Well, let's begin in the pop courts, where Motley Crue have filed a lawsuit against US TV network NBC for banning them after frontman Vince Neil used the f-word during a live New Year's Eve TV show. As previously reported, the TV network issued the ban after Neil turned to band mate Tommy Lee during the live performance on the Jay Leno Show and said "Happy fucking New Year, Tommy!"
The band reckon that they have been unfairly treated by the network in the aftermath of the on air slip up. Band member Nikki Sixx told reporters this week: "We meant no harm, but it feels that we're being singled out unfairly. This is a discrimination issue, pure and simple. All we've ever asked is to be treated like everybody else, which is why we're taking this action."
The band's attorney Skip Miller added: "Once you're on, and then you get banned, the question is why? Is it because NBC decided to throw Motley Crue under the train? If it's because of kowtowing to the FCC and governmental pressure, yes, I do think that can be a First Amendment violation."
It remains to be seen if the band can use the US constitution to force NBC to rethink the ban, though some doubt how long the network will stick to it anyway, particularly as they are building a reality show around Tommy Lee due to air this summer.