Tommy Lee Settles $400k Lawsuit
The drummer was sued by his former assistant
Ultimate Classic Rock reports that Lee was sued by Michael "Tony” Sullivan for defamation and failure to pay overtime.
Sullivan worked with Lee from 2005 to March 2011. The lawsuit claimed Sullivan was required to be on call every hour of the day, and eventually required to live in Lee’s house. Then his pay was docked $1,000 a month for rent.
In November Radar Online reported that Sullivan’s pay was also docked if he was a few minutes late to work, or if Lee was angry with him. After leaving Lee, Sullivan says he got a job as tour manager for the rock band Bush, but lost that job because of Lee’s "defamatory statements and interference.”
Lee and Sullivan have now settled the lawsuit for $400,000.