As previously reported, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins previously filed a lawsuit against singer Perry Farrell in response to an infamous 2024 incident in which Farrell attacked Navarro onstage. Farrell’s bandmates accused him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. However, the frontman has since denied the claims.
According to People, Farrell “denies each and every allegation in the complaint.” He also listed 35 affirmative defenses. Farrell claims Navarro wasn’t “damaged in any way or in any amount whatsoever” and that he has “unclean hands.” It went on to say that the guitarist “failed to exercise reasonable care and diligence to mitigate [the] alleged claims and damages.” For his part, the vocalist believes he acted in “good faith and without malice.” He is seeking to have the case dismissed and his legal fees covered.
Notably, Christopher Frost, an attorney for Navarro, Avery and Perkins, has since fired back. He said the following:
“Our lawsuit speaks for itself. So does the video. By responding in this way, Mr. Farrell is not taking any formal legal step to stop the litigation. This is consistent with the fact that they have taken no affirmative steps to advance their claims, whether serving discovery or otherwise, and it is consistent with the strength of the claims by Dave, Eric, and Stephen.”
This news comes after Farrell previously filed his own lawsuit against his bandmates.
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