Days ago, rumors circulated that Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs was arrested for his connection to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, after a satirical website published an article regarding the story.

The hoax most likely originated from an alleged rivalry between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Entertainment.

"On Thursday, September 17th, 2014 the arrest of Sean "Puffy" Combs may have been undertaken by authorities for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip," the article from Huzlers read.

The news is evidently not true, as there has been no mainstream media coverage about the topic since the article was posted, and Combs appears to be free, having recently purchase a $40 million mansion.

Although the rumor is not true, reports say that it is not without origin. It is said that Shakur's Death Row Records had a rivalry with Combs's Bad Boy Entertainment, and as the rivalry intensify, Combs allegedly hired a man to kill Shakur.

'Murder Rap: The Untold Story of the Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations', a book written and published by former Los Angeles Police Department Detective Greg Kading, details the behind-the-scenes of Shakur's murder.

Prior to leaving the LAPD, Kading reportedly made a copy of every report and taped every confession regarding the case. One of the tapes, which was reviewed by L.A. Weekly, features a confession from Keffe D, a person who claims to be hired by Combs to murder Shakur.

"[Combs] took me downstairs and he's like, 'Man, I want to get rid of them dudes.' ... I was like, 'We'll wipe their a** out, quick. It's nothing.' ... We wanted a million," Keffe D confessed.

In his confession, Keffe D also told the officers what happened the night Shakur died. He said he was sitting in the passenger seat of the white Cadillac that pulled up next to the BMW that Shakur was riding. He also stated that the person from the backseat of the car he was riding shot Shakur.

Combs, however, denied the claims.

"This story is pure fiction and completely ridiculous," Combs told L.A. Weekly via electronic mail.