Editing Mötley Crüe (section)

===Former Mötley Crüe members===
==== Mick Mars ====
On October 27, 2022, co-founding guitarist [[Mick Mars]] publicly announced his retirement from touring with the band after 41 years due to complications with [[ankylosing spondylitis]], a degenerative form of inflammatory arthritis leaving him unable to perform on tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/motley-crue-mick-mars-lawsuit-ankylosing-spondylitis/ |title=Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars sues band, claiming he was fired for "horrific" disease |first1=Aimee |last1=Picchi |date=2023-04-11 |access-date=2023-04-21 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413233712/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/motley-crue-mick-mars-lawsuit-ankylosing-spondylitis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly afterwards, the band announced longtime [[Rob Zombie]] guitarist [[John 5 (guitarist)|John 5]] would be his replacement during the ongoing tour. In an interview with ''[[Ultimate Guitar]]'' dated March 13, 2023, [[Carmine Appice]], a friend of Mars', claimed that Mars, in addition to his declining health, had lost enjoyment for touring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/carmine-appice-claims-mick-mars-wasnt-happy-on-motley-crues-the-stadium-tour|title=CARMINE APPICE Claims MICK MARS 'Wasn't Happy' On MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Stadium Tour'|date=March 14, 2023|access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415175414/https://blabbermouth.net/news/carmine-appice-claims-mick-mars-wasnt-happy-on-motley-crues-the-stadium-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> Enraged with the comments, Nikki Sixx responded on Twitter, attacking Appice, referring to him as "a washed up drummer."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guitar.com/news/music-news/nikki-sixx-refutes-carmine-appice-mick-mars-claims/|title=Nikki Sixx tears into Carmine Appice over claims that Mick Mars 'wasn't happy' with Mötley Crüe|access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415175414/https://guitar.com/news/music-news/nikki-sixx-refutes-carmine-appice-mick-mars-claims/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following Sixx's comments, Mars began to attack the band during an interview with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' published April 6, 2023, claiming the band's severance payout was 'laughable' as his royalties had allegedly been cut to 7.5% as a result of his retirement. Mars further claimed he was forced to retire as opposed to being fired by the band based on their own displeasure with his medical ailments.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/arts/music/mick-mars-motley-crue-lawsuit.html |title=Mötley Crüe Guitarist's Lawsuit Says He Was Kicked Out |work=The New York Times |date=April 8, 2023 |last1=Oxenden |first1=Mckenna |access-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412123923/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/arts/music/mick-mars-motley-crue-lawsuit.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 7, 2023, Mars publicly filed a lawsuit against Mötley Crüe in the [[Los Angeles County Superior Court]] for unpaid royalties, claiming the band had severely cut his touring royalty agreement from 25% to 5% as a direct result of his retirement. The band's representative Sasha Frid had revealed claims that a 2008 legal agreement signed by all four band members had documented that no resigning participants would receive the same compensation attributable to live performances or merchandise sales if a particular member had chosen to quit the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/04/12/motley-crue-vs-mick-mars-what-know-contentious-dispute/11652494002/|title=Mötley Crüe sued by guitarist Mick Mars: What to know about the rock band's civil war|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413233713/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/04/12/motley-crue-vs-mick-mars-what-know-contentious-dispute/11652494002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mick-mars-on-motley-crue-lawsuit-i-carried-these-bastards-for-years-3427753|title=Mick Mars on Mötley Crüe lawsuit: "I carried these bastards for years"|website=[[NME]]|date=April 9, 2023|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413235215/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mick-mars-on-motley-crue-lawsuit-i-carried-these-bastards-for-years-3427753|url-status=live}}</ref> Mars' attorney Ed McPherson publicly attacked the band in a statement due to their failure to reveal updated financial documents in regards to Mars' payout agreement following his retirement in October. According to Mars' accounts in the lawsuit, the band had also forced him to sell off his remaining share in the band, labeling their behavior as 'bullying'. Nikki Sixx would make a public statement on Twitter expressing his disappointment with the lawsuit but offered his public support for Mars nonetheless. Following this statement Mars would further attack the band in a ''Variety'' article, taking aim at Lee and Neil for their previous legal incidents and alleged the band had been performing with a backing track throughout the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/motley-crue-lawsuit-mick-mars-explained-lawyer-manager-1235580026/|title=Unpacking Motley Crue's Mess: Manager Slams Mick Mars' 'Smear Campaign'; Guitarist's Lawyer Says He Is 'Tired of Being Bullied' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413233711/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/motley-crue-lawsuit-mick-mars-explained-lawyer-manager-1235580026/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' on July 3, 2023, Mars elaborated further by claiming he has refused to speak with any members of the band ever again, stating his intention to pursue his full royalty percentage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mick-mars-motley-crue-update|title=Mick Mars says he never wants to speak to Mötley Crüe again: "I think all of us would be okay with that"|date=July 6, 2023|access-date=July 10, 2023|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710190414/https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mick-mars-motley-crue-update|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/motley-crue-mick-mars-lawsuit-things-learned-1234778252/|title=Mick Mars Never Wants to Speak to Mötley Crüe Again — and 14 Other Things We Learned|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 3, 2023|access-date=July 10, 2023|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710190414/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/motley-crue-mick-mars-lawsuit-things-learned-1234778252/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|September 2023}}, the matter remained in litigation.

==== John Corabi ====
Following the firing of Vince Neil in 1992, Mötley Crüe hired John Corabi as their new lead singer prior to the recording of their 1994 self-titled album. Fan reactions were mixed due to the uncharted nature of the band's change in sound with Corabi, in addition to their new stylistic direction of the 1990s. As the band began writing for their upcoming seventh album, ''[[Generation Swine]]'', tensions over the album's creative direction began to surface between the band and Corabi. Corabi blamed much of the poor songwriting and production on Nikki Sixx's leadership, while Sixx blamed Corabi for being unable to write songs fluidly. The band had previously hired new manager Allen Kovac in 1994 prior to the release of the self-titled album; however, the mixed response to the record in addition to backlash towards Corabi from longtime fans proved to be strenuous on the band's public image, resulting in the band firing Corabi during the recording of ''Generation Swine''. The band were forced by management and fan responses to rehire Neil, however; tensions with Corabi remained high for multiple years following the split. Corabi would later sue the band in 1997 due to removal of his songwriting credits on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/john-corabi-explains-his-1997-lawsuit-against-motley-crue-im-not-anybodys-doormat|title=John Corabi Explains His 1997 Lawsuit Against MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'I'm Not Anybody's Doormat'|date=December 25, 2014 }}</ref> Despite the tensions, Corabi took part in a short-lived supergroup with Sixx entitled [[Brides of Destruction]] with [[L.A. Guns]] guitarist [[Tracii Guns]] in 2003. Corabi later outlined his tensions with Sixx would resurface during the project and would attack Sixx during multiple public interviews for his poor leadership and even insulted his playing abilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockcelebrities.net/ex-motley-crue-singer-john-corabi-reflects-on-his-feud-with-nikki-sixx/|title=Ex-Mötley Crüe Singer John Corabi Reflects On His Feud With Nikki Sixx|date=March 2022|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414001454/https://rockcelebrities.net/ex-motley-crue-singer-john-corabi-reflects-on-his-feud-with-nikki-sixx/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following guitarist Mick Mars' lawsuit against the band in 2023, Corabi expressed his support for Mars while criticizing the band's poor financial decisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/11/30/john-corabi-thinks-motley-crue-is-lying-about-mick-mars-retirement-statement/|title=John Corabi Thinks Mötley Crüe is Lying About Mick Mars Retirement Statement|date=November 30, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413235949/https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/11/30/john-corabi-thinks-motley-crue-is-lying-about-mick-mars-retirement-statement/|url-status=live}}</ref>