website, which said the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax, and then from subjects of the story, who said they had been defamed.
Via LATimes
Lock em Up….
March 17, 2008
The Los Angeles Times has linked two former associates of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to a 1994 assault on singer Tupac Shakur and suggested Combs knew of the attack in advance. Combs called the story “a lie.”
Via Reuters