Los Angeles:
Rap mogul P Diddy is being sued by a woman who claims that she was fired from the rapper's record label Bad Boy because she was old and disable.
The former employee is now suing the rapper for $12 million.
According to reports, Francesca Spero, 51, filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York, in which she describes herself as a "51-year-old white woman" who served as a high ranking exec for Diddy since 1998.
She claims that Press Play hitmaker fired her from her position earlier this year after she "suffered a relapse" of an addiction to prescription medication and alcohol following a painful hip operation.
According to her suit, filed in New York, Spero alleges Diddy was "unsympathetic to her condition" and attempted to get rid of her.
She was eventually replaced by a woman at least 10 years her junior, who she claims "lacked the skill set and experience Spero brought to the position."
Diddy's spokesperson said that the lawsuit was an attempt by the woman to cash in on the rapper's popularity. "This is a grab for money by someone who concedes in her complaint to having had a drug relapse while on the job and an employer who was not satisfied with her work."
"There are many reasons why Ms. Spero is no longer employed by Bad Boy, but age discrimination is not one of them."
The former employee is now suing the rapper for $12 million.
According to reports, Francesca Spero, 51, filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York, in which she describes herself as a "51-year-old white woman" who served as a high ranking exec for Diddy since 1998.
She claims that Press Play hitmaker fired her from her position earlier this year after she "suffered a relapse" of an addiction to prescription medication and alcohol following a painful hip operation.
According to her suit, filed in New York, Spero alleges Diddy was "unsympathetic to her condition" and attempted to get rid of her.
She was eventually replaced by a woman at least 10 years her junior, who she claims "lacked the skill set and experience Spero brought to the position."
Diddy's spokesperson said that the lawsuit was an attempt by the woman to cash in on the rapper's popularity. "This is a grab for money by someone who concedes in her complaint to having had a drug relapse while on the job and an employer who was not satisfied with her work."
"There are many reasons why Ms. Spero is no longer employed by Bad Boy, but age discrimination is not one of them."
