Diddy‘s mother, Janice Combs, has been sued for fraud after she allegedly assumed control of a 25 percent stake in Bad Boy Entertainment by unlawful means.
Combs, 84, is being sued by Kirk Burrowes, a founding partner in the label, who claims that he only signed his shares over under the threat of violence from Puffy.
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According to Rolling Stone, Burrowes’ suit claims that he only recently learned of Combs’ alleged involvement in a 1996 bid to oust him from the company.
He also claims to have “irrefutable evidence” that Diddy’s mom “secretly received and unlawfully [assumed] control of [his] 25% ownership stake in [Bad Boy Entertainment].”
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Burrowes claims that he was “betrayed” by Combs and that she conspired with her son to exclude him from the company he was president of.
The executive further alleges that Combs told him she was going to “rectify the theft of his ownership interest,” as the two stayed in touch as recently as 2021.
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Combs is also accused of unjust enrichment and deceptive business practices in the complaint.
Through the lawsuit, Burrowes is seeking the return of his initial stake in Bad Boy, as well as compensation. He is also asking for an audit of the company’s financial records.
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Neither Janice Combs nor Diddy have yet to respond to the allegations.
Burrowes previously sued Diddy in 2003 for allegedly deceiving him out of $25 million when he stormed into his office holding a baseball bat and forced him to sign a contract that forfeited his ownership in Bad Boy.
That lawsuit was dismissed for falling outside of the statute of limitations.
Burrowes has claimed that he was “blacklisted” from the entertainment industry following his departure from Bad Boy in 1996.
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Meanwhile, Janice Combs has staunchly defended her son from the many accusations of sexual assault and sex trafficking he has faced since 2023.
In a statement released through her attorney last October, Combs said: “It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies.”
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She continued: “To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words.
“Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
