Editing Tommy Lee (section)

===Legal troubles===
In 1998, Lee served six months in county jail after pleading [[nolo contendere|no contest]] to kicking [[Pamela Anderson]] while she was holding their son Dylan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/23/1023864527266.html |title=The trials of Tommy Lee |date=June 24, 2002 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=May 29, 2011}}</ref> During an altercation over Anderson's refusal to call and ask her parents not to come over to the family's house, Lee assaulted his wife, leaving her with "bruises, a torn fingernail and fear for the safety of her two sons, Dylan and Brandon."<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAllister |first1=Sue |title=Tommy Lee Gets 6 Months in Jail for Beating His Wife |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-21-me-51994-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> In May 2000, Lee served five days in jail for violating his [[probation]] by drinking alcohol.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-31-me-35854-story.html |title=Rocker Tommy Lee Released After 5 Days in Jail |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 31, 2000 |accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tommy-lee-back-in-jail-205373/ |title=Tommy Lee Back in Jail |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 30, 2022 |accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref>

Lee faced a 1998 lawsuit when he allegedly exposed a right-facing [[Nazi]] [[swastika]] tattoo on his arm to public scrutiny (the tattoo was actually a left-facing swastika). In 1996, Lee had pleaded no contest to criminal charges of battery against a Jewish photographer after Lee attacked the man outside the famous [[Viper Room]], in L.A. When the photographer sued Lee, the swastika tattoo (which has since been removed) was said to be visible, and Lee's lawyer argued it would inflame the jury and create unfair prejudice against Lee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432392/19980402/lee_tommy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805141709/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432392/19980402/lee_tommy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 5, 2002 |title=Lee Wants Tattoo Hidden From Jury |website=MTV.com |date=April 2, 1998 |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> Shortly after claiming that the introduction of the tattoo into the court record would produce prejudice, Lee denied its existence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432391/19980406/lee_tommy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224164159/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432391/19980406/lee_tommy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2007 |title=News – Lee denies tattoo of swastika |website=MTV.com |date=April 6, 1998 |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> Lee's attorney reported the swastika was a "stupid tattoo obtained several years ago."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NEWS+LITE+:+JUDGE+BACKS+JURY+IN+SPELLING+CASE-a083817255 |title=News Lite: Rocker Lee wants swastika forgotten |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date=April 2, 1998 |via=Thefreelibrary.com |access-date=October 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022061253/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NEWS+LITE+:+JUDGE+BACKS+JURY+IN+SPELLING+CASE-a083817255 |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref>

In October 1997, Lee, along with Nikki Sixx, was arrested in North Carolina after instigating a riot during the 1997 concert at [[Greensboro Coliseum]]. Mötley Crüe bassist [[Nikki Sixx]] allegedly made racist comments to a black security guard, suggesting that the crowd attack him. Sixx and Lee were said to have poured beer over the guard's head.<ref>{{cite web |last=Saidman |first=Sorelle |date=September 7, 1999 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432367/.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911033454/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432367/.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |title=Tommy Lee Gets Naked, Nikki Sixx Gets Arrested... Again |website=MTV.com |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>

On June 16, 2001, 4-year-old Daniel Karven-Veres drowned in Lee's swimming pool while attending a birthday party for Lee's 5-year-old son, Brandon. Daniel's parents, [[James Veres]] and [[Ursula Karven]], sued Lee for negligence. Lee was cleared by a jury in April 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courttv.com/trials/tommylee/verdict_ctv.html |title=Tommy Lee cleared in boy's drowning death |first=Harriet |last=Ryan |date=April 17, 2003 |website=CourtTV.com |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830014240/http://www.courttv.com/trials/tommylee/verdict_ctv.html |archive-date=August 30, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2007, Lee was kicked out of the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] ceremony after engaging in a fight with [[Kid Rock]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b56122_Kid_Rock_Tommy_Lee_Rock_n_Brawl_at_VMAs.html |title=Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Rock 'n' Brawl at VMAs |first=Gina |last=Serpe |work=E! Online |date=September 10, 2007 |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1569305/20070910/lee_tommy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911190538/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1569305/20070910/lee_tommy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2007 |title=Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Battle At VMAs — Watch the Video |website=MTV.com |date=September 10, 2007 |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> Kid Rock was cited for assault on Lee and pleaded guilty.<ref name="motley attack">{{cite news |title=Kid Rock Cited for Misdemeanor Assault |url=http://www.moono.com/news/news05595.html |date=September 11, 2007 |work=Moono |publisher=UGO Networks |access-date=July 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904235100/http://moono.com/news/news05595.html |archive-date=September 4, 2008}}</ref>