But Detective Thomas Wieland (WEE'-lund) of the Suffolk County police said Thursday that the fire is still under investigation and no one has been cleared.
It has yet to be determined what caused the $1.4 million Long Island mansion to go up in flames on May 30, 2008.
The rapper made his statement on the entertainment blog Thisis50.com.
The rapper's ex-girlfriend and their 10-year-old son were among six people who escaped the blaze by jumping off a roof.
She blamed the rapper, but he says he was in Louisiana filming a movie at the time.
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