MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Offers Excuses For 'Tonight Show' F-Bomb

May 26, 2005

Launch Radio Networks reports: MÖTLEY CRÜE filed a lawsuit against NBC-TV on May 24, alleging that a network ban has cost the CRÜE money in lost sales of albums, concert tickets, and merchandise, as well as having a negative impact on their bargaining position with potential sponsors and other concerns. The network banned the group from all its programs after singer Vince Neil dropped the F-bomb during a New Year's Eve performance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno". Neil told Launch that he had no idea something bad even happened that night. "It was funny, because we didn't hear any — that night, Jay's all, 'Yeah, thank you guys,' you know, gave us all hugs, and next day was fine," he said. "Then it was like a couple days after that, you know, I started, like, hearing about it and reading about it. I'm like, 'Geez, did I say that?', 'cause I didn't even realize it."

Neil added that, given the CRÜE's reputation as bad boys, it was foolish of "The Tonight Show" to host the band without using a delay. "Probably even in the back of my mind, you know, it was like, you figure with all this live stuff, they've gotta now, everybody has to always be on a delay. But, you know, I don't know why they didn't have a delay with us on there."

The CRÜE is seeking unspecified damages and wants NBC to lift its ban, which the band is calling a First Amendment violation that's hurt the group financially.

MÖTLEY CRÜE begins a European tour on June 4 in Germany, and returns to North America for summer shows beginning July 24 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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