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Los Angeles Times
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro exchange wildly differing lawsuits over imploded Jane's Addiction tour
The members of Jane's Addiction were flinging civil lawsuits at one another Wednesday like it was nothing shocking, with each side registering arguments about a physical altercation that started onstage in 2024 and took the tour — and the reunited band — down with it. First, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins sued Perry Farrell in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract and more. Hours later, Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, sued the other three, alleging almost the same offenses but with a very different backstory. As Farrell says in his lawsuit, the history of Jane's Addiction has been peppered with 'well-documented' antagonism between its 'original' members, who settled in as the lineup in 1986, a year after the band was founded. That antagonism is clear in both complaints, which were reviewed by The Times. The lawsuit listing Navarro as the first plaintiff says Farrell was struggling during the tour. He 'regularly appeared onstage in an advanced state of intoxication,' 'ruthlessly assaulted' the guitarist onstage in Boston in September 2024, then continued his 'unhinged barrage of punches' backstage, it says. 'The Attack, which was virally viewed by millions of people worldwide, was brutal and unprovoked. It quickly forced the termination of the show and eventually the entire Tour,' the complaint says. Farrell, meanwhile, says in his lawsuit that the other members had spent years 'bullying' and 'trying to undermine' him by turning up the volume on their instruments so loud that he was forced to crank his in-ear monitors to dangerous levels to hear his own voice. During the tour, the three 'decided that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned' in pursuit of that harassment campaign, the complaint says. In Boston, the singer's lawsuit says, 'Farrell became angry that Navarro, playing at top volume, was bullying him yet again and callously refused to lower his volume despite his repeated requests. As a result of Navarro's loud playing, which was excruciating and dangerous to Farrell, during the song 'Ocean Size,' Farrell reacted by body-checking Navarro. Farrell did not throw any punches, but simply wanted to alert Navarro that he had to stop playing so loud.' The body check led to a sort of shoving match until Navarro and Farrell were separated by a guitar technician, the lawsuit alleges. That break allowed Avery 'to put Farrell in a headlock and begin punching him repeatedly in the kidneys and stomach while Farrell was unable to defend himself,' Farrell's complaint says. Navarro was painted as the aggressor toward Farrell and his wife backstage and was quoted in the document as shouting, 'I'll never work with you again.' Days after the altercation, Navarro, Avery and Perkins said in a statement posted on Navarro's social media that 'due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour. Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative. We hope that he will find the help he needs.' Farrell's lawsuit calls that statement libelous, but he is not suing for defamation or libel. He blames the other three band members for unilaterally deciding to end the tour. 'Shockingly, it has also become apparent that in addition to trying to seize the media narrative about the unfortunate events of September 13, 2024, Defendants made their false, malicious and defamatory statements about Perry Farrell in a disingenuous effort to secure insurance coverage for the consequences of their ill-conceived and unlawful cancellation of the tour,' Farrell's lawsuit says. The lawsuit from the other three says they had a 'majority rules' system of decision-making in place for the tour because of previous problems with Farrell making decisions on his own. 'With a series of swift blows,' the document says, Farrell 'single-handedly destroyed the name, reputation, trademark, and viability of the Band and those who built it.' 'Ironically, it was Perry who convinced the original members to reunite for the Tour,' Navarro's lawsuit says. 'Even Navarro agreed to join, as he continued to fight long-term COVID-19 complications' while receiving $25,000 a month from a disability insurance policy. Navarro cut off those benefits, which the suit says could have continued for many months, to get the band back together and tour. 'Yet Perry was the only one who did not perform to the standards to which fans were accustomed,' the complaint says, alleging Perry 'struggled night to night' and appeared to be intoxicated, forgot lyrics, lost his place in familiar songs and mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage. While the band's performance was lauded by music media, it says, Farrell's was 'widely panned.' 'If there is a question about what to believe, you can believe the video we've all watched,' attorney Christopher Frost, who is representing Navarro and the others, said in a statement to The Times. '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.' [The] complaint from Perry, including his account of events backstage after the September 13 show, is revisionist history. It won't stand.' Representatives for Farrell did not respond to The Times' request for comment. Both lawsuits seek jury trials with damages to be determined.
New York Post
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jane's Addiction members sue frontman Perry Farrell after on-stage fight — singer responds with lawsuit of his own just hours later
The hits keep coming. Jane's Addiction band members are suing their lead singer Perry Farrell after an onstage fight in September 2024 canceled their reunion tour, axed their upcoming album and led to the band's breakup. The 36-page complaint filed by Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins accused their longtime frontman of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, according to court docs reviewed by Rolling Stone. 5 Jane's Addiction band members filed a lawsuit against the band's longtime frontman after an onstage fight in September 2024. YouTube 'The Band can no longer function as a result of the Defendant's conduct, including his sudden, violent outbursts and demonstrated inability to serve as the Band's frontman and vocalist,' the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleged. The band members claim the fallout from last year's unexpected on-stage fight at Leader Bank Pavillion in Boston caused them to lose over $10 million and demanded Farrell pay the outstanding bills for the cancelled 'Imminent Redemption Tour.' Navarro revealed additional losses that he suffered from when the band unexpectedly ended their tour early in September 2024, saying at the time that they 'made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group.' Navarro postponed his wedding in Scotland, lost $50,000 deposits and terminated his disability payments of $25,000 per month so he could perform with the band, the court documents claimed. On Sept. 13, 2024 Farrell was singing 'Ocean Size' during a concert when he became angry and charged Navarro on stage, according to video from the scuffle. 5 Perry Farrell charged at guitarist Dave Navarro during a Boston show, video revealed. YouTube A confused-looking Navarro paused playing his guitar, lifted his arm to try to stop Farrell from getting close to him. The singer persisted and threw an elbow jab at the guitarist. Crew members and bandmates, including bassist Eric Avery, ran onto the stage and restrained him as they urged him to 'stop!' 5 Crew members had to break up the fight. The lights dimmed as crew members dragged Farrell off stage. Farrell fired back at the band's allegations and filed a countersuit against Navarro, Avery and Perkins on Wednesday. The singer accused his bandmates of being part of a 'years-long bullying campaign,' according to court documents obtained by The Post. The 30-page complaint accused his bandmates of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract. The frontman's wife, Etty Lau Farrell and the band's touring company, Wilton's Hilton Inc., are named as co-plaintiffs. Farrell claimed that the band would harass him on stage during shows and play their instruments 'at a high volume' so he couldn't hear himself sing. 5 Farrell filed his own lawsuit against Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins. Getty Images 5 The band ended their reunion tour and broke up after the fight. Getty Images The alleged bullying 'tactics' hit a boiling point during the Boston show. 'This 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's countersuit claimed. 'These altercations precipitated the decision by Navarro, Avery and Perkins to both call off the rest of the band's North American tour.' Farrell's complaint said the former band members made him the 'scapegoat' as they 'falsely' accused him of having 'mental health difficulties' when they canceled the band's reunion without consulting him. The lawsuit is seeking 'general damages for physical injury due to assault and battery, severe emotional distress and mental suffering,' and attorneys' fees.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dave Navarro Claims There's ‘No Chance' of Jane's Addiction Reunion
Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has apparently put to bed any hopes of further shows from the group, claiming there's 'no chance' of them playing live together again. Navarro's comments came about in a recent interview with Guitar Player where the famed musician looked back on the best and worst gigs of his career. More from Billboard Nessa Barrett Announces 2025 Australian Arena Tour Sombr Announces 2025 Australia and New Zealand Headline Tour Eddie Vedder Covers Springsteen's 'My City of Ruins' After Trump Clash In the latter category, Navarro turned to the band's last run of shows in 2024, noting that some of those gigs were his favorite, with the group working together in perfect unison. 'If you combined Grateful Dead and Radiohead, there were moments like that — just weird, experimental jams that we'd never done before as a band,' he claimed. However, it's Jane's Addiction's final performance, at Boston's Leader Bank Pavilion on Sept. 13, that takes the dubious honor of being his least favorite. That show made headlines last year when frontman Perry Farrell threw a punch at Navarro during a rendition of 'Ocean Size.' Navarro walked off stage following the incident, ending the show early, and soon after, Jane's Addiction announced the cancellation of the remainder of their tour dates. The announcement included a statement signed by Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins highlighting the 'behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell'. According to Navarro, the incident is 'still very tender and unresolved,' with the guitarist taking care not to be 'naming names and pointing fingers' while speaking to Guitar Player. 'There was an altercation onstage, and all the hard work and dedication and writing and hours in the studio, and picking up and leaving home and crisscrossing the country and Europe and trying to overcome my illness — it all came to a screeching halt and forever destroyed the band's life,' he explained. 'And there's no chance for the band to ever play together again.' Much of the sadness around the unexpected and unfortunate end to Jane's Addiction relates to the fact that the shows prior to their final performance were some of Navarro's favorite. 'I'll just say that the experience prior to that gig, when we were in Europe and gelling, really, for the first time — because at our ages, in our 50s and 60s, everybody's done what they're gonna do, and we weren't competitive with each other — we were getting along,' he explained. 'There was no ego issue; it was just four guys making great music, just like we did in the beginning. I was just us on a stage, with people going f–king crazy. 'And that gig, September 13th, in Boston, ended all of that,' he added. 'And for that reason, that is my least favorite gig that I have ever played.' In the wake of Jane's Addiction's final gig, Navarro, Perkins and Avery have reportedly been working on new music together, though it's unclear exactly what form this will take. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
