MÖTLEY CRÜE respond to Mick Mars’s lawsuit against the band “unfortunate and completely off base.”

April 7, 2023 scott

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Mick Mars who is 71 said that MÖTLEY CRÜE wanted him to sign a severance agreement removing his 25 percent share in the band in exchange for a 5 percent share of the band’s current tour … he is not on the tour as John 5 replaced him .. due to medical reasons… there are other issues that Mars has as well…

MÖTLEY CRÜE released a statement: “Mick’s lawsuit is unfortunate and completely off-base. In 2008, Mick voted for and signed an agreement in which he and every other band member agreed that ‘in no event shall any resigning shareholder be entitled to receive any monies attributable to live performances (i.e., tours).’ After the last tour, Mick publicly resigned from MÖTLEY CRÜE. Despite the fact that the band did not owe Mick anything — and with Mick owing the band millions in advances that he did not pay back — the band offered Mick a generous compensation package to honor his career with the band. Manipulated by his manager and lawyer, Mick refused and chose to file this ugly public lawsuit. Equally unfortunate are his claims about the band’s live performances. MÖTLEY CRÜE always performs its songs live but during the last tour Mick struggled to remember chords, played the wrong songs and made constant mistakes which led to his departure from the band. There are multiple declarations from the band’s crew attesting to his decline. The band did everything to protect him, tried to keep these matters private to honor Mick’s legacy and take the high road. Unfortunately, Mick chose to file this lawsuit to badmouth the band. The band feels empathy for Mick, wishes him well and hopes that he can get better guidance from his advisors who are driven by greed.”

MÖTLEY CRÜE respond to Mick Mars’s lawsuit against the band “unfortunate and completely off base.”