Sean Combs, the American music mogul better known as Diddy, has been implicated in the 1996 murder of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur, according to new court documents reported by the U.S. Sun.
The Bad Boy Records boss is accused of paying $1 million for Shakur’s assassination by suspect Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who was arrested for the murder last year. The documents, filed on Thursday, July 18, 2024, name Combs 77 times, referring to him by various pseudonyms including Puffy, Puff Daddy, Puff, and his government name, Sean Combs.
Also, the papers state: “Defendant [Keefe] has asserted publicly that he only told on himself and wasn’t trying to provide evidence against anyone else in his conversations with police. However, this statement belies this claim, as he suggested that Sean Combs paid Eric Von Martin a million dollars for the killings.”
Meanwhile, in one of the transcripts, Davis reportedly testified to Combs’ involvement in Shakur’s murder. During police questioning, Davis was asked, “Puffy Combs….Does he play a role in this thing?…” to which he replied, “Yeah, I think he did.” Furthermore, Davis elaborated that Combs had expressed a strong desire for the demise of Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight, as well as Tupac Shakur, due to a personal feud and fear.
Additionally, Combs allegedly told Davis and a group of about 45 people that he “would give anything” for Knight’s “head” because he was “scared” of him and had issues with Shakur after the rapper released a diss track about him.
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Also, prosecutors filed these documents to oppose Davis’ latest bail request. Davis' $112,500 bail bond was rejected last month over concerns about the source of the money.
However, as the legal proceedings continue, it remains uncertain if Sean Combs will be subpoenaed or indicted as part of the case. This new development adds another layer of complexity to the long-standing mystery surrounding Tupac Shakur's untimely death. It draws intense public and media scrutiny to one of the most notorious unsolved cases in hip-hop history.
