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    Perry Farrell is being sued for $10 million by his Jane's Addiction bandmates over the on-stage bust-up which derailed their tour

    The Just Because band - which also includes guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery - reunited for a tour and their first new song in 24 years, Imminent Redemption, last year but things went sour in September when Perry punched Dave in the face during a gig in Boston, prompting the rest of their planned shows to be cancelled - and now the trio are suing the singer over the "brutal and unprovoked" attack


    Court documents seen by PEOPLE.com - which were filed at Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (16.07.25) - state: "Plaintiffs Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins were forced to bring this action after Defendant Peretz Bernstein p/k/a Perry Farrell ruthlessly assaulted Navarro onstage, mid-show, during the Jane's Addiction 33-date North American reunion tour.

    "As if the pain and humiliation of the onstage attack were not enough, Farrell continued his unhinged barrage of punches backstage (collectively, the 'Attack').

    "The Attack, which was virally viewed by millions of people worldwide, was brutal and unprovoked. It quickly forced the termination of the show and eventually the entire Tour."

    Navarro's attorney, Christopher Frost, added in a statement to the publication: "Ultimately, with the attack on Dave Navarro seen around the world, Perry Farrell abruptly and unilaterally ended all the plans for a Jane's Addiction revival.

    "He also left his bandmates holding the bag for an unfulfilled tour and record deal, as our lawsuit explains in detail. Dave, Eric, and Stephen never wanted it to come to this.

    "But they have been wronged, want the accurate story told, and they deserve a resolution."

    However, a lawyer representing Farrell said: :"This is yet another clear example of the group uniting to isolate and bully frontman Perry Farrell. The timing of this baseless lawsuit is no coincidence - it was filed only after they caught wind of legal action coming from our side.

    "It's a transparent attempt to control the narrative and present themselves as the so-called 'good guys' - a move that's both typical and predictable.

    "Just like when they released a defamatory and entirely unfounded statement about Perry's mental health and unilaterally canceled the remaining tour dates without his input, they're once again scrambling to get ahead of the truth in a desperate effort to save face."

    Shortly after the musicians filed the lawsuit against Farrell, the singer filed his own legal complaint, accusing them of bullying and harassment in an attempt to undermine him.

    In the legal papers, seen by Variety, Farrell insists the altercation was provoked and he was no consulted about the decision to cancel the tour.

    The documents state: "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."

    The papers added: "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."

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