BCR Greg Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 MOTLEY CRUE ACCUSES MANAGER OF DIRTY DEALINGS:June 18, 2007 Motley Crue is claiming that Rock Star made Tommy Lee look like less of a rock star. The Dr. Feelgood band sued one of their managers Monday, claiming that Carl Stubner made business decisions with his own interests in mind and gave Lee bad career advice, which in turn tarnished the group's image. Not only did Lee's participation in the reality shows Tommy Lee Goes to College on NBC and Rock Star: Supernova on CBS get in the way of Motley Crue's 2005 Red, White & Crue tour and plans to record a new studio album, costing the band's annual revenue to fall to only $19 million in 2006, but the NBC series' "inane overtones" made Lee look "incoherent, lazy and incompetent," alleges the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The show, which debuted in 54th place in the Nielsens and portrayed Lee disrupting classes, consistently arriving late for?and struggling through?marching band practice and supposedly hitting on his college-age tutor damaged the reputation that he earned "through years of great effort and hard work with Motley Crue," the band states in court documents obtained by tmz.com. Plaintiffs Lee, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Mick Mars allege that Stubner and his company, Sanctuary Management Group, over-promoted Lee's unsuccessful side projects while dropping the ball with Motley Crue, which, per the complaint, grossed more than $30 million on its worldwide Red, White & Crue tour but sustained damages because Lee was not available at the band's disposal, causing them to perform fewer dates. Lee's packed schedule also prevented him from promptly joining his band mates in the studio in 2006 to record an album that, per an agreement they had with Wal-Mart, was supposed to be released this year. Stubner acknowledged during a meeting at his office in December 2005 that Lee was "overexposed," the lawsuit states, and agreed that Lee should be "exclusively available" to record, tour and film a movie supporting the tour. But, then came Rock Star: Supernova in 2006, and Lee's unavailability supposedly forced Motley Crue to cancel 40 shows and lose more than $8 million in ticket and merchandise sales. The show's lackluster ratings and the so-so success Supernova achieved after the fact "diminished the public's interest in Lee and their overall perception of his musical talents," the lawsuit reads. "Stubner's motivation was greed. He has brazenly said as much," the "Girls, Girls, Girls" guys claim. "Stubner stated that he received significantly higher commissions on Lee's solo projects because he did not have to share his take with the other managers. [The band has two other managers, neither of whom is named in the suit.] "He claimed that it was a 'no brainer' to prefer and promote Lee's projects over those of Motley Crue." According to the lawsuit, Stubner told the band that he'd only make Lee readily available for tour dates if they and the other managers agreed to increase his commission. The defendant also demanded 100 comped tickets per show and then sold them at "scalper" prices, Sixx, Lee, Neil and Mars allege. The platinum-selling rockers, who also claim that Stubner's "extortion" is jeopardizing their 2007 tour, are asking for more than $20 million in damages for breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud.
Steve Haynie Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 Tommy Lee did not mind signing the contracts that would individually reward himself while taking him away from the band.
silentman Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 "Stubner's motivation was greed."All they are complaining about in the article is lost income. Hmmmm.
darc Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 the NBC series' "inane overtones" made Lee look "incoherent, lazy and incompetent"...Which part of this makes him look less like a rock star?
atquinn Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 "to record an album that, per an agreement they had with Wal-Mart, was supposed to be released this year." That's it! The Crue's license to rock has officially been revoked! -Austin
MCChris Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 supposedly hitting on his college-age tutor damaged the reputation that he earned "through years of great effort and hard work with Motley Crue"Very true. Can't have anyone believing he'd hit on anyone that old.
Steve Haynie Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 supposedly hitting on his college-age tutor damaged the reputation that he earned "through years of great effort and hard work with Motley Crue"Very true. Can't have anyone believing he'd hit on anyone that old.Why not? He hit every girl he dated or married.
greggorypeccary Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 MOTLEY CRUE ACCUSES MANAGER OF DIRTY DEALINGS:June 18, 2007 Motley Crue is claiming that Rock Star made Tommy Lee look like less of a rock star. The show's lackluster ratings and the so-so success Supernova achieved after the fact "diminished the public's interest in Lee and their overall perception of his musical talents," the lawsuit reads. Yeah, until Supernova came along I thought he was the greatest drummer in the history of rock! I actually saw an episode of the college show, he joined the marching band and couldn't play the drums to save his life! The only reason they actually let him play in a half-time show was because it was his show, the band director totally didn't think he was good enough.A contract with Wal-Mart??? Well, I guess that's hitting your demographic, Starbucks wouldn't be a good match!
atquinn Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 supposedly hitting on his college-age tutor damaged the reputation that he earned "through years of great effort and hard work with Motley Crue" Very true. Can't have anyone believing he'd hit on anyone that old. Why not? He hit every girl he dated or married.
MCChris Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 Yeah, until Supernova came along I thought he was the greatest drummer in the history of rock! I actually saw an episode of the college show, he joined the marching band and couldn't play the drums to save his life! The only reason they actually let him play in a half-time show was because it was his show, the band director totally didn't think he was good enough.Yeah, I'd like to see any of those rat-a-tat-tat cockroach stompers try to play "Power to the Music."
princeofdarkness56 Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 " Incoherent, lazy and incompetent ". Is that not why people become rock stars to begin with ?? All the really good ones fit that description.
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