The Los Angeles Times apologized for using documents that apparently were fabricated in a story implicating associates of Sean “Diddy” Combs in a 1994 assault on rapper Tupac Shakur. “The bottom line is that the documents we relied on should not have been used,” Editor Russ Stanton said in a story posted on the newspaper’s Web site. “We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents … and in the story.”
Combs denied that he had any prior knowledge of or involvement in the robbery and shooting of Shakur at a New York recording studio. He and other subjects of the story claimed they had been defamed by the newspaper. The story and related features on latimes.com attracted nearly 1 million hits — more viewers than any other story on latimes.com this year, the newspaper said.
Jail for T.I.?
T.I. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal weapons possession charges and will receive a sentence that includes prison time after he completes a period of community service. In the year that he is awaiting sentencing, the rapper must complete at least 1,000 hours of community service. He will be sentenced to serve about a year in prison after completing the community service, officials said. His prison time could be increased or reduced, depending on his fulfillment of the terms of the deal and good behavior, they said.
Grounded
Alas, Fall Out Boy won’t be setting a Guinness world record just yet. The band had to cancel plans to perform on Antarctica — part of its quest to play a set on every continent — because bad weather prevented the rockers from making the trip from South America. “It’s an utter … disappointment. … But what are you gonna do, wait until winter’s over?” bassist Pete Wentz told mtv.com.
