Diddy Responds To Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Sep 3rd, 2010 by Bilal Ali
A 51-year-old music executive known as “the Mom” or “Auntie” at Bad Boy Records is suing Sean “P. Diddy” Combs for $12 million claiming that she was fired for being old and disabled.
Francesca Spero says in her lawsuit that she is “renowned for launching the careers of various urban music figures, including Combs” but had a falling out with him after being laid up with hip surgery in 2008.
Spero says Diddy told her she could no longer “run around” and earned too much money for “someone who could no longer keep up with his fast-paced lifestyle,” according to her lawsuit.
A spokesperson for Sean Combs released a statement saying,
“This is a grab for money by someone who concedes in her complaint to having had a drug relapse while on the job and an employer who was not satisfied with her work.  There are many reasons why Ms. Spero is no longer employed by Bad Boy, but age discrimination is not one of them.”