Mötley Crüe Responds To ‘Ugly Public Lawsuit’ After Guitarist Mick Mars Sues Band Over Alleged ‘Gaslighting’ To Force Him Out

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The situation between Mötley Crüe and guitarist Mick Mars has turned litigious, with Mars suing his bandmates over his claims that he’s being forced out of the band.

It all started in October 2022 when Mars issued a statement announcing he was retiring from touring with the band, due to his ongoing struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a degenerative disease that affects the spine.

According to legal documents obtained by Variety, Mars is accusing the other members of the band — singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee — of “gaslighting” him in an attempt to kick him out of the band. READ MORE: Mick Mars Retires From Touring With Mötley Crüe Mars alleges that the band is demanding that he sign a severance agreement that would divest him of all Mötley Crüe’s future earnings, in return for a five-per-cent stake in the group’s 2023 tour, on which he’s not performing.

Meanwhile, Mars’ lawsuit is also delivering plenty of dirt about his bandmates, claiming that Sixx belittled him and insulted his guitar playing, and that the other members of the band regularly “mime” along to prerecorded tracks in concert — and that he was the only member of the band to perform live throughout.