Francesca Spero, 51, an executive at Diddy's Bad Boy Records company, says in court papers filed yesterday in New York that she clashed with Sean Combs after she revealed she needed hip surgery in 2008.
"Francesca Spero opened the door for Combs' career and, now that she's 51, he showed her the door at Bad Boy," her attorney, Laurie Berke-Weiss told NBC New York.
Known as "the Mom" or "Auntie" at Bad Boy Records, Spero says that she first met Diddy in 1988 and began working for him a decade later – during his "Puff Daddy" phase – and helped him grow his company. Now, Spero claims Combs attempted to freeze her out of her position at Bad Boy until she was fired in March of 2010 and allegedly replaced with a woman who lacked her skill set, in addition to being 10-15 years younger. Spero is seeking $12 million.
