Overview

• Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins filed a lawsuit on July 16 in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging Perry Farrell assaulted Navarro both onstage and backstage at a Boston concert last September and forced the cancellation of their reunion tour and new album.
• The plaintiffs accuse Farrell of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, seeking at least $10 million for lost earnings, tour expenses and diminished intellectual property value.
• Hours after the trio's filing, Perry Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, countersued Navarro, Avery and Perkins for assault, emotional distress and breach of contract, alleging a years-long campaign to bully and undermine the frontman.
• Farrell's countersuit disputes that he was the sole aggressor, citing video purportedly showing Navarro and Avery escalating the September 2024 altercation after Farrell's initial body check.
• Both lawsuits remain pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court as each side presses for damages and seeks to establish its account of the band's dramatic split.