Sean “Diddy” Combs isn’t the one one coping with authorized points. The hip-hop mogul’s mom, Janice Combs, can be having to combat critical allegations after one of many co-founders of Dangerous Boy Leisure is accusing the 84-year-old of fraud.
On Wednesday, Kirk Burrowes, the previous president of Dangerous Boy, filed a lawsuit towards Combs, claiming that she secretly gained management of his 25 p.c stake in Dangerous Boy after her son compelled him to signal over his share after he was bodily threatened, in line with Rolling Stone.
Though Burrowes misplaced his stake within the firm greater than twenty years in the past, he discovered about Janice’s position within the alleged fraud just lately. He claimed an investigation final 12 months revealed proof that she “unlawfully” gained management of his shares.
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The brand new lawsuit filed Wednesday by lawyer Tyrone Blackburn claims Burrowes was “ruthlessly betrayed” by Janice when she allegedly conspired along with her son to consolidate energy and exclude him from the corporate that he helped begin. Janice, recognized within the lawsuit as Janice Smalls, purportedly shifted blame completely onto her son as she remained in touch with Burrowes over the following years, his lawsuit claims.
“Smalls fastidiously maintained a facade of integrity, portraying herself as an harmless bystander whereas orchestrating plaintiff’s monetary {and professional} downfall behind the scenes,” the 53-page submitting obtained by Rolling Stone states. “By means of false assurances and calculated deceit, defendant Smalls led plaintiff to imagine that she had no information of the fraudulent switch, successfully suppressing any alternative for plaintiff to reclaim his rightful stake in [Bad Boy].”
Burrowes claims that years after he misplaced his stake in Dangerous Boy, Janice continued to inform him that she would assist him acquire it again. Nonetheless, she by no means did, and he was as an alternative left “destitute,” in line with Rolling Stone.
Burrowes has beforehand filed a lawsuit that’s associated to his loss in possession. In 2003, he accused Diddy and lawyer Kenneth Meiselas of threatening him with a baseball bat in 1996 to signal over his shares. He claims he misplaced $25 million because of this.
The go well with was later thrown out because of the statute of limitations.