Former rapper turned politician Moses “Shine” Barrow has spoken out following Diddy's arrest, claiming that he spent nearly nine years in prison because Diddy set him up.

Barrow recalled the infamous nightclub shooting on December 27, 1999, when Diddy and then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were inside the club when gunshots reportedly rang out. While the details of that day have been recounted in different ways, Barrow continues to insist that he took responsibility for Diddy's crimes.

“He kind of sent me to prison. Any time you explain that relationship you have to explain it in that context,” Barrow told Channel 5 in his native Belize.

“Yes, I have forgiven. I have moved on. But let's not act like I was in Miami for Thanksgiving and Christmas,” Barrow told Channel 5.

According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), Barrow, whose real name is Jamal Michael Barrow, became a politician and opposition leader in the Belize House of Representatives and a key member of the Belize United Democratic Party.

He told Channel 5 that the night of the shooting changed the trajectory of his life. According to THR, Combs reportedly smacked a drink out of someone's hand after someone threw money at him, sparking an altercation that led to a shootout that left three people injured. Barrow was charged with assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison in June 2001. He had recently released his debut album and was on the brink of major success, THR noted.

“Let's not lose sight of the cold hard facts: this is not someone who has holidayed with me, this is not someone who has enjoyed this wonderful, close brotherly relationship with me,” Barrow told Channel 5.

“This was an individual that destroyed my life and I forgave him and moved on, and it was for the good of Belize because at the time he was in a position to give scholarships and possibly invest,” he explained to Channel 5.

Burrow made it clear that he wasn't celebrating Diddy's recent death.

“But do I take any joy or satisfaction in what he's going through? Not at all. I'm probably different than most people. I don't need someone to fail for me to succeed,” Barrow said.

Barrow spoke out about Diddy earlier this year, telling reporters that seeing the music mogul's name in the headlines “opens up wounds.” video From Channel 5. He reiterated his innocence in the nightclub shooting. “Everybody knew for a long time that I was made a scapegoat,” Barrow told reporters.

Puff Daddy and Jennifer Lopez at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Getty Images

“My political opponents and detractors tried to make me out to be a criminal, but everyone knew it was a young kid who was the victim of a crime. That was the story,” he said in the video. He also used the opportunity to remind reporters that one of the three shooting victims claimed to have seen Combs fire the gun.

“I was watching him,” she said. said The Daily Beast. “I saw him with my own eyes.” (Related article: Diddy's sex trafficking case is eerily similar to Jeffrey Epstein's: Report)

Diddy was arrested and is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He was denied bail and remains in custody awaiting trial.