by Kandiss Edwards
February 27, 2025
Janice Smalls Combs is accused of directing Diddy in assault and coercion scheme.
Janice Smalls Combs, mom of Sean “Diddy” Combs, is being sued by the co-founder of Unhealthy Boy Leisure.
Kirk Burrowes alleges that he was coerced into signing over his rights to the corporate in 1996. The previous president of the corporate claims he was threatened with a baseball bat throughout an incident at Unhealthy Boy Leisure’s New York workplace, which occurred within the presence of legal professional Kenneth Meiselas.
Subsequently, Burrowes relinquished his 25% possession and 15% annual share within the firm, which was transferred to Smalls Combs.
“By phrases and actions, Sean Combs and Kenneth Meiselas frightened, intimidated, and assaulted plaintiff (Burrowes), forcing him to show over his share certificates for 25 shares of Unhealthy Boy Leisure to Sean Combs,” the submitting states.
The previous CEO claims that shedding management of the corporate, which he co-founded in 1992, led to monetary wreck and homelessness. Authorized paperwork point out Burrowes has lived in a number of homeless shelters through the years and is unable to assist himself because of the actions of Diddy and Smalls Combs.
Although Smalls Combs was not current in the course of the altercation, Burrowes believes each Diddy and Meiselas assaulted him on her orders.
Burrowes additionally alleges skilled sabotage by the Combs, which hindered his prospects in leisure.
“They blacklisted him from the music business, blocked enterprise alternatives, and destroyed his skilled popularity, making certain he would stay financially destitute and unable to reclaim what was rightfully his,” the paperwork state.
Smalls Combs is likely one of the defendants within the case, which additionally contains 10 John/Jane Does and ABC Company.
Burrowes asserts that Diddy has “engaged in a decades-long scheme of intimidation, violence, fraudulent misrepresentation, and monetary concealment.”
The submitting additionally particulars the continued denial of Burrowes’s preliminary $100,000 funding and contribution to the corporate, which paints a bleak image for the 55-year-old former CEO.
Burrowes is suing to regain his stolen 25% share within the firm and any misplaced wages because of the coercion.
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