Jennifer Lopez has been subpoenaed to testify in a lawsuit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs, because she was dating the hip hop mogul at the time of the incident that the litigation relates to - a 1999 shooting in a New York club for which Shyne, a rapper associated with the Bad Boy Entertainment chief, was convicted. Diddy was accused of involvement in the shoot out, but was subsequently cleared of all charges. However, both he and Shyne, real name Jamal Barrow, have been named in a civil lawsuit filed by the victim of the shooting, one Natania Reuben.
Diddy has already given a deposition in relation to the case, but now, according to the New York Post, Lopez, Diddy's girlfriend in 1999, has been subpoenaed by Reuben's lawyers, giving the whole case an even bigger celebrity dimension. Lopez did not testify in the criminal case relating to the shooting.
The judge overseeing the civil case needs to ascertain whether Barrow acted alone in shooting Reuben, or whether he did so as part of Combs' entourage. What he decides will affect whether the civil case against Diddy actually gets to court - where a jury would decide on respective defendant's liabilities for Reuben's injuries.