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Perry Farrell has filed a lawsuit of his own against Jane\u2019s Addiction members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins over the 2024 onstage altercation that derailed the band\u2019s tour, his complaint coming just hours after the three members sued him earlier<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n In the complaint, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Farrell maintains that the rest of the band were the original aggressors in the September 2024 incident<\/a> that culminated in him punching Navarro on stage. He claimed in the suit that the band took part in a \u201cyears-long bullying campaign\u201d where they harassed him onstage and attempted to \u201cundermine 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.\u201d<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Farrell claimed in the lawsuit that the band\u2019s alleged harassment \u201cescalated 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Farrell filed the suit alongside his wife Etty Lau Farrell and the company Wilton Hilton Inc. Farrell\u2019s claim disputes the band\u2019s original complaint, which stated that Farrell attacked Navarro and continued to attack him backstage. Farrell alleged the rest of Jane\u2019s Addiction used him as a \u201cscapegoat\u201d to cancel the rest of the tour. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPerry Farrell was blindsided by not being allowed either input into this decision or even to be heard, leaving him unable to plead his case to continue the tour for Janes Addiction\u2019s fans,\u201d the suit said. \u201cPerry Farrell played no role whatsoever in these ill-conceived decisions utterly lacking in legal authority since he 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\u2019s touring company, breach its touring commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n When the band had announced the tour cancellation and claimed Farrell was having mental health struggles, Farrell said they\u2019d \u201cpublished malicious, defamatory public statements\u201d about him, which he said have lead to \u201csignificant reputational harm.\u201d<\/p>\n If there is a question about what to believe, you can believe the video we\u2019ve all watched,\u201d Chris Frost, Navarro, Avery and Perkins\u2019 lawyer, said in a statement. \u201cYou can believe Etty Farrell\u2019s contemporaneous Instagram posts stating: \u201cPerry was clearly the aggressor, I\u2019m not arguing that point at all\u2026 [H]e has been struggling mentally for quite some time\u2026.\u201d You can believe Perry himself when he apologized to the Band: \u201cI apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday\u2019s show. Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior.\u201d Today\u2019s complaint from Perry, including his account of events backstage after the September 13 show, is revisionist history. It won\u2019t stand.\u201d<\/p>\n Farrell\u2019s suit comes ohurs after the other three Jane\u2019s Addiction members filed a $10 million suit against him over the incident, claiming Farrell\u2019s conduct cost them millions. Navarro specifically had sued for assault and battery.<\/p>\n \u201cHistory will remember the band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell\u2019s unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control,\u201d the band said.<\/p>\n Farrell\u2019s suit that he had \u201creached his breaking point\u201d over Navarro\u2019s loud playing the night of the altercation, but that he responded by \u201cbody-checking\u201d Navarro and that he didn\u2019t throw any punches.<\/p>\n \u201cThe video evidence is clear that the first altercation onstage during the Boston show was hardly one-sided, and in fact, what followed was an inappropriate violent escalation by Navarro and Avery that was disproportionate to Farrell\u2019s minor body check of Navarro.\u201d<\/p>\n In the suit, Farrell denied that he \u201csucker punched\u201d Navarro backstage and alleged that Navarro \u201cmenacingly charged at and aggressively assaulted both Farrell and his wife Etty Lau backstage.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs a founding member and creative force behind Jane\u2019s Addiction, Perry Farrell has always prioritized the band\u2019s legacy and its supporters, which is why the events of September 13th, 2024 in Boston and the resulting fallout was so devastating,\u201d a lawyer for Farrell said in a statement. \u201cDespite this continued bullying perpetuated by Navarro, Perry\u2019s dedication to Jane\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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