As Farrell says in his lawsuit, the history of Jane's Addiction has been peppered with "well-documented" antagonism between its "original" members, who settled in as the lineup in 1986, a year after the band was founded. That antagonism is clear in both complaints, which were reviewed by The Times.

In newly filed court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Navarro, 58 — alongside fellow bandmates Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins — claim Farrell, 66, launched what they describe as a "brutal and unprovoked" attack during a mid-show incident in Boston in September 2024.

Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins have sued Perry Farrell following an onstage fight that ended the band.