The lady who claimed Sean “Diddy” Combs shot her in the face during his 1999 club time with Jennifer Lopez was all hyped about his recent arrest.
Natania Reuben shared in a recent chat that her daughter, Nirvana, informed her about the arrest of the Bad Boy Records boss, 54, on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation for prostitution.
She recounted her daughter saying, “Mommy, guess who’s in custody?” and when she inquired if it was a local person they knew, Nirvana replied, “No, he’s bigger.”
Once Reuben realized it was Combs, she said she “screamed out to God, ‘Thank you, merciful father!’”
In December 1999, Reuben was at a Manhattan nightclub when Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones, and rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow arrived for a party.
A verbal altercation between Combs and an alleged drug dealer escalated into gunfire.
Reuben alleges she was caught in the crossfire and witnessed Combs firing the shots that injured her in the face.
“I watched him,” she told the Daily beast. “I saw him with my own eyes.”
Reuben, who survived a devastating 9mm hollow-point bullet wound between her eyes, described the impact as akin to being struck by “Paul Bunyan’s flaming-hot sledgehammer.”
In the midst of chaos, she cried out to God, “Don’t take me. I’m not finished raising my kids, I have work to do,” thinking of her two young sons.
Following the shooting, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Jamal “Shyne” Barrow, Anthony “Wolf” Jones, and Jennifer Lopez fled the scene but were apprehended by police after a brief pursuit.
Authorities discovered a stolen, loaded 9mm semiautomatic gun, leading to weapons possession charges against the three men. Lopez, now 55, was arrested and held for over 12 hours but ultimately not charged.
Reuben testified against Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, claiming he shot her in the face during a 1999 nightclub incident involving Combs, rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow, and bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones.
However, surgeons couldn’t remove all fragments from her face to confirm a ballistics match with the pistol found that night.
Combs was acquitted, but later settled civil suits with Reuben and other victims, reportedly paying her $1.8 million.
Despite Reuben’s testimony, Barrow was convicted and served 10 years in prison.
Following Diddy’s recent arrest without bail, Reuben said she is ecstatic.
“One of the best days ever,” she said.
Natania Reuben shared in a recent chat that her daughter, Nirvana, informed her about the arrest of the Bad Boy Records boss, 54, on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation for prostitution.
She recounted her daughter saying, “Mommy, guess who’s in custody?” and when she inquired if it was a local person they knew, Nirvana replied, “No, he’s bigger.”
Once Reuben realized it was Combs, she said she “screamed out to God, ‘Thank you, merciful father!’”
In December 1999, Reuben was at a Manhattan nightclub when Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones, and rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow arrived for a party.
A verbal altercation between Combs and an alleged drug dealer escalated into gunfire.
Reuben alleges she was caught in the crossfire and witnessed Combs firing the shots that injured her in the face.
“I watched him,” she told the Daily beast. “I saw him with my own eyes.”
Reuben, who survived a devastating 9mm hollow-point bullet wound between her eyes, described the impact as akin to being struck by “Paul Bunyan’s flaming-hot sledgehammer.”
In the midst of chaos, she cried out to God, “Don’t take me. I’m not finished raising my kids, I have work to do,” thinking of her two young sons.
Following the shooting, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Jamal “Shyne” Barrow, Anthony “Wolf” Jones, and Jennifer Lopez fled the scene but were apprehended by police after a brief pursuit.
Authorities discovered a stolen, loaded 9mm semiautomatic gun, leading to weapons possession charges against the three men. Lopez, now 55, was arrested and held for over 12 hours but ultimately not charged.
Reuben testified against Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, claiming he shot her in the face during a 1999 nightclub incident involving Combs, rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow, and bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones.
However, surgeons couldn’t remove all fragments from her face to confirm a ballistics match with the pistol found that night.
Combs was acquitted, but later settled civil suits with Reuben and other victims, reportedly paying her $1.8 million.
Despite Reuben’s testimony, Barrow was convicted and served 10 years in prison.
Following Diddy’s recent arrest without bail, Reuben said she is ecstatic.
“One of the best days ever,” she said.
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