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Axl Rose claims music giant Irving Azoff concocted a diabolical plot to destroy Guns N' Roses ... TMZ has learned.
Rose just filed a countersuit against Azoff -- his former manager -- claiming Azoff tried to strong-arm Rose into a reunion tour with the original members of GNR. When Rose nixed the idea on the heels of the Chinese Democracy tour last year, Azoff did everything he could to screw Axl ... so he claims.
Among other things, Rose claims Azoff tried "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."
Rose believes Azoff was so vicious he even used Axl's childhood name -- something that carries heavy emotional baggage -- when he filed the initial lawsuit for commissions. Rose says the name William Bailey "carries significant
emotional damage from Rose's childhood" and that Azoff knew it because of numerous personal
and confidential conversations.
Rose is countersuing for $5 mil minimum.
UPDATE: The gloves are off! Azoff just took a shot at Axl by releasing 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.'”
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Hmmm, sounds like Irv is a REAL G&R fan.
Can't get mad at him for trying to figure out a way to get the original guys back together. They could have been The Stones or even Aerosmith. Now? Rose heads up the worlds best G&R cover band (which isn't bad, but it's not G&R).
Maybe Axel should stop self sabotaging his own career and JUST DO IT!
Or maybe he should go back into the studio...for another decade.
ummm...one though comes to mind after reading this...
UP THE MEDICATION...IT'S NOT WORKING...
rest of the band...steer clear of A.R. like a stinky fart !!!
No wrinkles on his forehead. No wrinkles on his face and what's with that decades old hair weave?
I am sorry that you have emotional baggage but if I see your botoxed frozen face again, I am gonna have nightmares.
Axl Rose's real name is Bill Bailey? WTF? That's the funniest thing I've read all year! "....wont you come home Bill Bailey, wont you come home...."
This is so friggin sad. Axl was awesome with GNR and he's just degenerated into a paranoid kook. The only one sabotaging Axl is Axl.
The only thing sabotaging GnR is Axl himself. His ego destroyed the original band and he's too proud and arrogant to admit he screwed the other members out of an ownership stake in the band, thus the cause of the bad blood.
This guy is delusional alright. Somehow, I think Irving Azoff has more then enough on his plate with the Eagles to spend a minute of his time thinking up ways to screw Rose. Axl better think of another way to earn a buck. Irving will eat him for lunch!
axl SHAFT THAT MONEY HUNGRY KIKE!!!...LESS KIKES THE BETTER!!!
Kikes are an embarrasment,look where madeoff is...boo hoo
If you knew Irving, or people that he worked with, you wouldn't question William Bailey's suit.
I wouldn't doubt his manager tried to push him into a corner. Greed has gotten the best of all of them.
