A judge granted Daymond John a permanent restraining order against a group of former “Shark Tank” contestants who claimed he tried to cut them out of their due profits.
Ex-NFL defensive end Al “Bubba” Baker, his wife Sabrina and his daughter Brittani are banned from speaking out in any public forum about their interaction with John following their 2014 appearance on the ABC series, in which they pitched Bubba’s Q Boneless Baby Back Ribs.
The ruling, issued Friday by New Jersey District Court and obtained by Pvnew, also ordered the Bakers to erase their social media profiles of “disparaging” comments about their work with John.
The family also had to remove posts about Rastelli Foods Group, the manufacturer retained to produce ribs, who is also partnered with the Bakers and John in the venture.
In the defendants’ response filed Monday and obtained by Pvnew, the family confirmed they had removed all social media posts by Sunday afternoon and also amended their website to erase “all negative content.”
John first requested a restraining order in early June after alleging the family’s comments – in which they claimed they only saw four percent of the $16 million in revenue and were intentionally cut out of business meetings – resulted in “a major television network” canceling a show he was involved with that had been “previously greenlit.”
The celebrity investor also claimed he lost “a speaking engagement and a ‘major brand’ he was meant to do an activation with stopped all discussions with him while the defendants put out their posts.”
John, 54, called Friday’s legal victory a “moment of vindication” for him and his reputation as an entrepreneur.
“The actual facts, the record and the federal Judge’s opinion have confirmed that I did not — and could not have — committed any wrongdoing,” John said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.
“I have always upheld transparency and honesty throughout my journey as an entrepreneur.”
