The hits hold coming.
Jane’s Dependancy band members are suing their lead singer Perry Farrell after an onstage battle in September 2024 canceled their reunion tour, axed their upcoming album and led to the band’s breakup.
The 36-page criticism filed by Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins accused their longtime frontman of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional misery, negligence, breach of fiduciary obligation and breach of contract, in accordance with court docket docs reviewed by Rolling Stone.
“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 Courtroom alleged.
The band members declare the fallout from final 12 months’s sudden on-stage battle at Chief Financial institution Pavillion in Boston brought about them to lose over $10 million and demanded Farrell pay the excellent payments for the cancelled “Imminent Redemption Tour.”
Navarro revealed extra losses that he suffered from when the band unexpectedly ended their tour early in September 2024, saying on the time that they “made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group.”
Navarro postponed his marriage ceremony in Scotland, misplaced $50,000 deposits and terminated his incapacity funds of $25,000 monthly so he may carry out with the band, the court docket paperwork claimed.
On Sept. 13, 2024 Farrell was singing “Ocean Size” throughout a live performance when he grew to become indignant and charged Navarro on stage, in accordance with video from the scuffle.
A confused-looking Navarro paused taking part in his guitar, lifted his arm to attempt to cease Farrell from getting near him.
The singer continued and threw an elbow jab on the guitarist.
Crew members and bandmates, together with bassist Eric Avery, ran onto the stage and restrained him as they urged him to “stop!”
The lights dimmed as crew members dragged Farrell off stage.
Farrell fired again on the band’s allegations and filed a countersuit towards Navarro, Avery and Perkins on Wednesday.
The singer accused his bandmates of being a part of a “years-long bullying campaign,” in accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by The Put up.
The 30-page criticism accused his bandmates of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional misery, negligent infliction of emotional misery and breach of contract.
The frontman’s spouse, Etty Lau Farrell and the band’s touring firm, Wilton’s Hilton Inc., are named as co-plaintiffs.
Farrell claimed that the band would harass him on stage throughout reveals and play their devices “at a high volume” so he couldn’t hear himself sing.
The alleged bullying “tactics” hit a boiling level throughout the Boston present.
“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 criticism stated the previous band members made him the “scapegoat” as they “falsely” accused him of getting “mental health difficulties” after they canceled the band’s reunion with out consulting him.
The lawsuit is in search of “general damages for physical injury due to assault and battery, severe emotional distress and mental suffering,” and attorneys’ charges.
