Claressa Shields and radio host Mz Shyneka say they have squashed their feud over a July interview about the boxer’s relationship with Papoose. Shyneka shared photos and video of the reunion on Instagram, and outlets reported it on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Claressa Shields and Mz Shyneka Share Reunion Photos
Shyneka posted images and clips of the two together and called the meeting a “Divine Link Up,” according to Baller Alert. theJasmineBRAND quoted her announcing, “We have Squashed it & Moved on!” She said the talk started “a little rocky” before both women listened and apologized, per theJasmineBRAND.
Shyneka said she felt embarrassed and ashamed of her part once other people joined the fight, Baller Alert reported. She blamed outside voices for turning a disagreement into a war of words. She also criticized the hate aimed at Shields, writing that people who have never met the boxer pile on anyway.
The sources disagree on timing. Baller Alert says the two met nearly three months after the original interview. theJasmineBRAND says only that the feud began earlier this year and gives no date for the reunion. Neither outlet states when the meeting took place, and neither quotes Shields directly on the apology.
The July 30 Interview That Started the Feud
The dispute began on July 30, 2026, on The Streetz Morning Takeover, a show on Streetz 94.5 in Atlanta. Shields was promoting an upcoming fight. Shyneka asked how long she planned to stay in a relationship with “somebody’s husband,” a reference to Papoose, who remains legally married to Remy Ma.
Shields rejected the label. TheGrio reported she answered, “That’s not somebody’s husband.” She said Papoose had filed for divorce because he is serious about her and that divorce takes time. She acknowledged the case was not final. TheGrio, citing earlier reports, said Papoose filed in May 2025.
How the Claressa Shields Feud Escalated Online
The exchange went viral. On August 4, Shields posted a heated video accusing Shyneka of making further comments about her relationship after the interview ended, Baller Alert reported. In the video, Shields also criticized Shyneka’s appearance, career, and previous marriage. Shyneka responded publicly, and actress Eva Marcille defended her.
That sequence matters for the apology. Shyneka’s statement does not describe a quiet settlement of the original question. It describes two public figures who ended a dispute that grew in comment sections and on video, with fans and commentators picking sides. Her own words place much of the blame on that outside noise.
Papoose, Remy Ma and the Backdrop to the Claressa Shields Story
Shields and Papoose went public with their relationship in late 2024, after Remy Ma exposed Papoose for dating the boxer, according to Complex. Papoose answered with an accusation that Remy had cheated with the rapper Eazy the Block Captain. Papoose and Remy then confirmed their separation in 2025 after nine years of marriage, Complex reported.
Complex also reports that the allegation at the center of the fight is that Shields had an affair with Papoose while he was still married. Shields denies it. She has said she does not date a married man and that people push a narrative about her. In May 2025, she told The Breakfast Club the divorce would get handled.
Neither Remy Ma nor Papoose had commented on the Shields and Shyneka reunion in the coverage reviewed. The divorce status remains the open question underneath the whole feud, and the sources reviewed do not report a final decree. Any news on that front could revive the argument that started on July 30.
Other background shows how personal the dispute became. TheGrio reports that Papoose and Remy Ma exchanged vows in 2008 while she was incarcerated and held a televised ceremony in 2016. Complex reports that Shields, in a recent interview on The Ariel Helwani Show, said she does not know many of Remy’s songs, and that she earlier denied rumors about a Christmas gathering involving Papoose and Remy, saying her boyfriend spent the day with his mother and family. Complex does not date the Helwani appearance.
The apology narrows one front in a larger story. Shyneka and Shields have settled their part, but the questions that prompted the July 30 exchange sit with Papoose and Remy Ma, and neither has spoken to the reunion in the reporting reviewed. Shields was on the Streetz show to promote an upcoming fight, and the sources reviewed do not name the opponent or the date.
