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Former primary members of Guns n' Roses, Slash and Duff McKagan sued frontman Axl Rose back in 2005 for allegedly naming himself sole administrator of the band's copyrights.
The suit was filed 12 years ago today in Los Angeles both by Slash and Duff, otherwise known as their real names Saul Hudson and Michael McKagan. The complaint accuses Rose of profiting from their revenue shares to the tune of about $500,000 a year.
They also accused Rose of "arrogance and ego". The legal action claimed the singer "was no longer willing to acknowledge the contributions of his former partners".
Also last year, another former band member came out for what he says is owed to him. Chris Pitman, who played keyboards in the band from 1998 until 2015, sued Axl Rose for $163,000 in unpaid wages.
According to TMZ, Pitman has been waiting for Rose to pay up since 2011, when the singer wrote him a promissory note saying the debt would be paid by October 2012. Nearly four years later, Pitman says, he hasn’t seen a cent. The original amount owed was $125,000, with interest adding an extra $38,000
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