Editing Bay City Rollers (section)

===Spin–off and financial dispute: 2000–2015===
During the late 2000s, Ian Mitchell led his own Bay City Rollers band, which included lead vocalist [[Kyle Vincent]].  Mitchell was the only ex-Roller involved.

====Sexual assault allegations against manager====
Members of the Bay City Rollers have accused former manager [[Tam Paton]] of sexual abuse. In 2003, McGlynn accused Paton of trying to [[rape]] him in a hotel room in 1977.<ref name="scotsman1">{{citation |date=22 August 2007 |title=Former Rollers manager Paton cleared of rape claim |periodical=[[The Scotsman]] |url=http://news.scotsman.com/baycityrollers/Former-Rollers-manager-Paton-cleared.3319561.jp|access-date=10 April 2009 |location=Edinburgh |first=Rhiannon |last=Edward}}</ref> However, the police decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Paton. Paton had previous arrests for sexual misconduct with underage boys.<ref name="scotsman.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/tam-paton-bedroom-bulldozed-after-seedy-history-1-3216828|title=Tam Paton bedroom bulldozed after 'seedy' history|website=Edinburghnews.scotsman.com|access-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726111903/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/tam-paton-bedroom-bulldozed-after-seedy-history-1-3216828|archive-date=26 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, McKeown accused Paton of raping him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McEwen |first=Alan |date=2016-10-17 |title=Bay City Rollers pervert Tam Paton urged band to have sex with paedophile DJ |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/bay-city-rollers-gordon-clark-9059841 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>  In the 2023 documentary ''Secrets of the Bay City Rollers,'' potential band member Gert Magnus claimed that Paton offered him a place in the band in exchange for sex.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Latif |first=Leila |date=2023-06-29 |title=Secrets of the Bay City Rollers review – one of the most disturbing accounts of abuse imaginable |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/29/secrets-of-the-bay-city-rollers-review-one-of-the-most-disturbing-accounts-of-abuse-imaginable |access-date=2023-06-30 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

====Lawsuit to reclaim royalties from Arista==== 
In March 2007, six former members of the group (Faure plus the "classic line-up") announced a lawsuit against [[Arista Records]] in hopes of claiming what they described as "tens of millions of dollars" of unpaid royalties. Gordon "Nobby" Clark threatened to sue the other band members if their lawsuit was successful, stating that he was the creative force behind the band's success, even though he left the group in 1973, before the bulk of their fame and fortune began.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328133604/http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1019&id=437372007|url-status=dead|title=Scottish News – The Scotsman|archive-date=28 March 2007|website=Scotsman.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517033253/http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1019&id=449172007|url-status=dead|title=Scottish News – The Scotsman|archive-date=17 May 2007|website=Scotsman.com}}</ref> 

In September 2010, Clark, Ian Mitchell and Pat McGlynn filed a complaint in the courts in the United States against the six members (Faure plus the "classic line-up") over being excluded from the case against Arista records. Clark, Mitchell and McGlynn were seeking to have their rights determined and were seeking financial damages against the other Bay City Rollers for alleged breach of contract. In 2013, a judge in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the three due to the statute of frauds, which establishes that certain agreements must be in writing under certain conditions, and the appellate judge's ruling stated: "A claim for unjust enrichment must be based on the value of plaintiffs' contribution to the joint effort of the band at the time it made the relevant records, not on the income stream resulting from a revival over thirty years later."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/three-members-bay-city-rollers-617514 | title=Three Ex-Members of Bay City Rollers Denied in Royalty Collection Attempt | website=Hollywoodreporter.com | date=29 August 2013 | access-date=17 September 2013 | author=Gardner, Eriq}}</ref>

In March 2011, a New York judge determined that the Bay City Rollers could move forward with their four-year-old lawsuit against Arista Records. Arista denied responsibility for the majority of the royalties, citing a New York statute of limitations. The statute limits plaintiffs from recovering damages post six years in contract disputes, which therefore would negate the Rollers' claims for royalties incurred before 2001. However, because Arista had continued to promise the Bay City Rollers their royalties in writing, the judge ruled that the statute was not applicable.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mickie |url=http://mickieszoo.blogspot.com/2011/06/bay-city-rollers-to-continue-suit.html |title=Mickie's Zoo: Bay City Rollers to continue suit against Arista Records |website=Mickieszoo.blogspot.com |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> After almost a decade, the legal battle came to an end with an out-of-court settlement in 2016. Arista Records' parent company [[Sony Music]] is believed to have paid $3.5 million, with each band member receiving £70,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/bay-city-rollers-legal-battle-reaches-end-road-865600|title=Bay City Rollers legal battle reaches end of the road|website=Scotsman.com|date=15 October 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>