Johnny Rotten slams 'disrespectful' Sex Pistols for 'cashing in' on Queen's death

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Queen's death.The singer has now stated he is "distancing" himself from the rock group who released the anti-royal song ahead of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.It comes just one week after it was announced Queen Elizabeth had died "peacefully" at her beloved private home, Balmoral, surrounded by King Charles and Princess Anne.READ MORE: Prince Philip scolded Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen in brutal no-nonsense swipeNow, Johnny, whose real name is John Lydon, 66, has hit out at the "tasteless" move by his ex-bandmates who have disputed his claims.John claimed that the group had approved "a number of requests" without his consent as he lashed out at the band.In a string of tweets in view of his 60,800 Twitter followers, he alleged: "John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death."The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement."In John's view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with God Save The Queen, in particular, is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time."He went on to add: "John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died."Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.

Send her victorious."You can leave your tributes to Queen Elizabeth II here.However, a spokesperson for the Sex Pistols disputed these allegations, saying: "We cannot understand what John would be referring.