Francesca Spero, a woman who claims she launched hip-hop mogul, P. Diddy’s, career, is suing him for $12 million, alleging she was sacked by his firm Bad Boy for being old and disabled, after she had to undergo hip surgery in 2008.
According to the 51 year old’s claim, Diddy, real name Sean Combs, was ‘unsympathetic to her condition’ and tried to push her out of the company.
In March 2010, she was fired and replaced by a woman much younger who ‘lacked the skill set and experience Spero brought to the position.’
Spero’s lawyer Laurie Berke-Weiss said, ‘Francesca Spero opened the door for Combs’ career and, now that she’s 51, he showed her the door at Bad Boy.’
According to her lawsuit, after surgery to treat a hip misalignment, he allegedly said she earned too much money for “someone who could no longer keep up with his fast-paced lifestyle” and fired her.
Spero also admitted to checking herself into a substance abuse treatment facility in December 2008 after problems with prescription pain killers and alcohol.
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