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- Perry Farrell Sues Jane's Addiction Members Over Onstage Fight, Just Hours After They Sued Him (EXCLUSIVE)</p>
<p>Thania Garcia and Jem AswadJuly 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM</p>
<p>The infamous September 2024 onstage altercation between Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and other members of the band is far from over, as the two parties filed separate lawsuits on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Farrell filed a legal complaint — not a countersuit — against former bandmates Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins, just hours after the trio sued him. In a 30-page complaint, Farrell accuses the former members of orchestrating a years-long campaign of bullying and harassment aimed at undermining him. He also alleges that he had no say in canceling their tour and breaking up the band.</p>
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<p>In it, he says the altercation was spurred by his frustration over the other bandmembers' "playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing without blasting his own in-ear monitors at an unsafe level," and that Navarro assaulted Farrell and his wife backstage.</p>
<p>Navarro, Avery and Perkins issued their lawsuit on Wednesday morning against Farrell, citing the onstage alterction between Navarro and Farrell that resulted in the cancellation of their reunion tour and, apparently, the final dissolution of the long-running alt-rock band. The band members are seeking at least $10 million from Farrell, claiming in the lawsuit that the group lost that amount due to the tour's cancellation and the suspension of all band activities.</p>
<p>In a statement shared with Variety, Farrell said of his former bandmates' lawsuit, "As a founding member and creative force behind Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell has always prioritized the band's legacy and its supporters, which is why the events of September 13th, 2024 in Boston and the resulting fallout was so devastating. Without warning or consultation and using Perry as a scapegoat, Dave Navarro and the other band members took it upon themselves to abruptly cancel the remaining tour dates—violating contracts and disregarding all professional obligations. Perry was blindsided by not being allowed to vote and be heard, leaving him unable to plead his case to continue the tour for their fans. If that was not harmful enough, Dave Navarro then intentionally and publicly blamed Perry for the canceled tour dates effectively destroying Perry's reputation and causing him irreparable harm. Despite this continued bullying perpetuated by Navarro, Perry's dedication to Jane's Addiction and the preservation of its positive impact on the music industry remains unshaken. He is actively exploring ways to address the situation and ensure accountability."</p>
<p>The key segment of the complaint states: "That Jane's Addiction's bandmates have sometimes been antagonistic towards each other has been well-documented. But Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a years-long bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing without blasting his own in-ear monitors at an unsafe level.</p>
<p>"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. These altercations precipitated the decision by Navarro, Avery and Perkins to both call off the rest of the band's North American tour. Without warning or consultation and using Perry Farrell, as a scapegoat, Navarro and the other band members took it upon themselves to abruptly cancel the remaining tour dates — violating contracts and disregarding all professional obligations — and apparently break up the band for good."</p>
<p>Earlier on Wednesday, Navarro filed a suit against Farrell for assault and battery following the onstage incident last fall, when Farrell threw a punch at Navarro during a concert in Boston. Crew members then intervened and escorted Farrell off stage, and one . Navarro is suing Farrell for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.</p>
<p>Regarding Navarro's alleged backstage assault, the complaint reads: "Navarro now falsely claims Farrell hit Navarro with a 'sucker punch. What actually happened was that it was Navarro who menacingly charged at and aggressively assaulted both Farrell and his wife Etty Lau backstage, shouting, 'What the fuck was that, you motherfucker?!' Farrell took a defensive stance and shouted, 'Get the fuck out of here!' to which Navarro replied, 'I am never working with you again!'"</p>
<p>The complaint continues: "[Farrell] was not even consulted about cancelling the tour and would not have agreed to do so due to the financial and reputational consequences, as well as exposure to third-party legal liability created by their allowing Wilton Hilton, Inc., the band's touring company, breach its touring commitments."</p>
<p>Farrell additionally claims the group published "malicious" and "defamatory public statements" about him on social media upon the tour's cancellation, including putting the blame on the cancellation of the tour on Farrell. Shortly after the September scuffle, Navarro took to social media to share the news of the tour cancellation. In his message, he noted the cancellation was due to Farrell's "continuing pattern of behavior" and "mental health difficulties."</p>
<p>"We have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour," he wrote at the time. "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."</p>
<p>Farrell apologized to his bandmates and fans for his "inexcusable behavior," hours after news broke that the second half of the band's reunion tour was being canceled. "Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation," Farrell said at the time.</p>
<p>His wife Etty also issued an Instagram statement that was generally defensive of her husband, but added in a comment that Farrell was "spinning out" and said that his current state represented "the most devastating mental health of all" that she had seen since being with him since 1997.</p>
<p>Farrell's lawsuit claims his bandmates centered their social media statements on his mental health in a "spurious effort both to change the narrative about the events of the band's last show, but also as a part of a disingenuous effort to secure insurance coverage for their own irresponsible cancellation of the tour."</p>
<p>Altogether, 15 tour dates were canceled, less than a month after Live Nation announced that seven dates were being added to the end of the tour, which also featured Love and Rockets as co-headliner.</p>
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