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.

Dave Navarro is accusing Perry Farrell of assault and battery in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, July 16 in Los Angeles Superior Court. The musician filed the civil complaint against his fellow Jane's Addiction band member following the September 2024 onstage incident.

Jane’s Addiction's Dave Navarro has accused Perry Farrell of launching a “brutal and unprovoked” assault during the band's reunion tour last year.