Defsounds

In a recent hearing regarding a separate conviction, Waymond "Suave" Anderson stated that reporter Chuck Philips passed him several written messages wrapped in plastic at Corcoran State Prison on behalf of rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight. He said the threats led him to give false testimony at a deposition last year in a civil lawsuit brought by the family of the slain rapper, The Notorious BIG, whose real name was Christopher Wallace.

Philips says that's a lie. "I'm flabbergasted by this whole thing. This is the ultimate betrayal." He said he was contacted by Anderson just this past weekend and was asked for help, but Philips said he couldn't do anymore. "He just said, 'I'm hung out here all by myself.' I said, 'I don't know what I can do. There's nothing I can do.' "

Anderson who had implicated a Los Angeles police officer in the slaying of rap star Biggie Smalls, testified Thursday that he recanted the allegation because of threats received from Knight.

Outside of court, Anderson's attorney David L. Bernstein said FBI agents had informed him in January that they were investigating the allegations and provided him with copies of the alleged notes. He said they included veiled threats that suggested someone was keeping watch on Anderson's family.