Brawling rockers Janes Addiction sue bandmate over cancelled Scottish wedding
BRAWLING rockers from Jane's Addiction are suing a bandmate over a rescheduled Scottish wedding.
Members of the Los Angeles band have launched a $10million legal action against their singer Perry Farrell after a fight broke out on stage leading to their 2024 tour being cancelled.
The lawsuit includes $50,000 (£37,000) compensation for guitarist Dave Navarro's postponed wedding to fashion designer Vanessa DuBasso.
The couple had delayed their nuptials due to the tour and the bust-up on stage in Boston last September led to Jane's Addiction cancelling their final 12 dates in North America.
Fans had looked on in horror as 66-year-old singer Farrell shoved Navarro during the performance and appeared to throw a punch at him. He was then restrained by crew members before being removed from the stage.
In their lawsuit, Navarro and bandmates Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins said Farrell had 'ruthlessly assaulted Navarro onstage, mid- show '.
Court papers said: 'As if the pain and humiliation of the onstage attack were not enough, Farrell continued his unhinged barrage of punches backstage.'
Court documents also revealed Navarro, 58, had put off his Scottish wedding to accommodate the route of the tour, costing around $50,000 in lost deposits.
Farrell quickly lodged his own counter-suit alleging a 'yearslong bullying campaign'.
The papers stated: 'Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a yearslong bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing.'
Navarro and DuBasso wed in March at Dunskey Castle, near Stranraer.
The band's tour was the first time the four original members had performed together since 2010.
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