This Nov. 4, 2011 file photo originally released by Sony PlayStation shows Scott Weiland performing with Stone Temple Pilots during the Gran Turismo Awards in Las Vegas. Weiland countersued his former band mates on Friday, May 31, 2013, claiming they had no right to expel him from Stone Temple Pilots and should be blocked from using the group’s name or music unless he is performing with them. The other members had accused Weiland of hijacking its name and songs to promote his solo career. Their lawsuit filed, May 24, 2013, accused Weiland of being chronically late to concerts and interfering with the release of a new single by the group.Scott Weiland is countersuing his former band mates in Stone Temple Pilots, claiming they had no right to expel him from the group.
The singer filed his countersuit Friday, one week after his former band mates asked a judge to order him to stop using the name Stone Temple Pilots or the group’s music.
Weiland’s lawsuit claims the band lacks the right to expel him and a judge should block them from performing with new frontman Chester Bennington.
The band claims Weiland isn’t entitled to call himself a former member of the group and was using its songs without proper permission. They cited him being late to concerts as one reason for his ouster.
The band’s attorney, Skip Miller, says Weiland is wrong and the group is moving forward without him.