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Jane's Addiction Members File $10 Million Lawsuit Against Perry Farrell Over 2024 Stage Altercation
Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins filed a lawsuit against singer Perry Farrell Wednesday over Farrell's infamous onstage altercation with Navarro that forced the cancellation of the band's reunion tour. Navarro, Avery and Perkins are seeking $10 million in damages, stating that's how much they'd lost after the incident forced the cancellation. The band's claims include intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, while claims from Navarro specifically include allegations of assault and battery over the incident. More from The Hollywood Reporter Jeff Buckley Wants To Be Remembered for "Just The Music" in Late Singer's 'It's Never Over' Doc Trailer Amazon Music to Exclusively Stream KCON L.A. 2025 Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar Top Midyear Album, Song Sales The suit, filed in Los Angeles Wednesday and reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter, comes almost exactly 10 months after Farrell had thrown a punch at Navarro during the middle of the band's performance in Boston last September. The show abruptly ended, and the rest of their reunion tour was canceled as the group broke up. 'Plaintiffs Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins were forced to bring this action after defendant Peretz Bernstein p/k/a Perry Farrell assaulted Navarro onstage, mid-show, during the Jane's Addiction 33-date North American reunion tour,' attorney Chris Frost wrote in the lawsuit Wednesday, adding that Farrell's attack continued backstage. 'The attack became a terminal inflection point for Jane's Addiction (the Band) and each plaintiff.' In the suit, first reported by Rolling Stone, the band claimed Farrell started off apologetic, but that 'the narrative had quickly changed, however, to one of blame-shifting by both himself and his spouse Etty Lau Farrell.' 'This is yet another clear example of the group uniting to isolate and bully frontman Perry Farrell,' a representative for the singer said in a statement. 'The timing of this baseless lawsuit is no coincidence—it was filed only after they caught wind of legal action coming from our side. It's a transparent attempt to control the narrative and present themselves as the so-called 'good guys'—a move that's both typical and predictable. Just like when they released a defamatory and entirely unfounded statement about Perry's mental health and unilaterally canceled the remaining tour dates without his input, they're once again scrambling to get ahead of the truth in a desperate effort to save face.'At the time of the cancellation last year, Navarro wrote on Instagram that 'we can see no solution that would either ensure a safe environment on stage or reliably allow us to deliver a great performance on a nightly basis. Our hearts are broken.' Per the suit, to take part in the tour, Navarro gave up on receiving $25,000-per-month disability checks related to the longterm impacts of a Covid-19 infection. The band was also planning a new album to be distributed through Warner Music Group's ADA, but with finishing the project now 'impossible' because of Farrell's conduct, 'plaintiffs and defendant will potentially be on the hook personally for repayment of the advance to ADA.' Now, however, the Band will never have their revival tour, to celebrate a new album and 40+ years of deep, complex, chart-topping recordings,' the lawsuit said. 'Instead, history will remember the band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell's unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
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Perry Farrell Sues Jane's Addiction Members Over 2024 Altercation Hours After They Sued Him
Perry Farrell has filed a lawsuit of his own against Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins over the 2024 onstage altercation that derailed the band's tour, his complaint coming just hours after the three members sued him earlier Wednesday. In the complaint, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Farrell maintains that the rest of the band were the original aggressors in the September 2024 incident that culminated with him punching Navarro on stage. He claimed in the suit that the band took part in a 'years-long bullying campaign' where they harassed him onstage and attempted to 'undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing without blasting his own in-ear monitors at an unsafe level.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Jane's Addiction Members File $10 Million Lawsuit Against Perry Farrell Over 2024 Stage Altercation Jeff Buckley Wants To Be Remembered for "Just The Music" in Late Singer's 'It's Never Over' Doc Trailer Amazon Music to Exclusively Stream KCON L.A. 2025 Farrell claimed in the lawsuit that the band's alleged harassment 'escalated on September 13, 2024 to physical violence by Navarro and Avery against Farrell onstage during the Boston show and the assault of both Perry and Etty Lau Farrell backstage by Navarro.' Farrell filed the suit alongside his wife Etty Lau Farrell and the company Wilton Hilton Inc. Farrell's claim disputes the band's original complaint, which stated that Farrell attacked Navarro and continued to attack him backstage. Farrell alleged the rest of Jane's Addiction used him as a 'scapegoat' to cancel the rest of the tour. 'Perry Farrell was blindsided by not being allowed either input into this decision or even to be heard, leaving him unable to plead his case to continue the tour for Janes Addiction's fans,' the suit said. 'Perry Farrell played no role whatsoever in these ill-conceived decisions utterly lacking in legal authority since he was not even consulted about cancelling the tour and would not have agreed to do so due to the financial and reputational consequences, as well as exposure to third-party legal liability created by their allowing Wilton Hilton, Inc., the band's touring company, breach its touring commitments.' When the band had announced the tour cancellation and claimed Farrell was having mental health struggles, Farrell said they'd 'published malicious, defamatory public statements' about him, which he said have led to 'significant reputational harm.' If there is a question about what to believe, you can believe the video we've all watched,' Chris Frost, Navarro, Avery and Perkins' lawyer, said in a statement. 'You can believe Etty Farrell's contemporaneous Instagram posts stating: 'Perry was clearly the aggressor, I'm not arguing that point at all… [H]e has been struggling mentally for quite some time….' You can believe Perry himself when he apologized to the Band: 'I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday's show. Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior.' Today's complaint from Perry, including his account of events backstage after the September 13 show, is revisionist history. It won't stand.' Farrell's suit comes hours after the other three Jane's Addiction members filed a $10 million suit against him over the incident, claiming Farrell's conduct cost them millions. Navarro specifically had sued for assault and battery. 'History will remember the band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell's unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control,' the band said. Farrell's suit that he had 'reached his breaking point' over Navarro's loud playing the night of the altercation, but that he responded by 'body-checking' Navarro and that he didn't throw any punches. 'The video evidence is clear that the first altercation onstage during the Boston show was hardly one-sided, and in fact, what followed was an inappropriate violent escalation by Navarro and Avery that was disproportionate to Farrell's minor body check of Navarro.' In the suit, Farrell denied that he 'sucker punched' Navarro backstage and alleged that Navarro 'menacingly charged at and aggressively assaulted both Farrell and his wife Etty Lau backstage.' 'As a founding member and creative force behind Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell has always prioritized the band's legacy and its supporters, which is why the events of September 13th, 2024 in Boston and the resulting fallout was so devastating,' a lawyer for Farrell said in a statement. 'Despite this continued bullying perpetuated by Navarro, Perry's dedication to Jane's Addiction and the preservation of its positive impact on the music industry remains unshaken. He is actively exploring ways to address the situation and ensure accountability.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
