It was always elaborate theatre to "expose" P, with that pic I was only 15 or so, and I knew that didn't negate anything said, it was just a war of media and rap, and Jay won. There's pics of me looking crazy too, that might be at odds with, say stories of me from my youth.
Also, keep in mind, back in 2001, if it wasn't in a mag, video, interview (stylist approved) or your album inserts, we never saw pictures of any of these artists, it's only logical to have a somewhat funny pic of P, in a compromising look would have everyone in hysterics.
And, Mobb Deep fell off hard in that same time period, but it wasn't like I wrote them off, I was still a fan, but Jay got them.
They have to stop talking about this though, in these ways, it was an iconic time, recognize it as such, not a place for petty feuds and who did what.