GMA: Sean 'Puffy' Combs Seeks Fresh Start

March 29 -- After being cleared earlier this month of gun and bribery charges in a high-profile trial that riveted rap fans and celebrity watchers alike, rap star Sean "Puffy" Combs is counting his blessings, and changing his name.

A jury on March 16 acquitted Combs of all gun and bribery charges stemming from a shootout inside a packed Manhattan nightclub that left three people wounded and sent other patrons scrambling for cover.

In an interview with MTV News' Sway Calloway, Combs said that while waiting for the verdict he was calm and had faith, but there was also a certain level of fear.

"Being innocent or only accused of a crime you have like a deep confidence cause you know you didn't do it," Combs said. "But then also it's the scariest thing because you envision, like, well, what if something goes wrong, I'm gonna be doing some time for something that I didn't do. You know, that's like the worst thing you can imagine."

What About J.Lo?

He declined to say whether the Club New York shooting put a strain on his relationship with actress-singer Jennifer Lopez (who goes by the nickname J.Lo). The high-profile pair split up during the trial and she has started dating someone new.

"The only thing I'll say about Jennifer is she's somebody I'll alwayslove…and we'll always be friends," he said. "I mean we're regular people and I know a lot of people are like Jennifer Lopez and Puffy Daddy but that's Jennifer and I'm Sean and we're regular people and sometimes relationships don't work out."

When the time is right "we'll meet again," he said.

After a 14-month ordeal, then a six-week trial, Combs said he just feels thankful to God.

God and Good Lawyers

"Man, I just feel blessed," he said. "You know the first word that comes to mind, I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was God," he said. "By putting my faith in God no matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had. There was nothing, you know, everything was just stacked up against me."