Nine Inch Nails Guitarist To Be Sued By Guard
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A security guard who claims he was knocked unconscious by Nine Inch Nails guitarist Aaron North's microphone stand at a Madison, Wisconsin, concert last fall filed a lawsuit against the group.
The suit, which alleges negligence and assault and battery, was filed in Wisconsin's Circuit Court on June 28 and seeks a trial by jury as well as unspecified punitive and compensatory damages for the guard's "past and future pain and suffering." The guard, Mark LaVoie, claims in the filing that on October 13, he was standing in front of Alliant Energy Center's stage with his back turned to the band. The suit alleges that North, a former member of the Icarus Line, launched his mic stand through the air, coming down hard on LaVoie's head.
Nine Inch Nails' label, Interscope Records, could not be reached for comment.
According to the suit, which also specifically names North as a defendant, the blow knocked LaVoie unconscious. He fell to the floor, the suit read, "and was bleeding from a large laceration on the top of his head." LaVoie was treated at a nearby hospital.
Court papers suggest North "intentionally, violently and without just cause or provocation ... attacked and assaulted [LaVoie] when he threw the microphone stand into the audience, striking [him] on the head and causing him serious pain and permanent injury." North, the suit contends, should have realized tossing the stand into the crowd would wind up hurting someone.
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10 Comments on "Nine Inch Nails Guitarist To Be Sued By Guard"
2. writes:
It is retarded but why the hell would you try to throw a microphone stand into the audience in the first place? Mic stands are sometimes really heavy and if he threw it I wouldn't doubt that he knocked him out. Way to go! I give you a round of applause! dumbass
4. writes:
Oh well. Doesn't change his performance onstage. Saw NIN about a month ago, and Aaron North was kick his mic stand all over the place and throwing it around and smashed his guitar on the stage. Didn't throw anything into the audience, although Trent did crowd surf while singing.
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8. writes:
F*ck all of you, aaron north is a great guitarist, and he just should have thrown it a little further.... think about it if you where at a concert and someone started throwing equipment into the crowd it would kick a$$ right.
And why did you do to a icarus line concert if you didnt like there music and you didnt expect them to jump into the audeience and start sh**, thats what they do
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1. lorlor writes:
RETARDED!