Opposition Leader Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter to Natania Reuben

Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow has issued a cease-and-desist letter through his attorney to Natania Reuben in the U.S. If that name sounds familiar, that is because Reuben is one of the victims of the infamous 1999 Club New York shooting. A few months back, Reuben released a video claiming that it was Sean “Diddy” Combs who shot her during the incident and not Moses “Shyne” Barrow. The Leader of the Opposition has embraced those remarks. But, on June first, a YouTube Channel published an interview with Reuben in which she made several claims against Barrow that he says are untrue and defamatory. In his four-page cease-and-desist letter Barrow maintains his innocence and denies that Reuben was the catalyst for his successful music career. He further clarified that no law exists in Belize stating that anyone convicted of a crime anywhere in the world can never be prime minister of Belize. We can confirm that such is the case.  Reuben made several serious allegations against Barrow directed towards his character, source of funds and trips to the U.S. He has of course denied every single one of them. Reuben even suggested that Barrow drives a Maybach [pronounced may-back] in Belize. This of course we know to be false.  But when questions pertaining to Reuben’s comments were posed to Barrow today, he threatened to sue any media house that dared to repeat her allegation. Here is how that played out.

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition

“I have a lawsuit right here and I will share the lawsuit with all of the media, suing her for defamation so everything that she has said is defamatory and I will share the lawsuit with the media, and I will take it from there. If you insist on repeating it, we will send letters to all the media houses.”

 

Paul Lopez

“I note that there are several publications that have ran this story, are you suing them as well?”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“Yes, we have already sent out letters to everybody on Facebook that have repeated defamatory comments and sent letters to Ms. Ruben and the media entity that was recorded.”

 

Paul Lopez

“That is to say that you categorically deny everything she alleges.”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“Defamatory means it is dishonest, so yes.”

 

Paul Lopez

“This is fair play in that you have piggybacked on her comments clearing your name.”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“Did she change that?”

 

Paul Lopez

“She maintains that.”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“That is, it and anything else is a lie and the U.S Courts will deal with it. If anybody feels strongly they want to share the information, the Belize court will deal with it.”

 

Paul Lopez

“You see the conflict here though, on one hand she is telling the truth and is a reliable source and on the other hand she is being defamatory and spewing lies.”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“Was I the one that brought her up?”

 

Paul Lopez

“It was a question posed to you.”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“Was I the one that call a press briefing to say that this is the one who said so and so?”

 

Paul Lopez

“You are the one that calls your press briefing?”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“My press briefing is to deal with national matters as the leader of the opposition. I did not bring that matter into it and if the gentle man asks a question. He asked a question in an attempt to be disparaging to me and bring me down and I told him what I got from it. Do I drive a Maybach.”

 

Paul Lopez

“I don’t think I have seen a Maybach in Belize.”

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow

“Exactly, but I was not using it for any leverage because I don’t need to. I have been elected to the House of Representatives. Everyone knows my story and what I have been through so there is no surprise there. The fact that someone who said I did something twenty-seven years ago comes out now and says I didn’t do it that is newsworthy but whether she is credible or not, that does not matter in Belize because that ship has already sailed. I have been elected as an area representative, a party leader and we continue. So I don’t think it has any consequence.”