Rotten, who these days prefers to be called boring old John Lydon, was ridiculed this month for his $22,000 dental makeover in Los Angeles. This is perhaps unsurprising as being a punk-rock legend hardly goes hand in hand with advanced teeth-whitening technology. However, any criticisms of his approach to dental hygiene have now been superseded by the allegations of Roxane Davis, assistant producer on Bodog Battle of the Bands, on which Rotten was a judge. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit describes a 2007 incident where Rotten "beat the crap out of [Davis] after calling her every horrible name in the book".
Returning to the Ritz Carlton from a television broadcast, the lawsuit states, Rotten was dissatisfied with his hotel room. He "cocked back his fist ... and punched [Davis] in the face", complaining to her that his room didn't share a door with his favourite assistant, who is charmingly named Rambo.
Rambo then joined Rotten to verbally abuse a cowed Roxane Davis. Though the incident did not result in criminal charges, Davis is now pursuing the matter in civil court.
The reformed Sex Pistols, meanwhile, continue to gallivant across the world, possibly to cover legal fees. You can admire Rotten's new teeth and nasty demeanour at the following gigs:
June 7 Las Vegas, USA - The Joint
June 11 Birmingham, England - Academy
June 13 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
June 14 Newport, Isle of Wight, England - Isle of Wight Festival
June 20 Venice, Italy - Heineken Jammin' Festival
June 23 St. Petersburg, Russia - Jubeleyny Arena
June 25 Moscow, Russia - SSA Luzhnik
June 27 Borl�nge, Sweden - Peace & Love Festival
July 4 Piest'any, Slovakia - Hodokvas Festival
July 5 Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open'er Festival
July 6 Bobital, France - Bobital Festival
July 11 Turin, Italy - Traffic Festival
July 13 Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival
July 18 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
July 19 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
July 31 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes de Coura Festival
August 2 Lokeren, Belgium - Lokerse Festival
August 3 Loch Lamond, Scotland - Live at Loch Lamond
August 9 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
August 10 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
August 15 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
August 16 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
August 20 Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena
August 21 Tallinn, Estonia - Saku Suurhall
August 23 Helsinki, Finland - Ice Hall
August 31 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
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