News In Brief 26 May 2005

Mötley Crüe To Expand Lawsuit Beyond NBC

The metal band, Mötley Crüe filed suit against NBC yesterday for allegedly violating the group's free-speech rights and hampering its sales by banning it following an appearance on The Tonight Show after lead singer, Vince Neil, used an expletive on the air.

The band claims the ban was executed so NBC could gain favor with the Federal Communications Commission. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Los Angeles, claims NBC blocked other appearances for Mötley Crüe on NBC programs, including "Last Call With Carson Daly" and "Late Night With Conan O'Brien".

The appearances on the network were to promote the band's new double album, "Red, White & Crüe," composed primarily of previously released songs.

The band's attorneys filed a second lawsuit, a class-action suit, with over 35-million "John and Jane Does' named, charging them with not purchasing, or purchasing enough of the band's albums, tickets, or merchandises.

Mötley Crüe's lawyer, Skip Miller said that the band was prepared to "sue it's way back into the charts"