NYPost.com's Julia Marsh recently reported that the heirs of the late KISS drummer ERIC CARR (pictured below) - who replaced founding band member PETER CRISS - have slapped the band with a lawsuit over unpaid royalties. A statement was made by Mark Abbattista, the attorney of Carr’s family, dismissing the lawsuit by saying "this proceeding was filed by a non-related third party without any knowledge, authorization or consent of anyone in the Carr family."

Read the full statement here.

Eric Carr's sister Loretta Caravello has since sent the following message to KISS guitarist PAUL STANLEY, which was posted on Facebook:

"Hi Paul,

This is Eric’s sister Loretta, my family and I would like to thank you for coming out so quickly in my family's defense.

We were just as shocked as you, When we saw that nonsense article in the paper. I was at a loss, we knew nothing about this.

So thank you for helping to put out the fire and hopefully stopping the negative comments online about my family.

My brother loved KISS and would have never done anything that would hurt the band . We have respected that and will continue to keep his memory with KISS in a positive light.

Congratulations on the Hall of Fame! We know you are trying, to include all, but no matter what may happens, We know Eric is smiling and proud to have been in such a great band."

Sincerely,

The Caravello Family

It was announced earlier this week that Carr’s heirs were suing KISS, including founding frontmen Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, for stiffing them on untold payments stretching back to the Brooklyn-born musician’s death from cancer in 1991.

The suit says the estate is entitled to between a 5 and 50 percent cut on four lesser-known songs that Carr wrote - 'Breakout', 'Carr Jam 1981' 'Car Jam 1991' and 'Little Caesar'.

Carr joined the band - known for its Kabuki makeup and pyrotechnic stagecraft - in 1980 and recorded eight albums.

For years the heirs believed they were only due royalties from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

“They thought they were getting it all from one source,” the estate’s attorney, Robert Garson, told The Post.

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