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Motley Sues NBC

05/25/05
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(BW&BK) The New York Times is reporting that M�TLEY CR�E filed suit against NBC Tuesday (May 24) alleging that the network violated the group's free-speech rights and weakened its sales by banning it after Vince Neil, the lead singer, used an expletive on the air in a Dec. 31 appearance on "The Tonight Show".

The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Los Angeles, accuses the network of censoring the band to mollify a Federal Communications Commission that has been increasingly quick to levy steep fines for broadcasting indecent material on television and radio. The lawsuit says the network, which banned the group after Mr. Neil inserted an expletive into his New Year's greeting to Motley Crue's drummer, Tommy Lee, added insult to injury by promoting a summer reality series featuring Mr. Lee. [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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