Motley Crue sues managers for lost profits and tarnishing reputation

[underpants]

http://www.tmz.com/2007/06/18/motley-crue-sues-our-managers-fed-us/

Legendary hard rockers Motley Crue have filed a $20 million lawsuit against one of their managers, claiming "greed," "extortionist tactics" and terrible career advice caused the band to lose millions of dollars in profits and tarnished the band's stellar reputation.


In the lawsuit, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the four founding members of the band (Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee) through Motley Crue Inc., claim manager Carl Stubner and Sanctuary Management Group gave them bad business advice and attempted to "divert revenue from and redirect it to themselves. Furthermore, the suit claims, Stubner forced Tommy Lee to "to become engaged in 'reality' projects that were bad career moves for Lee, harming , the Motley Crue brand and Lee's own image." The suit calls the low-rated NBC show "Tommy Lee Goes to College" a "critical disappointment and a ratings disaster," adding it painted Lee as "incoherent, lazy and incompetent" and made him "look like a laughing stock who could not carry a drum beat." The suit also claims Lee's participation on "Rock Star: Supernova" "diminished the public's interest in Lee and their overall perception of his musical talents."

Because Lee was so busy doing reality TV, the band says he was unavailable to tour with the Crue, thus causing the cancellation of several key concert dates. The band claims that they lost $8 million in ticket and merchandise revenue because of Lee's scheduling conflicts. The band claims these conflicts were "both real and concocted" by Stubner to "leverage his control over Lee to his financial advantage and to Motley Crue and Lee's detriment."




SPEAKING OF REPUTATION

All Aboard the USS Big Hair & Spandex!
http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/11/all-aboard-the-uss-big-hair-and-spandex/

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil has become the rock 'n' roll version of Captain Steubing, and has launched a four-day Mexican vacation aboard the Carnival Imagination called the "Motley Cruise." Sailing the high seas just took on a whole new meaning!

The ship of fools sails January 24, 2008 from Miami, with stops in Key West and Cozumel, and includes concerts by Neil and "several other recognizable bands," yet to be announced. Sounds to us like an episode of "Bands Reunited!"

While rooms start at $479 (alcohol not included), those who opt for the $1400 - $1700 suites get priority seating for the concerts. Is that a perk?

[mikeytherat]

1. Motley Crue's MANAGEMENT tarnished their reputation? MANAGEMENT?

:rofl:

mikey_the_rat

[underpants]

2. The fact that they even got a second act is a testiment to the management

Hell being able to sell that crap ONCE speaks volumes about their talents--management that is.

Yeah Supernova really hurt Tommy Lee's chance at getting one of those Kennedy center honors :eyes:

[mikeytherat]

3. Exactly! Management MADE that band (someone had to).

Reality shows makes you look stupid? Really? Wow, the Crue is really on the ball.

mikey_the_rat

[underpants]

4. Uh a "reality" "show" is what got Tommy Lee back into the news

The funniest part about the video that just so happened to get stolen :eyes: was that the younger crowd had no idea who that washed up never-was Tommy Lee was.... he has been milking it for the last 10 years.

BTW- his reality show about going back to school was brought out-it failed horribly-they waited 8 months or so and repackaged it and brought it back out....it flopped again. Supernova was clearly charity.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. I'd think the fact they're talentless, ignorant, illiterate hacks tarnished their reputation.

Except that the only reputation they ever really had was as talentless, ignorant, illiterate hacks.

So I don't see the problem here.

[mainegreen]

6. First they'll have to prove they even had a reputation to tarnish.

Good luck with that!
:rofl: