Back in July, TMZ reported exclusively that guitarist Dave Navarro was suing vocalist Perry Farrell for assault and battery, and his fellow Jane’s Addiction bandmates were also jumping on the lawsuit, demanding millions from the lead singer.
According to the report, Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins filed a lawsuit against Farrell over a fight that went down onstage in September 2024, which they say derailed their North American tour and planned album afterward.
Said TMZ: “Remember… we obtained video from a show on September 13, 2024, where Farrell and Navarro got into each other’s faces and began shoving one another. Navarro claims the fighting continued backstage… adding no one could calm Perry down, and alleging Farrell punched him in the face. Navarro found this especially triggering because he’s the victim of a violent encounter that occurred during his teenage years. Navarro says the band was forced to cancel 15 nights and put their album on hold because of the fight … leading to major financial losses.”
Navarro was suing Farrell for assault and battery, while all three of the band members were suing for emotional distress, negligence, breach of contract and more. They were seeking minimum damages of $10 million.
Now, according to a People report, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, dismissed the lawsuit on Monday, December 22 when the former bandmates had “resolved their differences.” They released the following statement on December 17 via social media:
Farrell, meanwhile, released an additional statement of his own:
