Simply hours after Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Eric Avery sued singer Perry Farrell over an notorious onstage altercation and its ramifications on the band, the frontman has sued his ex-Jane’s Dependancy bandmates, citing assault and battery, bullying and harassment, and breach of contract, amongst different allegations.
As Selection stories, Farrell’s authorized motion just isn’t a countersuit, however somewhat a separate lawsuit filed by Farrell, his spouse Etty Lau Farrell, and his touring firm towards Navarro, Perkins, and Avery. A abstract assertion from Farrell’s lawyer, as emailed to Consequence from his publicist, reads as follows:
“As a founding member and artistic power behind Jane’s Dependancy, Perry Farrell has all the time prioritized the band’s legacy and its supporters, which is why the occasions of September thirteenth, 2024 in Boston and the ensuing fallout was so devastating. With out warning or session and utilizing Perry as a scapegoat, Dave Navarro and the opposite band members took it upon themselves to abruptly cancel the remaining tour dates—violating contracts and disregarding all skilled obligations. Perry was blindsided by not being allowed to vote and be heard, leaving him unable to plead his case to proceed the tour for his or her followers. If that was not dangerous sufficient, Dave Navarro then deliberately and publicly blamed Perry for the canceled tour dates successfully destroying Perry’s status and inflicting him irreparable hurt. Regardless of this continued bullying perpetuated by Navarro, Perry’s dedication to Jane’s Dependancy and the preservation of its constructive affect on the music trade stays unshaken. He’s actively exploring methods to deal with the scenario and guarantee accountability.”
Each lawsuits stem from Jane’s Dependancy’s present in Boston on September thirteenth, 2024, which now stands because the band’s remaining live performance. Throughout the gig, Farrell shoved and punched Navarro onstage, as captured on fan-filmed video. Additional stories urged that Avery then punched Farrell whereas restraining him, and that Farrell and Navarro acquired into one other bodily altercation backstage. The band subsequently canceled the rest of the tour and broke up.
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Farrell’s authorized grievance contends that Navarro “charged and assaulted” Perry and Etty Lau backstage, whereas the ex-bandmates’ swimsuit alleges that Farrell punched Navarro within the face backstage. The singer’s authorized motion additionally states that his bandmates refused to decrease the quantity of their taking part in after a number of requests by Farrell, inflicting the frontman emotional misery.
Moreover, Farrell’s swimsuit argues that the singer didn’t need to cancel the tour and was pressured to take action by his bandmates.
In the meantime, the lawsuit filed by Navarro, Avery, and Perkins towards Farrell seeks $10 million in damages, with Navarro citing assault and battery, and all three alleging emotional misery, negligence, and breach of contract.