1 week Ago By Caroline Gaspich
Sting claimed that Sean 'P Diddy' Combs paid him "enough money to make him a millionaire twice over" after he back in 1997. The controversy began after Diddy used a sample of Sting's song Every Breath You Take in his track I'll Be Missing You during on his tribute to The Notorious B.I.
G. with Faith Evans. After it's initial release, Diddy's track shot to the top of the charts and spent 11 weeks at as No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100.. Sting later claimed Diddy did not seek his consent back in 2018 and due to this the rapper now has to pay him $2,000 per day for the "rest of his life.
" Diddy later resurfaced a clip of Sting saying this and wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "Nope. 5K a day. Love to my brother @OfficialSting!" And while the exact number Diddy dished over to Sting is unknown, the rocker revealed to back in 2003 that it was enough money to put some of his children through college.
Speaking on the copyright scandal, Sting said: "Those guys just take your shit, put it on a record and deal with the legality later. Elton John told me, 'You gotta hear ["I'll Be Missing You'"], you're gonna be a millionaire." He then joked: "I said, 'I am a millionaire!' He said, 'You're gonna be a millionaire twice over!' I put a couple of my kids through college with the proceeds.
"" And while it's clear Diddy forked over a large sum of money to the singer, he did later clarify that he was kidding about paying $5K in fees every day. In a follow-up Tweet Diddy clarified: "I want y'all to understand I was joking! It's called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You. He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.
" , real name Sean Combs, was of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, with his lawyers and in-home detention. However, Judge Tarnofsky ordered that the Tell Me star be 'detained' in jail.
“Mr. Combs is a fighter. He’s going to fight this to the end.
He’s innocent,” his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said after court. He plans to appeal the bail decision. All the latest news, showbiz, lifestyle and sports updates, brought to you by our dedicated American team.
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