Overview
- Niven filed the suit on Nov. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, seeking declaratory rulings of non-enforceability and non-breach, plus damages for tortious interference.
- The complaint says Guns N' Roses invoked a 1991 buyout clause in a May 2025 letter, issued threats, and contacted publisher ECW Press to stop the book's release.
- Niven alleges thousands of printed copies are in storage accruing costs after delays from July to September 2025, with retailer listings now showing a March 31, 2026 release.
- To undermine the clause, the filing cites public statements by Slash, Duff McKagan and Axl Rose about Niven and claims someone in the band's orbit encouraged the book between 2015 and 2018.
- Outlets report the band did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit.