Overview

• Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins sued frontman Perry Farrell in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking at least $10 million after his onstage punch at Navarro halted the band’s 2024 reunion tour and suspended a planned album.
• Farrell countersued the three bandmates hours later, alleging they subjected him to a years-long bullying campaign, harassed him with excessive stage volume and physically assaulted him and his wife.
• Both complaints assert claims of assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
• Navarro’s lawsuit links over $10 million in lost tour revenue, album advances and expenses to Farrell’s conduct, while Farrell’s countersuit charges his bandmates with defamation and wrongful cancellation of touring commitments.
• The dueling suits expose deep fractures in the band’s classic lineup and cast uncertainty over Jane’s Addiction’s reunion and unfinished album.