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Axl Sues Guns N' Roses Manager

• 19th May 2010

Guns N’ Roses manager, Irving Azoff, is being sued by Axl Rose reports website TMZ.

The wild living frontman claims that Azoff tried to force Axl to reunite with the 'classic’ line-up of the band. He goes on to claim that when the reunion was aborted thatAzoff attempted to sabotage the band’s movements.

TMZ reports the lawsuit accuses Azoff of “devising and implementing a secret plan to set up Rose and the band for failure so that Rose would have no choice but to reunite with the original Guns N' Roses' members.”

Axl Rose is now suing for a total sum of $5 million. Irving Azoff has issued the following statement:

“On advice of counsel I cannot respond at this time, but will discuss in my upcoming book, 'My Life with William Bill Bailey.''

William Bill Bailey, is Rose’s childhood name which his lawsuit says “carries significant emotional damage from Rose's childhood”.