The Hollywood Vampires are being sued by a concert promoter over a scuttled show in Europe.
The rock supergroup consists of Johnny Depp, School’s Out singer Alice Cooper and Aerosmith guitarist, Joe Perry.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor was named alongside his bandmates in a federal court filing in Texas over a cancelled July 2023 show.
The concert was slated to be held at the Olympic Fields in Slovakia, where the promoter is based, TMZ reported after reviewing court docs.
Lawyers for the rock band are asking the court to strike the case, insisting that there was no legally sound reason for it to be heard in Texas.
The promoter claimed in the court filing that he had paid the rock ensemble $277,000 (£209,000) in advance for their performance, and that he had asked for the money back, but had not received a response.
The band abruptly cancelled the show after pointing out problems with the location and potential safety issues and put out a statement on Instagram at the time.
“Upon arrival today to the venue in Slovakia to begin set up for tonight’s performance, it quickly became clear that the construction of the facility was incomplete, and therefore unsafe for both the band and the general public,” it read.
The statement continued, “The band is very upset by this recent and unfortunate turn of events, and hope to return when schedules permit.”
The concert promoter in legal docs also referred to a hospitalisation Depp dealt with for “an unknown medical issue” at the time.
