Courtney Burgess, a witness at the trial court in the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, fired back at the rapper’s sons, Christian Combs and Quincy Brown, after they filed a cease and desist order against him.
Combs’ sons previously banded together to serve Burgess a cease and desist order after he began selling an unauthorized tell-all about and allegedly written by Christian and Quincy’s late mother Kim Porter.
They claimed that Burgess is trying to capitalize on their late mother’s fame by selling a book called Kim Porter Tell It All.
In response, Burgess, a court witness in the trial of the disgraced media mogul, made a pointed statement in his legal filing with his lawyer Ariel Mitchell.
Burgess fired back, saying Porter was not an actor or entertainer — and that her fame was solely due to being the media mogul’s “longtime lover,” according to TMZ.
Courtney Burgess, a witness at the trial court in the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, fired back at the rapper’s sons, Christian Combs and Quincy Brown, after they filed a cease and desist order against him.
Combs’ sons previously banded together to serve Burgess a cease and desist order after he began selling an unauthorized tell-all about and allegedly written by Christian and Quincy’s late mother Kim Porter; pictured in January 2020 in Los Angeles
Burgess claimed he owned the copyright to the book, claiming Porter gave him the rights to her intellectual property before her death in 2018.
His statement contradicts Christian and Quincy’s previous statement, in which they said they became the rightful heirs and true owners of their late mother’s intellectual property rights, including her alleged diary entries after her death.
As for Burgess’ alleged past connection to Porter, his attorney Mitchell told TMZ that they previously met through a mutual friend who was a music producer.
Mitchell claimed that Porter told Burgess in a phone call that she would give him a copy of her memoirs and that he thus obtained the alleged diary entries and the rights to distribute them.
This comes as Burgess was reportedly meeting with federal prosecutors in New York City regarding Combs’ ongoing case.
Burgess previously claimed he had explicit tapes showing meetings with celebrities.
Because he is an investigative witness in Combs’ ongoing trial, Burgess’ phone, which contained a copy of the flash drive data related to Porter’s book, was reportedly seized during the investigation.
Christian and Quincy also told Burgess that they wanted an accounting of all the money he made from the book.
They claimed Burgess is trying to capitalize on their late mother’s fame by selling a tell-all book. In response, Burgess, a witness in the Diddy trial, made a pointed statement in his filing; from left to right: D’Lila Star Combs, Kim Porter, Christian Combs, Quincy Brown, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Jessie James Combs pictured in October 2018
Burgess claimed he owned the copyright to the book and claimed that Porter gave him the rights to her intellectual property before her death in 2018, but her sons say they have become the heirs to her intellectual property; pictured November 2014 in Atlanta
This comes as Burgess was reportedly meeting with federal prosecutors in New York City regarding Combs’ ongoing case. Burgess previously claimed he had explicit tapes showing meetings with celebrities
Regarding the charges against him, Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges contained in an indictment announced the day after his arrest on September 16; pictured in August 2023 in Atlanta
Meanwhile, Burgess called their stoppage a “desperate ploy” by their father to extort money.
Furthermore, Burgess said this “pathetic attempt illustrates how dire the financial situation is” for Combs and his sons.
Late last month, Burgess testified before the grand jury in the Southern District of New York.
He claimed he was given 11 flash drives containing at least eight sex tapes featuring eight celebrities.
Among those who were Combs’ alleged victims, Burgess claimed that “two to three” were minors.
Burgess said he was working in Atlanta when Porter, his former co-worker, shared the flash drives with him.
He also said he had received an unedited manuscript of Porter’s purported memoir, titled Kim’s Lost Words: A Journey for Justice from the Other Side.
Regarding the charges against him, Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges contained in an indictment unsealed the day after his arrest on September 16.
The indictment includes allegations that he coerced and abused women for years, aided by colleagues and employees, and silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical abuse.
He remains in custody and will appear for his criminal trial on May 5, after two judges denied bail in rulings appealed to the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals.
He recently applied for bail for the third time.