'Puffy Betrayed Me'

Shyne’s Heartbreak:

A A A Comments By Peter Noel Tuesday, Mar 20 2001

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Jamaal Barrow has matured in the wake of the Club New York shooting, which has shattered the bond between him and Sean Combs. He told the Voice he appreciates Combs for "appreciating my talent," but in the end dished out the same measure of "Puff love" that Combs doled out on the stand: "I'll never say, 'I loved him.' "

illustration by Shirley and Andrea Shepard

Judgment day: a somber Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow as he learned of his fate from jurors (Sean "Puffy" Combs, foreground; Anthony "Wolf" Jones, right)

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Research: Allegra Johnson. Additional reporting by Samuel Maull, Associated Press

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