Diddy’s Billionaire Buddy Ron Burkle Is No Stranger to Controversy
Ron Burkle is currently in headlines for his failed bid to erect an outlandish townhouse in the British countryside. But the billionaire investor—whose portfolio includes tech giants like Uber and Airbnb, the stylish hotel chain Soho House, and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins—is hardly a newcomer to controversy.
In fact, his personal history is riddled with ties to contentious and disgraced public figures (Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein, and Michael Jackson, to name a few), massive lawsuits often related to his aggressive business tactics, and a saga involving the FBI that resulted in a New York Post writer being fired for extortion.
Reportedly worth around $3 billion, Burkle comes from comparatively humble beginnings.