Scott Weiland reportedly countersuing Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots haven’t had a big radio hit in years, but that’s hardly prevented the grunge-era act from keeping its hotly contested name in headlines.
Last month, we brought you news that the group, which performed at KROQ-FM’s annual Weenie Roast concert with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park on lead vocals, had filed suit against frontman Scott Weiland, whom it accused of “misuing the band’s name to further his solo career,” according to the Associated Press.
According to the suit, the singer had been “chronically late” to concerts and had attempted to interfere with promotion of a new song featuring Bennington, and Stone Temple Pilots sought to “strip [Weiland] of his ability to use the group’s name or songs.”
The legal action followed an extended back-and-forth between the two parties over whether Weiland was still a member of the outfit.
Now, the singer has filed a countersuit against his former bandmates -- guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz -- in which he claims they don’t have the right to fire him, Billboard reports. Weiland is asking a judge to bar them from using the Stone Temple Pilots name; he also wants $7 million in damages.
The band’s last album, a self-titled set with Weiland on vocals, came out in 2010.
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