Daymond John, ‘Shark Tank’ Investor gets permanent Restraining Order Against Former contestants

Daymond John is indeed a shark.

Daymond from Shark Tank Three's past participants who John invested in after they appeared on the show have been given a permanent restraining order. 

According to court records, John claims the three have verbally abused him on social media numerous times, describing their interactions with him as a "nightmare."

Former NFL defensive end Al "Bubba" Baker, his wife Sabrina, and their daughter Brittani were named in the order issued by the New Jersey Federal court on Friday.

As a result of their appearance on the ABC series in 2014 to promote Bubba's Q Boneless Baby Back Ribs to the sharks, they are no longer permitted to discuss their interaction with John in any public setting.

The decision also required the Bakers to delete any "disparaging" remarks on their social media posts detailing their interactions with John and accusing him of attempting to take over their Ribs company. 

They must also remove posts that are similar to those about Rastelli Foods Group, which is a partner in the enterprise with the Bakers and John and the factory hired to produce the ribs.

U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler wrote in the ruling "All the Bakers’ posts are negative, disparaging or both, and certainly could impact DFV’s and John’s reputation, goodwill and credibility," referring to DF Ventures, which John set up to work with the family.

"These posts clearly caused reputational harm that John will now have to deal with and counter."

Kugler claimed that the Bakers violated a 2019 agreement in which they committed to refrain from disparaging John and Rastelli in the initial temporary restraining order obtained earlier this year. 

With the judgment he made public on Friday, Kugler determined that the Bakers had "breached" the non-disparagement provision of that settlement agreement and decided to "forever bar" them from doing so in the future.

John stated in his court document that a "major television network" cancelled a show he was working on that had been "previously greenlit" and that 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 also claimed that the Bakers' comments caused him to lose "a speaking engagement."

"Today’s decision against the Bakers, their company, and their false statements is a moment of vindication," John said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.

"The actual facts, the record, and the federal Judge’s opinion have confirmed that I did not — and could not have — committed any wrongdoing. I have always upheld transparency and honesty throughout my journey as an entrepreneur."