What happened between Tyson Beckford and Diddy? Model recalls almost shooting the rapper during past altercation

Tyson Beckford isn’t exactly known for holding back, and in a recent interview, the supermodel-turned-raconteur dropped a wild tale from his past. He recalled a heated incident with Diddy’s crew that nearly escalated into something far more serious. This wasn’t your usual name‑dropping story; it involved swift punches, stitches, and even the brandishing of a gun.

Tyson Beckford has always lived large, Ralph Lauren campaigns, reality‑TV gigs, and more, but this story reveals a side of him few fans have seen before. So what exactly happened during that rooftop‑style throw‑down with Diddy’s people, and how close did things get to an actual shooting? Let’s dive into the behind‑the‑scenes altercation that would have made for a blockbuster scene.

Tyson Beckford recalls almost shooting Diddy in his past altercation

Tyson Beckford didn’t mince words when he walked through the events that sparked his beef with Diddy. The incident reportedly took place years ago on a New York City sidewalk, outside a tattoo shop on Fifth Avenue. Tyson was simply chatting with a friend when fashion stylist Groovey Lew approached him and asked for a photo with a woman he was with.

Tyson declined, saying he was already in conversation. “He started getting tough… next thing you know, he swung on me,” Beckford recounted. What followed was a brief but intense scrap where Tyson “beat the brakes off that man,” as he put it, sustaining a cut to the head that required six stitches. He even said the police showed up briefly. Covering his wound with his tank top, he and Lew downplayed the fight, and the officer moved on.

But that wasn’t the end of the saga. Lew allegedly ran off to Bad Boy’s office and returned with Diddy and a crew member in tow. Tyson admitted he found himself outnumbered—and decided to turn the tables. He sprinted to his nearby Toyota Land Cruiser, grabbed a pistol‑grip Mossberg shotgun, and laid out the stakes: “Look, I only got five [shells] in here. Puff, you’re going to get it first… I’m going to shower the rest of y’all with it”.

That moment of high drama prevented things from spiraling. Tyson quipped, “I could’ve saved the world a whole lot of trouble and took him out back then,” but acknowledged doing so probably would’ve ruined his own path. The loaded gun served its purpose in defusing the altercation; no one was shot, and the scene wrapped itself up. As he dryly summarized, “He know, don’t mess with me,” though he also let slip he hadn’t seen Diddy in years.

He also mentioned other past frictions: he reportedly sued Diddy over issues with a Sean John clothing deal and later summed up their dynamic in a line dripping with finality: “I was too straight for him… karma is where it’s at”.

These days, Tyson Beckford is channeling that energy into new ventures, his Peacock TV gig King’s Court, a forthcoming memoir, and the production project Pretty Boy. So, while he may not be unloading that shotgun anytime soon, he’s definitely keeping his edge.