By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-23 05:36:30 | Updated at 2024-11-23 09:09:25
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Courtney Burgess, an investigation court witness in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial, fired back at the rapper's sons, Christian Combs and Quincy Brown, after they filed a cease and desist against him.
Combs' sons previously came together to send Burgess a cease and desist order after he started selling an unauthorized tell-all about and purportedly written by Christian and Quincy's late mother Kim Porter.
They claimed Burgess is trying to capitalize on their late mother's fame by selling a book to be titled Kim Porter Tell It All.
In response, Burgess, an investigation court witness in the disgraced media mogul's trial, made a pointed statement in his legal filing with his attorney Ariel Mitchell.
Burgess fired back and said Porter was not an actor nor an entertainer — and that her fame was solely tied to being the media mogul's 'long time paramour,' per TMZ.
Courtney Burgess, an investigation court witness in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' trial, fired back at the rapper's sons, Christian Combs and Quincy Brown, after they filed a cease and desist against him
Combs' sons previously came together to send Burgess a cease and desist order after he started selling an unauthorized tell-all about and purportedly written by Christian and Quincy's late mother Kim Porter; pictured January 2020 in Los Angeles
Burgess claimed that he does have the copyright to the book and alleged that Porter gave him the rights to her intellectual property before her death in 2018.
His statement goes against 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 purported diary entries following her passing.
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 Porter told Burgess in a phone call that she was going to give him a copy of her memoir and that's how he obtained the alleged diary entries and the rights to distribute them.
This comes amid Burgess reportedly met with federal prosecutors in New York City in regards to Combs' ongoing case.
Burgess previously claimed he possessed explicit tapes showing encounters involving celebrities.
As he is an investigation court witness in Combs' ongoing trial, Burgess's phone, which contained a copy of the flash drive data related to Porter's book, was reportedly seized amid the investigation.
Christian and Quincy also told Burgess that they wanted an accounting of any money he has made off of 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 Diddy's 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 October 2018
Burgess claimed that he has the copyright to the book and alleged that Porter gave him the rights to her intellectual property before her death in 2018, but her sons say they became the heirs to her intellectual property; pictured November 2014 in Atlanta
This comes amid Burgess reportedly met with federal prosecutors in New York City in regards to Combs' ongoing case. Burgess previously claimed he possessed explicit tapes showing encounters involving celebrities
In regards to the accusations against him, Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges contained in an indictment unsealed the day after his September 16 arrest; pictured August 2023 in Atlanta
Meanwhile, Burgess called their cease and desist a 'desperate ploy' crafted by their father to extort money.
Furthermore, Burgess said this 'pathetic attempt illustrates just 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 that he was given 11 flash drives containing at least eight sex tapes involving eight celebrities.
Among those who were Combs' alleged victims, Burgess claimed 'two to three' were minors.
Burgess said he was working in Atlanta when Porter, his former associate, shared the flash drives with him.
He also said he received an unedited manuscript from Porter's alleged memoir titled Kim's Lost Words: A Journey for Justice from the Other Side.
In regards to the accusations against him, Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges contained in an indictment unsealed the day after his September 16 arrest.
Charges include allegations that he coerced and abused women for years, aided by associates and employees, and silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings.
He has remained incarcerated and is set to face his criminal trial date pending May 5 after two judges denied bail in rulings being appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Most recently, he requested bail for the third time.
