There are times that even celebs need to be left alone and clearly that was one of those times. Sorry to hear about his mom...

What a cry baby!

good excuse you came up with for your douche baginess but I'd still knock you out real cold real fast any old day of the week , just can't get around you and your band mates piece of shitness.

You couldnt knock your boyfriends pud, punk.

another internet tough guy!!!! move out of your parents house before you start bumping your gums jack wad

If there is a douche bag in this story it is you my friend.

What a total zero you are.

So sick of these little star f*cking wannabee celebrity chasers seeking pictures to justify their own worthless existense! Unless you're a kid, leave the celebrities alone when out in public and keep your dick in your pants, f*cking losers! And for the record, ChopShop has to be the dumbest mfer in the history of the internet!

That sucks, but next time please try taking a deep breath and counting to ten before you address THE ENTIRE WORLD.

That bitch does need to get fired though.

I read your rant and thought your were a complete douche. Why not explain the whole situation before going off? I don't know many people that wouldn't understand now why you went off. Timing is everything bro.

The dude may be a rock star, but he is a human being.

Tommy has worked with our band before, and the guy is down to earth, accomodating, friendly, and a GREAT father and family man. I know for a fact that he was SUPER close to his mom, so this had to just be killing him.

We all need to cut the guy some slack.

Grief, especially when one of your parents just died, brings a lot of tough baggage and pain. I lost my father years ago, so I can relate to Tommy's discomfort and pain.

There is a time and place for everything. Some people don't pick up on that, others do. Sorry to hear about your mother's passing, Tommy. Peace.

Pretty sure everyone would have agreed with him if he had said that instead of the crap he post....sorry to hear about his mother. RIP

Why would you want to go to Facebook and take out all your misery from there? Very immature.

Lots of people write all sorts of immature, useless shit on Facebook. He may have went over the top in what he wrote originally, but I do agree with his point about pictures. It gets out of hand sometimes. Maybe because he released a porno with Pam and has done videos with Motley, some people would believe all that he's fair game for a picture regardless of the time and situation. Maybe he couldn't bring himself to talk about his mother's death at the time. Anything goes as far as grief and how it affects any one of us.

True, it would have made more sense had he mentioned why he's taken a turn about the whole taking pictures thing. R.I.P. Mrs. Bass...

the fucking lady works at the mortuary where he was picking up his moms ashes!!!!! if you work at a mortuary in LA, you will probably see celebs/their relatives often. this ignorant bitch doesn't deserve to work at burger king because she has no respect for other people. so what if TL is not your favorite guy. People like that chick should be cleaning toilets at motel 6. Customer service sucks around here I can't imagine what its like in LA

Maybe it was the wrong moment but, they made you dude! Should have just took the friggin picture! THEY MADE YOU!

Losing a mother is easily one of the toughest things to go through, and when I lost mine I was just a mess for a while.

Agree with TL. That chick is totally disrespectful for asking for a pic, while Tommy was clearly not in the right mind frame after losing a loved one. Sorry to hear about Lee's Mom RIP.

Everybody has good & bad days

You don't need an extreme case like that to justify your dislike of being photographed. No one should be forced to have their photo taken and pushy fans don't own anyone.

On another note try explaining yourself without so many 'fucks'. Any fucking chance you can get your point across without saying that every sentence?

I seriously fucking doubt it!

not a surprise if this receptionist did this. mutant, devolved morons all over the country who don't care about anything but themselves but pretend to. Tommy, you should have spit in her face.

What in the hell is wrong with that chick? You're working at a funeral home... have some fucking respect.

Sorry to hear about Tommy's loss. I dread the day I have to deal with that.

very unprofessional behavior on the receptionist's part. good thing it wasnt some limp wristed cabana boy because tommy would have clocked him.

You have no problem being paid for taking pics at meet and greets do you Tommy? Next time offer him money.

human being = nonexistent

That's fucked up, can't blame him at all!!

When your mother or father dies, attempting to be rational and mature is the last thing that happens. It's not as easy to just collect your thoughts properly. I don't blame him for reacting the way he did. The receptionist should've been fired for being such an inconsiderate bitch.

Ummm......Tommy NEVER was rational or mature.

A long awaited friend.

/me shrugs

Peart got it right. It's crap. But it's reality. You choose that path, it comes at a cost. That's part of the cost. Her behavior is clearly unacceptable. But, sorry, when you're Tommy Fucking Lee, you have to accept the fact that sometimes folks are gonna be inappropriate. Sad, but true.

How times did he say "Dog", "Yo", "Fo' shizzle", and "Stupid Cracker"?

How many times did he say "Dog", "Yo", "Fo' shizzle", and "Stupid Cracker"?

...and then my girlfriend give me a head and i taped it like the old days with Pam

face your problems, don't facebook them

This explains NOTHING. How fucking stupid are you? If this events actually happened yeah, that's fucked up. But the chick at the mortuary has nothing to do with countless fans who spend big bucks to support your ass.

Nice try at bailing yourself out of your own stupidity.

You're a piece of shit.

People need to get off Facebook cause that is the GAYEST website on earth and the best decision I ever made was getting off that crap. Tommy was right on in his rant. People are selfish and bombard celebrities for pictures all the time I say if you want a picture ask for one and if they decline respect there decision and leave them alone!! This dumb bitch has a horrible sense of timing and if it were me I would of kicked her ass into the middle of next week! Sorry for your loss Tommy sometimes peoples brains are pea sized.

Perhaps you should have said so to begin with? Bummer about your mother - no excuse for flipping out on the world at large via the internet.

Facebook is for losers and douchebags and that female receptionist is a douchebag

it probably didnt go down as tommy said it did, i agree the girl was in the wrong but maybe, just maybe she she didnt know exactly the reason tommy was there and for a person surrounded by death and sadness all day im sure seein a guy who was cool 30years ago would be exciting and she asked for a picture

im not saying what she done is right, its not, but i can kind of understand.

fucking hipocrits. i could not care less about some mother who died. but here on blabbermouth, some magical force pushes people to speak out condolences af if they were part of the family of the deceased one. jesus christ. people are shitbags. look at the world. but on a forum one has to pretend that we all got some common values in our ways. keep on fantasizing, disneyland-dwellers. as long as it keeps you sane. but note that you biblehuggers are very big morons. and i don't care what you have to say because i will not come back reading the follow ups to this post. i already know the yada-yada that will spill out of your outraged mouths.

You've got it all figured out, bro! Asshole.

I don't buy this story.

He was whining and crying and once again looking like the biggest douche on the planet.

Some PR person said we need a story to cover this.

And here you have it....

Biggest Douche Ever (though Nikki & Vince aren't far behind)

so what he did some rant on the internet???? he was in a very bad mood and everone has their good and bad days. whats the big deal?? its like did something personally to some people here, grow up.

THAT's the most fucked up thing that has ever happened to him????

Sucks about his mom, but he's still an idiot.

Why did Tommy Lee's new girlfriens have two black eyes? He had to tell her twice!

Sorry, I just don't believe this story. It sounds like a bullshit p.r. move. If you read his rant and Motley's defense of his rant, there is no way this incident happened. You mean to tell me that they both released those statements and NOBODY thought to mention this incident? Another thing, people in the Funeral services industry DO NOT act this way.

im with tommy on this one his mom just died...but i dont get the people who work at that place dont take that into consideration

...But it is the price you pay for fame.

TOMMY LEE Explains Facebook Rant : It was the hepatitis talking.

You would think that someone who works at a funeral home knows all about proper decorum in a place like that.

I'm not a Crue or Tommy Lee fan, but I totally see Tommy's point on this.

That receptionist was totally disrespectful and unprofessional.

Tommy, sorry about your loss, losing your parents is very hard. The article explains your experience with an idiot wanting a picture with you at a very inappropriate time in your life. I do believe anyone would agree that is just totally wrong what happened and so sorry you went through that. Keep in mind though your rant had two parts to it and it seems you would like everyone to focus on just the part of not wanting pictures, which is very obvious because of your stategy now you come forward with the story regarding your mother's ashes to explain away your rant and as you and your PR person hoped there would be the mindless sheeps that would as well only focus on the picture taking part of the rant. Here is where it gets interesting and validates the view of myself and thousands of others. The second part of the original rant has been and is still being ignored and not explained by you and it was blasting every fan you have ever had that we can basically kiss your ass because you and ONLY YOU made you successful and fans are just "randoms" and had nothing to do with your success. Keep in mind without fans who would buy anything of yours? How would you make money? I mean ok, so somethings in life you are paid up front, IE: Pammy's spreads in mags, she got a chunk of cash at the time of spreadin', one big pay out, not a percentage of mags sold. Now for you, you depend and rely on fans to purchase a concert ticket, oh but wait, need a tshirt too, oh for more money how about a meet and greet and that brings to you?? MONEY! The so called randoms spent money and that money floated your way. It did not end there, if any fan tried to bring up that point to you of the rant you called that fan names and they were haters, if someone only talk about the picture part of the rant, well hey they were cool because they overlook you blasting them. Then the most interesting part of it all, was not you explaining, hey man this happened to me with this woman wanting a picture and I don't want to do pictures anymore and hey fans sorry for blasting you all like I did, maybe to say I was having a bad day and should of wrote that in my diary how I really feel about all of you but you made it known to the public how you truely feel about your fans. You didn't and seems you will never acknowledge what the true reason was for why fans were upset. It is not about pictures it is about you disregarding fans you have had through all your ups and downs over the years and from a point of view outside of your bubble you live in there has been more downs that ups, but hell that is a true fan to still support you good or bad. To see you write "And the winner goes to?....." as the caption for the story explaining that day with you and your mother's ashes really truely shows you feel you won, WON? Won what? That is messed up, and maybe it was you or your PR person that said ok so with the story let's get a sad picture of Tommy to go with the story and this will turn this huge out of control mess Tommy created around, but now we are only going to address the picture part of the rant and let's pray the sheep don't question anything else and just follow. Seriously..."And the winner goes to?...." and the picture don't match up! Hey maybe the caption should of been something sincere like...ummm like maybe...Hey freaks just want to put this out there to explain myself, I love you all and hope you understand! Hell with it written like that you might of gotten guys in line to suck your dick cuz they felt bad for you, but no you once again blast your fans by letting us know you won and we.....ummm lost? Tommy I know you are in your own world and don't give two shits about your fans, I have watched you over the years, you are 50 years old and act and talk like you are 20, we all must keep our inner child to stay young, and no we don't have to grow up but we do have to become adults and that at times means maning up and admiting when you are wrong and dude the second part of your rant was just simply wrong. I have felt embarassment for you and you don't even realize how you really are percieved by many in the public. Tommy you are a rock god dummer, and that is what the fans love, but a stand up guy to your fans your not. Many envy you, the money and the world you live in, I for one don't, I could not imagine a life where everyone around me told me just what I wanted to hear, money talks and it keeps mouths shut and you have too many people around you with their mouths shut, but now your fans, we live in the real world and we don't have yes people around us, we mess up, we don't have people scrambling around to do damage control we have to face up to our mistakes and make them right. Good luck to you Tommy, hope this all works out for you and it is good you have Tommyland to go to and hope you can always keep Tommyland because you would not survive in the real world. I am the same age as you and will try ending this with wording you may better relate to....Dude that is so rad man what ya did, f#%k gotta f&@king keep rockin dude and partyin' on and all that bulls@#t about the like F@#king rant totally blows over! Sex, drugs and rock n roll man dude! \m/ XO!

Oh yeah, all of a sudden this guy has a heart and real feelings. Isn't this the same guy who steered a boat with his weiner.

Why not take advantage of a nice family portait?!

As sad as it was if he'd explained his mood , she would have got the message .
When people are starstruck everything goes out the window .
Sorry for his loss .

he shared this story about the incident when picking up his mom's ashes at least one or two months ago (if not more)... not to say that the incident isn't screwed up, i actually hope she lost her job over that... working at a mortuary, one should know better...

however, his "no fan pictures" comment only came within the last week or so... and he's had plenty of tweets/posts since then, looking for general fan feedback/attention about his day-to-day life or on his joke and/or picture posts...

something doesn't add up... sounds more like a convenient excuse to fall back on in order to weather the bad feedback he got...

i'd post this on his FB page, but he would likely block me/de-"friend" me... granted, some "fans" can definitely be overzealous to the point that they act like stalkers, but most celebrities usually take the high road and deal with the "superfans" in a subtle way (if they choose to be out without bodyguards, who can intervene for the celeb without making the celeb seem like the bad guy)...

If this story is true and he considers this "officially the most fucked up thing that has ever happened to me" this man has had a fucking AWESOME, PRIVILEGED life!!!!!!

I have NOT been around the world a million times, I have NOT been to jail, I have NOT had some kid die in my pool, I have NOT had to deal with Nikki and Vince for years on end and yet I have had WAY more fucked up shit happen to me than someone asking for a photo when holding my Mom's urn.

Count your blessings again T-bone.. apparently your mind has lost a few hundred thousand of them.

Should of beat her up Tommy, like you did Pamela Anderson (who also fucked Bret fucking Michaels by the way).

vow, how old are you? and what did he do to you personally???
and poser??? why??? because he sold more albums then your shitty favorite band???

vow, how old are you? and what did he do to you personally???
and poser??? why??? because he sold more albums then your shitty favorite band???

Fuck off!

If I'd seen James Hetfield, walking next to me, maximum that I could do is to say Hi, if he is alone, if he is with his family, I wouldn't even say hello, and tried not to bother him in anyway, and that would be very cool for him to see thow I behave while having a Tallica shirt on.

I did meet him in Club meet-n-greet, and that was enough. Maybe I am not objective here though :-)

I agree mostly with Lee, I think that people should leave each other alone, if it is not mutual, but I can't help noticing that he is missing a simple thing here, people take pictures mostly for their memories!, then some other reasons they are, but just few.