Natania Reuben, victim of a nightclub shooting, reacts to Diddy's arrest

A woman who claimed Sean “Diddy” Combs who shot her in the face in an infamous 1999 New York nightclub shooting, said she thanked God when she learned of the rap mogul's arrest on Monday, September 16.

“I said, 'Are you kidding me?' [My daughter] said, 'Yes!' I just cried out to God, 'Thank you, merciful Father!'” Natania Reuben said The Daily Beast in an interview published on Wednesday, September 18.

“One of the best days ever,” Reuben added to the outlet.

Reuben claims that Diddy, 54, pulled the trigger of the gun that injured her in December 1999 at Club New York in Manhattan, where Diddy was attending a party with her then-girlfriend. Jennifer Lopez when a fight broke out. Diddy denied any involvement.

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Celebrities are speaking out about the recent arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The music mogul was taken into custody in New York on September 16. The following day, a 14-page indictment was released alleging that Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others in his circle.” The rapper has since pleaded not guilty. […]

“Under no circumstances did I have anything to do with a shooting. I do not own a gun and did not have one on me that night. I had nothing to do with a shooting at that club,” he said at a press conference at the time.

Diddy was acquitted of all charges in 2001. His colleague, Moses “Shyne” Barrowwas convicted in connection with the shooting and served a nine-year prison sentence.

Reuben feels she never got the justice she deserved in the 2001 trial, but she is confident Diddy's latest charges of sex trafficking and organized crime will stick. Diddy has pleaded not guilty to all counts.

“[Combs] was someone with power, prestige, fame, money and all that,” Reuben said. “It was the biblical story of David and Goliath. I know my sling and my stone are maybe 25 years old, but…”

Although Diddy was not criminally charged, in 2011 he settled a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit brought against him by Reuben and two other victims of the 1999 shooting, according to Reuters.

Barrow, Diddy's former protégé who was convicted in the shooting, recently spoke out about the arrest of his former Bad Boy Records boss, claiming Diddy “destroyed my life.”

“When I was 18 years old, all I wanted was to make my mother and Belize proud and… be recognized for my talent and conquer the world. I defended him and he turned around and called witnesses to testify against me. He basically sent me to jail,” Shyne claimed of Diddy during a recent press conference in his native Belize.

When Shyne was sentenced, Diddy said in a statement, “Shyne's sentence is unfair and extreme as I know he never meant to hurt anyone. My prayers are with him and his family. I am shocked by today's verdict. I will continue to support Shyne throughout his appeal.”

An indictment unsealed on Tuesday, September 17, alleges that Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him.”

According to the indictment, “Combs relied on the people, resources and influence of the multifaceted corporate empire he ran and controlled to create a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in or attempted to engage in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice, among other things.”

After Diddy’s arrest, his lawyer Marc Agnifilo said We weekly“We are disappointed by the U.S. Attorney's decision to pursue what we believe is an unjustified prosecution of Mr. Combs. Sean 'Diddy' Combs is a music icon, a self-made entrepreneur, a loving family man and a proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and advocating for the advancement of the black community.”

Agnifilo added: “He is not a perfect person, but he is not a criminal. To Mr. Combs' credit, he has been consistently cooperative with this investigation and voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve judgment until you know all the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Diddy was denied bail twice this week pending his trial. He will remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York pending trial.