GUNS N' ROSES - Axl Rose Sues Activision For $20M For Including Slash In Guitar Hero
November 23, 2010, 14 years ago
According to Matthew Belloni from The Hollywood Reporter, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose frontman has just filed a $20 million lawsuit against Guitar Hero maker Activision claiming its use of the GN'R song 'Welcome To The Jungle' violated a deal not to include any imagery of ex-guitarist Saul Hudson (aka Slash) in the popular game.
In an amusing lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Rose and his Black Frog Music claim Activision Blizzard fraudulently induced Rose into authorizing 'Jungle' for use in Guitar Hero III by telling him during negotiations that it wouldn't feature any reference to the former GN'R member or his subsequent band VELVET REVOLVER.
"[Activision] began spinning a web of lies and deception to conceal its true intentions to not only feature Slash and VR prominently in GH III, but also promote the game by emphasizing and reinforcing an association between Slash and Guns N' Roses and the band's song 'Welcome To The Jungle'," the complaint states.
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