There's a new twist in the Sting-Diddy song sampling saga.
Diddy on Friday took to social media and let it be known that he was only being"facetious" when chimed in after Sting, in a, said rumors that Diddy was paying him $2,000 per day"for the rest of his life" for sampling his song without his permission were true."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.
"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.
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