A Different World star, Jasmine Guy, and the late Tupac Shakur were much closer than the world ever knew. Not sure if there was ever an ‘entanglement’ between them, but their friendship sure was put to the test after ‘Pac was shot at Quad Studios in New York in 1994. In a prior interview featured on “The Art of Dialogue,” Jasmine Guy dropped several bombshells about her bond with ‘Pac and his family. She originally met ‘Pac when he had a guest appearance on A Different World. From there, they “started hanging out.” See what quietly transpired between them after Tupac’s ’94 shooting…
Tupac’s Mom “embraced” Guy at the hospital…
Jasmine first met Afeni Shakur and her sister in the hospital, after Tupac’s 1994 shooting. She says Afeni “embraced” her and they became friends afterwards.
“He had a lot going on” at that time…and he was scared…
Jasmine Guy: “First of all, he [Tupac] was shot 5 times, somebody wanted him dead, and walking around knowing that REALLY affected Tupac’s spirit. And there was a lot of what I call, spiritual fortification, going on around him. I mean, we were REALLY trying to just give that life back to him.”
Guy On Tupac’s Shooters & His Estranged Father Popping Up At Hospital…
JG: “There was fear, there was a LOT of mistrust. … Anybody who was involved in his recuperation had to go underground…because nobody [on the outside] could know anything. He was sure the people that shot him, knew him, that it wasn’t a random mugging. And the on top of that, he gets a visit from his biological father…who he hadn’t seen since he was…maybe 3 or 4.
For me, sitting on the sidelines while all of that was going on, my heart would always stop for a while and then just come back, because um…these were very emotional times. And I wasn’t a member of the family, but I was always around. For whatever Afeni embraced me for, I REALLY wanted to support them, and not just Tupac, but that family who depended on him COMPLETELY.”
Jasmine Guy Helped ‘Pac GO INTO HIDING After Shooting…
Soon after Tupac was shot, Jasmine says ‘Pac did not want to stay in the hospital, out of concern for his own safety. That’s when she opened up her heart and her home to him:
JG: “We realized that Tupac didn’t wanna stay in the hospital, or at his girlfriend’s house. So they [Tupac’s mom and aunt] called me to see if I could keep him while he was convalescing from his wounds. He had…5 bullet wounds that he was healing from, and he didn’t feel safe sitting up in the hospital bed.”
That’s Not All…Here’s What Else Jasmine Revealed…
Jasmine Guy Didn’t Care About Public’s Opinion Of Her Friendship With Tupac…Here’s Why…
“For me it was more about being there for the family and the trauma they were going through. They were a very close-knit family. And…I just felt happy that I could help in some way and that they allowed me to come into their very close circle. And also [happy] that…Tupac could chill a little bit and try to get better. … It was more about healing him and getting him strong, because he had a lot to deal with on the business level.”
Afeni and Pac’s “conflict”…
According to Jasmine, Tupac and Afeni loved each other to the core, but they also had consistent conflict over issues stemming from the past.
JG: “She’s a complicated woman. She’s very bright. Um…before her addiction took over, she was…very hard headed and very stubborn about the way she was gonna live and who wasn’t gonna tell her what to do. And then raising a boy child, who’s becoming a man- they had conflict.”
Wow, the things we learn when we do a lil’ diggin.’ It’s beautiful that Jasmine Guy was willing to help Tupac in his time of need.
