Woman Injured During Diddy & Shyne Altercation In 1999 Claims Puff Shot Her

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Natania Reuben claims Sean Combs flattened her tires seven times after paying her $1.8 million in the case that wrongfully fell on Shyne.

Diddy's latest lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and much more started another media firestorm this week. Moreover, many celebrities reacted to this news, whether they were named in this new legal filing or not. One of them is Natania Reuben, who was shot in the face in a 1999 New York club altercation involving the Bad Boy mogul that prosecutors ended up blaming Shyne for. Not only does she claim that Sean Combs was the one to shoot her, but that he ended up harassing her in the years since. It's a very long clip with a lot of allegations and claims about previous lawsuits and this incident from nearly 25 years ago.

Furthermore, for those unaware, this caused a strain in Diddy and Shyne's relationship, one that they ended up working out. "Let me tell you why that is of utmost importance to me," Reuben explained. "Because I am the woman he shot in the face in that December 27, 1999 Club New York shooting. I have told everyone ad nauseam since then, even the surgeon who did the surgery to take the bullet, I got shot in my face with a 9 mm hollow-point bullet called a cop killer.

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"I literally told everyone and never changed what I said," she continued. "I watched him, I got [shot] in the face, I watched him fire the gun. I've said it all this time. Even the surgeon who did my surgery testified in the criminal trial that while they were putting me under [anesthesia]. I was screaming, 'Puffy [shot] me in the face.'... Everybody knew he did it, but he paid off the club bouncer and all these other people to hide the video. That's his MO." A jury in Manhattan cleared Diddy of all charges concerning this case in 2001 after rejecting a plea deal and choosing to vouch for his innocence in front of witnesses and through multiple court exhibitions.

Meanwhile, a lot of folks are discussing the New York music executive's relationship with other rappers and industry peers. For example, his alleged ties to Meek Mill caused a lot of sadly homophobic discussion on the Internet. Hopefully the conversation redirects to the actual crimes on the line here. For more news and the latest updates on Diddy, check back in with HNHH.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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