DIDDY RESPONDS TO AGE DISCRIMINATION CASE

Friday, September 03 2010 04:13

Diddy has responded to the age discrimination suit being filed against him by a Franchesca Spero -- a former Bad Boy exec who has claimed he fired her because she was "old and disabled." According to TMZ.com, a spokesperson for Diddy has released a statement saying, "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."

Spero is suing Diddy for $12 million and has claimed that she had a falling with out with the music mogul after having hip surgery back in 2008 -- then later "suffered a relapse" to an addiction to prescription meds and alcohol.

According to her lawsuit, Spero claimed that Diddy told her that she could no longer "run around" and earned too much money for "someone who could no longer keep up with his fast-paced lifestyle."