Diddy is being sued by the co-founding partner and former president of Bad Boy Entertainment, Kirk Burrowes – just days after Burrowes also filed a lawsuit against the mogul’s mom, Janice Combs.
According to PEOPLE, Burrowes’ lawyer Tyrone Blackburn filed an 18-page complaint against Diddy in a New York court on Friday (February 28), alleging a “deeply disturbing” and “toxic environment of coercion, fear and psychological manipulation.”
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Burrowes accuses Diddy of repeated sexual harassment, physical aggression and coercion, including unwanted advances and inappropriate conduct during business meetings. He also alleges Diddy used violence, blackmail and financial extortion to force him into giving up his 25% stake in Bad Boy.
Burrowes previously sued Diddy in 2003 for allegedly deceiving him out of $25 million when the mogul stormed into his office holding a baseball bat and forced him to sign a contract that forfeited his ownership in Bad Boy.
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That lawsuit was dismissed for falling outside of the statute of limitations.
As for his suit against Janice Combs, Burrowes claims she “knowingly participated in the fraudulent scheme” to take control of his 25% stake in Bad Boy after he gave it up due to Diddy’s extortion.
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In response to the allegations, Diddy’s representative told HipHopDX: “This latest lawsuit filed by Kirk Burrowes, filed by none other than Tyrone Blackburn, is another frivolous attempt to re-litigate claims that have been repeatedly thrown out of court over the past 30 years.
“Despite repeated dismissals, Burrowes and Blackburn are intent on wasting the court’s time and resources by refiling dismissed claims and now dragging Mr. Combs’ 80 year old mother into this.”
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.”
