{"id":801,"date":"2025-07-16T19:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:25:09","slug":"dave-navarro-sues-perry-farrell-for-assault-battery-after-onstage-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Navarro Sues Perry Farrell For Assault, Battery After Onstage Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Dave Navarro<br \/>\n                          Sues Perry Farrell For Assault, Battery &#8230;<br \/>\n                          Band Wants at Least $10 Million!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published July 16, 2025 10:02 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250716_af9716892dfd402b9de28c22f7740af5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dd0f8811-c133-4a11-8095-5af16ce6e1c4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/af9716892dfd402b9de28c22f7740af5_md.jpg\" alt=\"dave navarro perry farrell main getty tmz composite 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dave-navarro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Navarro<\/a> is suing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/perry-farrell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Perry Farrell<\/a> for assault and battery &#8230; and his fellow Jane&#8217;s Addiction members are also jumping on the lawsuit &#8212; demanding millions from the lead singer.<\/p>\n<p>Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins filed a lawsuit against Farrell Wednesday over a fight that went down onstage in September 2024 &#8230; which they say derailed their North American tour and planned album afterward.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fa9530a7f43841519efa04a46f8bd6e9_md.jpg\" alt=\"091424_janes_addiction-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><br \/>\n                      9\/13\/24<\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>Remember &#8230; we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/14\/janes-addiction-concert-fight-onstage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">obtained video from a show<\/a> on September 13, 2024, where Farrell and Navarro got into each other&#8217;s faces and began shoving one another.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Navarro claims the fighting continued backstage &#8230; adding no one could calm Perry down, and alleging Farrell punched him in the face. Navarro found this especially triggering because he&#8217;s the victim of a violent encounter that occurred during his teenage years.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240916_57b45768941f43b7b942c4c0f376b070\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dd0f8811-c133-4a11-8095-5af16ce6e1c4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/57b45768941f43b7b942c4c0f376b070_md.jpg\" alt=\"janes addiction\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Navarro says the band was forced to cancel 15 nights and put their album on hold because of the fight &#8230; leading to major financial losses.<\/p>\n<p>Farrel&#8217;s wife Etty said shortly after the show he was going to meet with a neurologist and an otolaryngologist &#8212; an ear, nose and throat doctor &#8212; for medical consultations.<\/p>\n<p>Navarro says the band was having issues even before the onstage dust-up BTW &#8230; because he says Farrell threatened to quit the band multiple times. Navarro also claims Farrell talked him into postponing his wedding in Scotland to add more tour dates.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240916_abcb33762afc4db9b7beb2b3e1f02128\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:dd0f8811-c133-4a11-8095-5af16ce6e1c4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abcb33762afc4db9b7beb2b3e1f02128_md.jpg\" alt=\"janes addition\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Navarro is suing Farrell for assault and battery &#8230; while all three of the bandmembers are suing for emotional distress, negligence, breach of contract and more. They&#8217;re seeking minimum damages of $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to Perry &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dave Navarro Sues Perry Farrell For Assault, Battery &#8230; Band Wants at Least $10 Million!!! 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