Axl Rose Slams Irving Azoff In $5 Million Countersuit

[horsey]

id say axl winz '''''''''''fuck azozzf for real.

[horsey]

it's just waiting to hear how this turn's out anymore.just a little paitience i guess.

[willow]

Yeah I would love too know. But I am guessing like most cases like this. It will end up settling out of court. Just hope Axl gets the better deal. I am so sick of people like Azoff.

[FunkyMonkey]

This was posted back in August, but I don't think his Twitter account was verified at that point.

From Irving Azoff:

axl? he gets unfairly bashed online. i like him a lot. what a genius too

5 Aug via web

http://twitter.com/irvingazoff/status/20411682343

[cineater]

That's this week?  But it's June.  Who wants to sit in the court house in June?

[willow]

Well I could go out there and sit there. lol but I wouldn't understand most of what was said anyway. lol

[wight gunner]

Good luck Axl.. fkn go for it!  i hope there are other musicians/bands taking note of what Axl is standing up for here, GnR cant be the only ones that Azoff have burnt along the way.

Or mores the point, others using the same practices. Good luck Axl, you could be the guy who has the music industry bods changing their ways, rather than asking those they prey on to keep taking the shit....

[horsey]

ok any news yet ?

[FunkyMonkey]

Settlements Reached In Lawsuits Between Axl Rose And Former Manager

Tuesday June 14, 2011 ? 3:05pm

Lawsuits between Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose and his former manager concerning commissions and concert touring have been resolved, attorneys for both sides told a judge today.

"They were settled to the mutual satisfaction of the parties," said attorney Howard King on behalf of the singer's ex-manager, Irving Azoff.

The resolutions were announced on the day Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rita Miller had scheduled trial of the two cases between the rocker and Azoff.

No terms were divulged. But after a preliminary accord was reached, lawyers for Rose filed papers stating that the final accord would involve "a comprehensive touring agreement in which Guns 'N Roses would perform at various...venues."

Azoff sued the 49-year-old singer in March 2010, claiming Rose owed his ex-manager's company, Front Line Management, more than $1.8 million and broke a verbal agreement to pay the firm a 15 percent commission for performances by the band in Taipei, Seoul, Japan, Canada and South America.

Rose countersued two months later, claiming the manager tried to force him to reunite with his original Guns N' Roses bandmates and failed to properly promote the band's "Chinese Democracy" CD.

The suit also alleged Azoff lied about a prospective Van Halen "super tour" and mishandled the band's tour dates.

http://www.bhcourier.com/article/Local/Local/Settlements_Reached_In_Lawsuits_Between_Axl_Rose_And_Former_Manager/76718

[King Axl]

Settlements Reached In Lawsuits Between Axl Rose And Former Manager

http://www.bhcourier.com/article/Local/Local/Settlements_Reached_In_Lawsuits_Between_Axl_Rose_And_Former_Manager/76718

So the band still has to tour for Azoff?

[cotis]

I like this...


"No terms were divulged. But after a preliminary accord was reached, lawyers for Rose filed papers stating that the final accord would involve "a comprehensive touring agreement in which Guns 'N Roses would perform at various...venues."

[Ali]

I like this...


"No terms were divulged. But after a preliminary accord was reached, lawyers for Rose filed papers stating that the final accord would involve "a comprehensive touring agreement in which Guns 'N Roses would perform at various...venues."

I think we can safely say that any obstacle Azoff and this suit presented to touring the US has been cleared.

Ali

[HBK]

Well...

SUDAMERICAN TOUR / MEXICO TOUR / USA TOUR

 

[FunkyMonkey]

I like this...

"No terms were divulged. But after a preliminary accord was reached, lawyers for Rose filed papers stating that the final accord would involve "a comprehensive touring agreement in which Guns 'N Roses would perform at various...venues."

Yeah, hopefully in the US.

Winning a lawsuit against Irving Azoff is no small thing.  Glad they came to an agreement -- bring on the tour.

[Street of the Blues]

Settlements Reached In Lawsuits Between Axl Rose And Former Manager

http://www.bhcourier.com/article/Local/Local/Settlements_Reached_In_Lawsuits_Between_Axl_Rose_And_Former_Manager/76718

So the band still has to tour for Azoff?

Yup.

[D]

US TOUR STARTS NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Annie]

Awesome news! Please make a Chicago stop!

[Ali]

Settlements Reached In Lawsuits Between Axl Rose And Former Manager

http://www.bhcourier.com/article/Local/Local/Settlements_Reached_In_Lawsuits_Between_Axl_Rose_And_Former_Manager/76718

So the band still has to tour for Azoff?

Yup.

Not for Azoff himself, per se.  They have to have the backing of his company to mount any significant US tour.  That's why the DOJ challenged the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger on grounds it would create a monopoly.

Ali

[Bodhi]

very cool news, from the looks of it some of the roadblocks preventing a U.S tour are not only clear, but there seems to be an agreement on some shows and venues..very good news.

[One.In.A.Million]

I'm glad that this has been resolved, and also in a quickly manner in terms of when the trial started.

I hope that this means that everyone involved in GN'R can fully direct all of their energy into the greater good of the band. Rather than concentrating on these distractions, where alot of GN'Rs interests are being ignored or muted in favour of the court case.