(Dec. 28) marks the anniversary that is 15th of New York nightclub shooting that left Diddy, Shyne and Jennifer Lopez in police custody in 1999. One of the victims of the shooting expressed her feelings on Instagram about the night that is horrific.
The 1999 New York Daily News cover story about the infamous NYC club shooting in acknowledgment of the anniversary, curating hip-hop blog UpNorthTrips posted on Instagram.
This prompted Natania Reuben, the woman who was shot in the face during the altercation, to speak out on the
media sympathy that is giving the celebrities but not the actual victims of the shooting.
In a exchange that is lengthy commenters (spotted by Complex), Reuben detailed her pain and suffering that she endured for 15 years after the incident. She writes:
“I AM THE WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT IN THE FACE. THE MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED PERSON…I have suffered a great deal of PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL PAIN behind this FOOLISH DISPLAY OF EGO AND INSECURITY…God bless the others who shared in and survived this tragedy with me… I lay here in bed thanking god for sparing me in spite of all the tribulations… feeling at PEACE… Only to see @upnorthtrips displaying sympathy for celebrities who played THE INSTRUMENTAL ROLL IN MY INJURY AND PAIN… Way to go @upnorthtrips give yourself a [hand].”
