Axl Rose Sues Activision for $20M for Including Slash in ‘Guitar Hero’
Axl Rose really doesn’t want to be associated with ex-bandmate Slash. The Guns N’ Roses frontman has just filed a $20 million lawsuit against Guitar Hero maker Activision claiming its use of the GNR 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 that 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 GNR member or his subsequent band, Velvet Revolver.
- Axl Rose Sues Activision for $20M for Including Slash in ‘Guitar Hero’
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