US Edition‘Fully Vindicated’: Mötley Crüe Wins Victory In Legal Battle With Guitarist Mick Mars
An arbitrator ruled Mick Mars must repay over $750,000 in advances after being legally removed from Mötley Crüe due to his inability to tour, based on the band’s operating agreement.
- On Tuesday, an arbitrator made rulings public when Mötley Crüe's attorneys asked a Los Angeles court to confirm that Crüe lawfully removed Mick Mars after his guitar playing deteriorated and only touring members are paid, fully vindicating the band legally, financially, and factually.
- Mick Mars stopped touring after ankylosing spondylitis forced him to quit and filed suit in 2023, accusing Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil of unfair termination after over four decades.
- Because Mars missed 69 shows, he must repay much of the 2019 advance of $7,000,000, owing more than $750,000, but after a $505,737 payment for his 25 percent stake, he owes $244,293.
- The arbitrator wrote that contracts, law, and equities bar band members who stop touring from sharing tour proceeds, while Mars's attorney did not immediately respond and the band said it offered generous compensation.
- For years, the dispute moved through private arbitration where Patrick J. Walsh applied the band's operating agreement and noted Mick Mars helped draft the tour pay clause.
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Mötley Crüe Wins ‘Decisive Victory’ in Financial Lawsuit With Former Guitarist Mick Mars
Former Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has reportedly lost his financial disputes lawsuit against his former bandmates. According to a report from Metal Injection, the members of Mötley Crüe feel they achieved a “decisive victory” against Mars. The band’s attorney, Sasha Frid of Miller Barondess, states that Mars’ claims were thrown out in the final arbitration, settling the legal matter once and for all. Frid also states that this ruling underm…
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