A 51-year-old music executive known as “the Mom” or “Auntie” at Bad Boy Records is suing Sean “P. Diddy” Combs for $12 million claiming that she was fired for being old and disabled.

Francesca Spero says in her lawsuit that she is “renowned for launching the careers of various urban music figures, including Combs” but had a falling out with him after being laid up with hip surgery in 2008.

 She introduced him to Russell Simmons and Uptown Records after meeting Combs in 1988. It says she worked at Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment record label as an executive for 12 years before being fired in March. She says that she helped sign new song writers, get music clearances for corporate endorsements, execute Bad Boy’s $38 million deal with Warner Brothers and produce the MTV reality show “Making the Band.”

Diddy and the former executive’s relationship began to fall apart after she had hip surgery. She  confided  to an executive that she was treated for a drug dependency relapse. 

Diddy allegedly said she could no longer “run around” and earned too much money for “someone who could no longer keep up with his fast-paced lifestyle,” according to her lawsuit.

 Spero said her replacement was a woman about 10 to 15 years younger who “lacked the skill set and experience Spero brought to the position.”

Diddy’s  publicist  says “there are many reasons why Ms. Spero is no longer employed by Bad Boy, but age discrimination is not one of them.”

Question. If Spero was no longer physically able to keep up with Diddy’s fast paced work environment, was Diddy justified in firing her?

Let’s say  Spero was indeed a loyal employee responsible for negotiating &  closing multi-million dollar deals..Maaann I personally would of kept her on board….Chick was an asset.

But then again there’s two sides to every story. But diddy still gets the side eye from me on this one.

Age discrimination is a harsh reality that often only comes to light as people get older but  is alive and well. The key is to become rich and retire early.

source msn