Mars announced he’d be retiring from touring due to a chronic inflammatory disease.The lawsuit, obtained by the New York Times, claims the rest of the band (Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil) called an emergency shareholders’ meeting in which they schemed to fire Mars from the band’s corporations and entities. “It is beyond sad that, after 41 years together, a band would try to throw out a member who is unable to tour anymore because he has a debilitating disease,” Edwin F.
McPherson, Mars’ lawyer, told The Times. “Mick has been pushed around for far too long in this band, and we are not going to let that continue.”McPherson did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.The band’s legal representation told The Times the group had agreed some 15 years ago that they would cut off any of the members from earnings from performances should they step down.
Mars announced last October he would be retiring due to the pain caused by his ankylosing spondylitis, a disease that can cause the spine to seize up and freeze.
Mars, 71, was first diagnosed with the disease when he was 27, according to The Times. In the lawsuit, Mars claims Sixx gaslighted him by telling him he was a bad guitar player who played the wrong chords while on stage.
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