Ramones relatives’ legal feud threatens to derail Pete Davidson-led Netflix movie
nypost.comshe sued singer Joey Ramone’s brother Mitchel Hyman and his manager David Frey for allegedly trying to cut her out of the film and the band’s merchandising deals.But Hyman — who countersued last month — told The Post the movie isn’t a band biopic.“It’s not a book about the Ramones,” Hyman told The Post of his 2009 memoir “I Slept with Joey Ramone,” which the movie is set to be based on.“It’s not a Ramones story,” he said of the book, which outlines growing up with the singer who battled debilatating OCD before his 2000 death. “It’s a story about growing up with a guy … who defeated the odds and became an inspiration to millions.
That’s what it’s about.” Hyman and Cummings-Ramone have been locked in legal combat off and on for years over the Ramones and their legacy, which began in Forest Hills, Queens, back in 1974.That’s when singer Joey (real name: Jeffrey Hyman) and Johnny (real name: John Cummings) launched the band with bassist Dee Dee (Douglas Colvin) and drummer Tommy (Thomas Erdelyi).
The band became one of the most influential groups in rock history, but only Joey and Johnny remained through various lineup changes until the band’s ultimate retirmenent in 1996.
All four founders have died. Despite their huge following and near-mythical status, the Ramones were never a commercial success.
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