Perry Farrell has filed a legal response to the lawsuit brought against him by his former Jane’s Addiction bandmates, listing 35 defenses to the accusations brought against him, including claiming that guitarist Dave Navarro has “unclean hands.”
As previously reported, Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins sued Farrell back in July regarding the breakup of the band last year, specifically the infamous incident in which Farrell appeared to physically attack Navarro onstage. The three musicians are seeking a minimum in $10 million in damages from Farrell for assault and battery, emotional distress, negligence, and breach of contract, among other allegations.
Farrell quickly sued his ex-bandmates in response, citing assault and battery, bullying and harassment, and breach of contract, among other allegations.
In his newly filed legal response to Navarro and company’s lawsuit, as obtained by People, Farrell “denies each and every allegation in the complaint” and affirms that Navarro has not “been damaged in any way or in any amount whatsoever.” The singer also states that Navarro “fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against” him, has “failed to exercise reasonable care and diligence to mitigate [the] alleged claims and damages,” and has “unclean hands.”
Before you think that “unclean hands” has anything to do with Navarro’s hygiene, it’s actually a term that means “a legal doctrine which is a defense to a complaint, which states that a party who is asking for a judgment cannot have the help of the court if he/she has done anything unethical in relation to the subject of the lawsuit,” per Law.com.
Christopher Frost, a lawyer for Navarro, responded to People about Farrell’s latest filing, stating, “Our lawsuit speaks for itself. So does the video. By responding in this way, Mr. Farrell is not taking any formal legal step to stop the litigation. This is consistent with the fact that they have taken no affirmative steps to advance their claims, whether serving discovery or otherwise, and it is consistent with the strength of the claims by Dave, Eric, and Stephen.”
Recent social media posts suggest that Navarro, Avery, and Perkins are making new music together, minus Farrell, as seen in the Instagram photo below.
Farrell, meanwhile, was just announced as one of the performers of an upcoming concert in Los Angeles celebrating the 60th anniversary of legendary band The Doors.
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