By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN | Mick Mars, guitarist for the 1980’s heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the band that he was a part of for four decades.
Mars is requesting that seven corporate entities associated with Mötley Crüe hand over records related to their business dealings following a 2022 dispute stemming from Mars notifying the band that he’d be retiring from touring due to a medical condition. Mars claims the band subsequently attempted to oust him altogether and diminish future earnings he claims he’s entitled to, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.
“It is beyond sad that, after 41 years together, a band would try to throw out a member who is unable to tour anymore because he has a debilitating disease. Mick has been pushed around for far too long in this band, and we are not going to let that continue,” Ed McPherson, the attorney representing Mars who filed the lawsuit on Thursday, told CNN in a statement.
McPherson said in the suit that when Mars notified Mötley Crüe that he’d retire from touring due to his “debilitating” Ankylosing Spondylitis, a condition that mainly affects the spine, he made it clear that he had no intention of leaving the band, that he could still record with them and still perform with them in a “residency situation.”
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Mötley Crüe Guitarist Mick Mars Files Lawsuit Against Band After Touring Dispute
