The man who’s hawking a Kim Porter guide allegedly primarily based on her diary is taking photographs at her in his authorized battle with Diddy and Kim’s sons … and telling the boys to screw off.
Courtney Burgess and his lawyer Ariel Mitchell fired off a nasty response to Christian and Quincy Combs after the brothers despatched Burgess and Mitchell a cease-and-desist over the alleged Porter tell-all.
Within the authorized response, obtained by TMZ, Burgess and Mitchell take subject with Christian and Quincy claiming he’s making an attempt to capitalize on Kim’s hard-earned fame by promoting “Kim Porter Tell It All” … they are saying Kim was not an actor or entertainer and her fame was solely tied to being Diddy’s “long time paramour.”
Low-cost photographs apart, Burgess says he completely has the copyright to the guide and says Kim gave him the rights earlier than her dying.
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As we reported … the Combs bros say they grew to become the rightful heirs and house owners of Kim’s mental property rights following her November 2018 … and subsequently her purported diary entries belong to them.
Nonetheless, Mitchell tells TMZ … Kim and Burgess had a mutual buddy who was a music producer again within the day and so they met by means of this individual, and Kim advised Burgess in a telephone name that she was going to offer him a duplicate of her diary/memoir earlier than sending it over to him … and that is how he acquired the rights.
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We really spoke to Burgess and Mitchell a couple of weeks in the past in NYC, the place they advised us they’d simply gotten executed with a federal grand jury and have been going to fulfill with federal prosecutors in regards to the Diddy case.
We’re advised the feds seized Burgess’ telephone, which contained a duplicate of the flash drive knowledge used for the Porter guide.
Kim and Diddy’s sons additionally advised Burgess they wished an accounting of any cash he is made off the guide … and Burgess says their cease-and-desist is a “desperate ploy” crafted by Diddy to extort cash … and he says this “pathetic attempt illustrates just how dire the financial situation is” for Diddy and his sons.
The gloves are positively off!!!
