Editing Axl Rose (section)

==Legal issues==
Rose was arrested over 20 times as a teenager in Indiana.<ref name="Tannenbaum88"/> He stated of his experiences "We [Rose and Izzy Stradlin] grew up in Indiana and we got a lot of shit, I got thrown in jail over twenty times, and five of those times I was guilty. Of what? Public consumption. I was drinking at a party underage. The other times I got busted because the cops hated me."<ref>{{cite news |last=Elliot |first=Paul |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/archive-guns-n-roses-raise-hell-in-the-city-of-angels |title=Interview: Guns N' Roses Raise Hell In The City Of Angels |work=Classic Rock Magazine |date=October 25, 2016 |access-date=June 1, 2025 }}</ref>

In November 1987, Rose was arrested onstage after assaulting a security guard during a show.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/278325/ATLANTA-DECLINES-TO-BEAT-DRUMS-FOR-FIERY-SINGER.html|title=Atlanta declines to beat drums for fiery singer|date=March 3, 1993|website=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230126/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/278325/ATLANTA-DECLINES-TO-BEAT-DRUMS-FOR-FIERY-SINGER.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015 |quote=Last time he was there in 1987 he brawled with security guards, punched an Atlanta cop and got arrested.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Axl Rose Assaults Security Guard – 25 Most Destructive Guns N' Roses Moments |last1=Hartmann |first1=Graham |website=Loudwire.com |date=July 20, 2012 |url= http://loudwire.com/axl-rose-assaults-security-guard-25-most-destructive-guns-n-roses-moments/|access-date=June 9, 2015|quote=If we know just one thing about Axl Rose, it's that the frontman loves himself a good physical confrontation. Perhaps the earliest of the Axl Rose incidents, the vocalist was arrested onstage during a 1987 show in Atlanta for punching a security guard. |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150521153929/http://loudwire.com/axl-rose-assaults-security-guard-25-most-destructive-guns-n-roses-moments/|archive-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> Rose was held backstage and allowed to leave if he apologized to the guards, but refused and was arrested.<ref name="vult_Conc">{{cite web |title=Concert Promoters Share Their Guns N' Roses War Stories |author=Steve Knopper |work=Vulture |date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |url= https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/concert-promoters-share-their-gnr-war-stories.html }}</ref>

In 1990, Rose was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting his next-door neighbor on the head with an empty wine bottle.<ref name="LATIM">{{cite web |title=Singer Axl Rose Accused of Assault : Dispute: A neighbor alleges the Guns N' Roses rock star hit her with a wine bottle after an argument. He says she is the one who has caused problems. |author= |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 31, 1990 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-31-me-3311-story.html |quote=}}</ref> Rose stated that the neighbor swung a wine bottle at him after he responded to her yelling. There had also been frequent incidents between the two over loud music being played.<ref name="LATIM"/> The run-ins with his neighbor inspired the lyrics to the song "Right Next Door To Hell" on ''[[Use Your Illusion I]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Axl Rose's Neighbor Inspired 'Right Next Door to Hell' |author= |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=September 1, 2021 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-right-next-door-to-hell/ |quote=}}</ref>

In 1992, Rose was arrested for his role in the [[Riverport Riot]], which took place the previous year after Rose cut short a concert at a venue near St. Louis, Missouri.<ref name="nyti_AxlR">{{cite news |title=Axl Rose Pleads Not Guilty |agency=Associated Press |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 15, 1992 |access-date=August 11, 2021 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/15/us/axl-rose-pleads-not-guilty.html }}</ref> Rose was found guilty of property damage and assault. He was fined $50,000 and given two years probation.<ref name="vari_AxlR">{{cite news |title=Axl Rose convicted of assault |agency=Associated Press |work=Variety |date=November 10, 1992 |access-date=August 11, 2021 |url= https://variety.com/1992/biz/news/axl-rose-convicted-of-assault-100475/ }}</ref>

Rose was arrested in 1998 at [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Sky Harbor Airport]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] for threatening an airport guard who was searching his luggage.<ref name="98arr"/> He was charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.<ref name="98arr">{{cite web |title=News Flash: Axl Rose Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Security Worker |author=<!--Not stated--> |work=MTV News |date=February 11, 1998 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/3150/news-flash-axl-rose-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-security-worker/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151128104129/http://www.mtv.com/news/3150/news-flash-axl-rose-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-security-worker/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 28, 2015 |quote=}}</ref> Rose's publicist stated the incident was a "simple misunderstanding and that Rose was simply trying to protect a fragile memento he had been given."<ref name="98arr"/>

Rose was arrested in Sweden in June 2006 for biting a security guard in the leg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Axl Rose arrested for biting security guard |author= |work=TODAY.com |date=June 27, 2006 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://www.today.com/popculture/axl-rose-arrested-biting-security-guard-1C9432639 |quote=}}</ref> The guard had confronted Rose who was arguing with a woman in a hotel lobby. Rose was deemed too intoxicated to be questioned right away by police. He was fined $5,500 for the incident as well as ordered to pay $1,360 in damages to the guard.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Axl Rose Released From Stockholm Jail |magazine=Billboard |date=June 26, 2007 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57998/axl-rose-released-from-stockholm-jail}}</ref>

===Rape charge & assault allegations===
Rose and Slash were charged with felony [[statutory rape]] in 1985 after Rose allegedly had sex with 15-year-old Michelle Rhoades.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Axl Rose Avoided Statutory Rape Charge From a 15-Year-Old Girl |author= |work=Ultimate Guitar |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/how_axl_rose_avoided_statutory_rape_charge_from_a_15-year-old_girl.html |quote=}}</ref><ref name="RSMich"/> They argued and the girl left the house while she was still naked.<ref name="medi_Insi"/> Slash wrote in his book about an unnamed woman that "had sex with Axl up in the loft", then "freaked out intensely" and he tried to get her to leave.<ref name="RSMich"/> The band kept a low profile and Rose and Slash went into hiding for several months to avoid the police, Slash stated "The truth was Axl definitely had sex with the girl but it been consensual and no one had raped her."<ref name="RSMich"/> Rose recalled the events, stating "This hippy chick wandered in and started fucking with our equipment trying to break stuff. So eventually she wound up running down Sunset naked, all dingy, and didn't even know her own name."<ref name="medi_Insi"/> The charges against them were dropped due to lack of evidence.<ref name="medi_Insi">{{cite book |last=Wall|first=Mick|author-link=Mick Wall|date=2016 |title= Last of the Giants: The True Story of Guns N' Roses|asin=B01ERWBODS|publisher=Trapeze  |pages= 34–35}}</ref>

In 2024, Rhoades came forward with more details, claiming that she was in a relationship with Rose when he was 23 and she was 15 and miscarried their child, and when going to discuss this with him caught him sleeping with another woman in an outhouse outside the studio.<ref name="RSMich">{{cite news |last=Millman |first=Ethan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/axl-rose-sexual-assault-allegation-1235068931/ |title=Woman Details Decades-Old Sexual Assault Allegations Against Axl Rose |work=Rolling Stone |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=May 20, 2025 }}</ref> Rhoades claimed that when returning to the studio to get her purse, Rose ripped off her dress and a roadie stole it.<ref name="RSMich"/> She claims Rose then proceeded to tie her in bondage and allowed others to assault her sexually then proceeded to rape her before she left completely nude.<ref name="RSMich"/> Her mother's boyfriend, who ran a nearby studio, confirmed in 2019 that he picked her up, got her dressed, and took her back to her mother's house afterwards.<ref name="RSMich"/> Rhoades claimed that despite telling her mother's boyfriend not to tell anyone, she discovered what happened and called the police.<ref name="RSMich"/> According to Rhoades, [[Duff McKagan]] and several other members of the band begged her to drop the charges, with McKagan allegedly saying "we know there's something wrong with him and we promise he'll get mental health and that he's not going to hurt any more girls."<ref name="RSMich"/> Rhoades decided not to pursue the charges after dealing with mental anguish related to the incident and claiming Rose "profusely apologized" to her.<ref name="RSMich"/>

After separating in 1993, Rose sued Stephanie Seymour, claiming she had assaulted him at a 1992 Christmas Party.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSE |author=<!--Not stated--> |work=The Buffalo News |date=September 1, 1993 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://buffalonews.com/news/the-bloom-is-off-the-rose/article_a44fb94b-a240-5fff-8c1f-bb20f1829a93.html |quote=}}</ref> Seymour filed a counter-suit claiming assault and battery by Rose.<ref>{{cite web |title=AXL ROSE, SEYMOUR ADD ASSAULT CHARGES TO ONGOING DISPUTE |author= |work=Greensboro News and Record |date=November 11, 1993 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://greensboro.com/axl-rose-seymour-add-assault-charges-to-ongoing-dispute/article_0b43b58d-8a3b-5438-a238-631396bc21ff.html |quote=}}</ref> Both lawsuits were eventually settled out of court.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stephanie Seymour's love life: Tragic tale of failed marriages, Axl Rose assault and divorce with Peter Brant |author= |work=MEAWW |date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://meaww.com/stephanie-seymour-love-life-axl-rose-peter-brant-tommy-andrews-son-harry-brant-dead |quote=}}</ref> In 1994, Rose's ex-wife Erin Everly filed a suit accusing Rose of physical and emotional [[Domestic violence|abuse]] throughout their relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-08-me-31419-story.html|title=Ex-Wife Sues Axl Rose, Alleging Years of Abuse|date=March 8, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The lawsuit was also settled out of court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/1999/07/appetite-for-self-destruction-axl-rose/|title=Appetite for Self-Destruction|last=Spitz|first=Marc|date=July 1, 1999|website=Spin}}</ref>

On November 22, 2023, Rose was sued by former ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' Pet, model, and actress [[Sheila Kennedy]], who claimed he sexually assaulted her in his hotel room after meeting him in a New York nightclub in 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last=Butterfield |first=Michelle |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10110873/axl-rose-sexual-assault-lawsuit-sheila-kennedy/ |title=Axl Rose accused of ‘violent’ sexual assault by former Penthouse model |work=Global News |date=November 23, 2023 }}</ref> The suit was filed in New York under the [[Adult Survivors Act]], state legislation which gives sexual assault victims the ability to sue their alleged abusers even if the statute of limitations has expired, just two days before the filing period closed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ushe |first=Naledi |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/11/22/axl-rose-lawsuit-sheila-kennedy-sexual-assault-allegation/71678800007/ |title=Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses accused of 1989 sexual assault in lawsuit by former model |work=USA Today |date=November 22, 2023 }}</ref> Kennedy previously mentioned being assaulted by Rose in her 2016 memoir ''No One's Pet'' and in the 2021 documentary ''[[Look Away (2021 film)|Look Away]]'', which covered women who claimed to be sexually abused in the music industry.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feay |first=Suzi |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6c7d2c07-b41b-4474-8913-cc734b26e05b |title=Look Away examines sexual abuse in the music business |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=September 10, 2021 |access-date=May 20, 2025 }}</ref> Rose's attorney said the claim is "fictional" and that Rose has no recollection of ever meeting or spending time with Kennedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/guns-roses-singer-axl-rose-accused-alleged-1989/story?id=105109739|title=Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose accused of alleged 1989 sexual assault by former model|author=Lances, Jill; Blackwelder, Carson; and Bernabe, Angeline Jane|website=ABC News|date=November 22, 2023}}</ref> On February 21, 2024, Rose and his legal team filed to dismiss the lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/axl-rose-files-to-dismiss-lawsuit-against-him-alleged-1989-sexual-assault-8606117|title=Axl Rose Files to Dismiss Lawsuit from Former Model Who Sued Him for Alleged 1989 Sexual Assault|website=People.com}}</ref> The lawsuit was privately settled with prejudice in December 2024, with Rose stating "As I have said from the beginning, I deny the allegations. There was no assault.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Walden |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/guns-n-roses-axl-rose-settles-lawsuit-over-sexual-assault-allegations/ |title=Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Settles Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Allegations |work=Pitchfork |date=December 4, 2024 |access-date=May 20, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-12-05/axl-rose-sexual-assault-lawsuit-settlement |title=Axl Rose settles sexual assault lawsuit, doubles down on defense: ‘There was no assault’ |work=Los Angeles TImes |date=December 5, 2024 }}</ref>

===Lawsuits===
In 1992, the audience member whom Rose attacked during the Riverport Riot sued him for $210,000 in damages. Rose settled out of court for $160,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Axl Rose and Fan Settle Lawsuit |author= |work=Associated Press |date= |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://apnews.com/article/920ac91d7d87b70843b399029065c5cc |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=NOT A ROSY TIME FOR AXL FRIENDS |author= |newspaper=Washington Post |date=December 29, 1993 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/12/29/not-a-rosy-time-for-axl-friends/df5b2425-7520-43a6-be7a-b4330fd6052c/ |quote=60,000 }}</ref>

In 2004, Rose unsuccessfully sued to prevent the release of ''[[The Roots of Guns N' Roses]]'', featuring early recordings from his band [[Hollywood Rose]].<ref name="ROOTS"/> Later that year, Rose was joined by former bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan in unsuccessfully suing to prevent the release of ''[[Greatest Hits (Guns N' Roses album)|Greatest Hits]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/report-guns-n-roses-may-sue-to-block-greatest-hits-album/|title=Report: Guns N' Roses may sue to block 'Greatest Hits' album|first=Borivoj|last=Krgin|date=February 18, 2004|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=February 14, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214153112/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/report-guns-n-roses-may-sue-to-block-greatest-hits-album/|archive-date=February 14, 2015}}</ref> Slash and McKagan then sued Rose over publishing and songwriting credits in 2006, which Rose claimed were due to a clerical error when switching publishers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1508091/slash-duff-sue-axl-over-guns-n-roses-publishing-royalties/|title=Slash, Duff sue Axl over Guns N' Roses publishing royalties|work=MTV News|access-date=February 14, 2015|date=August 22, 2005|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214050308/http://www.mtv.com/news/1508091/slash-duff-sue-axl-over-guns-n-roses-publishing-royalties/|archive-date=February 14, 2015}}</ref> In 2010, Rose was sued by a rental company after returning a leased car "severely damaged' and failed to make payments in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/strange-but-true-lawsuit-says-axl-rose-battered-a-bentley/|title=STRANGE BUT TRUE: Lawsuit Says Axl Rose Battered a Bentley|first=BodyShop Business Staff|last=Writers|date=October 28, 2010|website=BodyShop Business}}</ref>

In 2010, former band manager [[Irving Azoff]] sued Rose, seeking $1.87&nbsp;million in unpaid fees related to touring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1634771/axl-rose-sued-by-management-company-for-nearly-2-million/|title=Axl Rose Sued By Management Company For Nearly $2 Million|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=March 26, 2010|work=MTV News|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083534/http://www.mtv.com/news/1634771/axl-rose-sued-by-management-company-for-nearly-2-million/|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958831/axl-rose-sued-by-manager-for-nearly-2-million#/news/axl-rose-sued-by-manager-for-nearly-2-million-1004078635.story|title=Axl Rose Sued By Manager For Nearly $2 Million|agency=Associated Press|date=March 26, 2010|work=Billboard.com|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515171218/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958831/axl-rose-sued-by-manager-for-nearly-2-million#/news/axl-rose-sued-by-manager-for-nearly-2-million-1004078635.story|archive-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="azoff">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958191/axl-rose-slams-irving-azoff-in-5-million-countersuit|title=Axl Rose Slams Irving Azoff In $5 Million Countersuit|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|date=May 19, 2010|work=Billboard.com|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925220805/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958191/axl-rose-slams-irving-azoff-in-5-million-countersuit|archive-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref> In a counter-suit, Rose alleged Azoff had deliberately mismanaged the band and sabotaged their record sales to force him to join his former bandmates for a reunion tour.<ref name="EWsuit">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/19/axl-rose-manager-lawsuit|title=Axl Rose sues former manager over alleged 'sabotage'|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|date=May 19, 2010|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505075458/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/05/19/axl-rose-manager-lawsuit|archive-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/axl-rose-sues-his-former-manager-for-5-million/|title=Axl Rose Sues His Former Manager for $5 Million|work=The New York Times|first=Ben|last=Sisario|date=May 18, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150729090034/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/axl-rose-sues-his-former-manager-for-5-million/|archive-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> Both cases were settled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/axl-rose-settles-lawsuit/|title=Axl Rose Settles Lawsuit Against Former Manager Irving Azoff|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|date=June 16, 2011|work=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430023654/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/axl-rose-settles-lawsuit/|archive-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/settlements-reached-in-lawsuits-between-axl-rose-and-former-manager/|title=Settlements Reached in Lawsuits Between Axl Rose And Former Manager|date=June 14, 2011|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505080345/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/settlements-reached-in-lawsuits-between-axl-rose-and-former-manager/|archive-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref> According to Rose in 2011, part of the settlement agreement dictated that Rose and the current Guns N' Roses had to do a number of performances with Azoff's company [[Live Nation]] as the promoter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2011-dec-21-la-et-12-20-axl-rose-interview-20111221-story.html|first=Randall|last=Roberts|title=Axl Rose's appetite is for today's Guns N' Roses|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 21, 2011|access-date=June 8, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224230131/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/21/entertainment/la-et-12-20-axl-rose-interview-20111221|archive-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> Azoff denied he had pressured Rose to reunite with former bandmates in a 2016 interview.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-guns-n-roses-manager-denies-pressuring-axl-rose-to-reunite-classic-lineup|title=Former GUNS N' ROSES Manager Denies Pressuring AXL ROSE To Reunite Classic Lineup|date=February 12, 2016|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>

In November 2010, Rose sued [[Activision]], the publishers of the video game ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', for $20{{nbsp}}million, claiming Activision had violated an agreement with him to not include any reference to Slash or his band [[Velvet Revolver]] in the game in return for a license to use the song "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]".<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/axl-rose-loses-20m-lawsuit-417262|first=Eriq|last=Gardner|title=Axl Rose Loses $20M Lawsuit Against Activision for Featuring Slash|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 13, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801163511/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/axl-rose-loses-20m-lawsuit-417262|archive-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref><reF>https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/12-infamous-lawsuits-in-classic-rock-history/ 12 infamous lawsuits in music history]</ref> Instead, Rose noted that an image of Slash was used on the game's front cover.<ref name="THR" /> Rose's claim was summarily dismissed in February 2013, when the judge ruled that Rose had not brought suit on the contract, which relied on oral promises, within the two-year [[statute of limitations]] that began with the game's October 2007 release.<ref name="THR" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/02/axl-rose-guitar-hero/|title=Judge Dismisses Axl Rose's $20M Guitar Hero Lawsuit|first=Ryan|last=Rigney|via=www.wired.com}}</ref>

In 2013, a man sued Rose for a microphone thrown into the crowd that struck him at an Australian concert, causing extensive dental damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/03/14/axl-rose-sued-by-australian-guns-n-roses-fan-who-was-hit-in-mouth-by-flying-mic/|title=Axl Rose sued by Australian Guns N’ Roses fan who was hit in mouth by flying mic|first=Ethan|last=Sacks|date=March 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>https://www.gigwise.com/news/80203/axl-rose-being-sued-by-guns-n-roses-fan-for-knocking-his-teeth-out/ Axl Rose being sued by Guns N' Roses fan for knocking his teeth out]</reF> Rose was sued in 2022 by a person who claims they were injured when he threw a mic stand in the crowd after a 2021 concert in Pennsylvania.<ref>[https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2023/08/08/axl-rose-guns-n-roses-hire-marshall-dennehey-to-defend-against-suit-over-recklessly-thrown-microphone/?slreturn=20250520141639 Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses Hire Marshall Dennehey to Defend Against Suit Over 'Recklessly' Thrown Microphone]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/06/23/in-pittsburgh-case-pa-woman-sues-singer-axl-rose-over-concert-microphone-toss/|title=In Pittsburgh case, Pa. woman sues singer Axl Rose over concert microphone toss|first=Torsten|last=Ove|date=June 23, 2023}}</ref> After a third incident in 2022, Rose stated he would no longer throw items into the audience to prevent further issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/12/04/guns-n-roses-axl-rose-ends-mic-tradition-fan-injury/10833186002/|title=Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses will stop throwing mic into crowd after fan was allegedly injured|first=Anthony|last=Robledo|website=USA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/axl-rose-says-hell-stop-tossing-mic-into-crowd-after-woman-claims-injury-at-guns-n-roses-show-3359957|title=Axl Rose says he’ll stop tossing mic into crowd after woman claims injury at Guns N’ Roses show|first=Ellie|last=Robinson|date=December 3, 2022}}</reF>

Rose threatened legal action in 2014 over the release of Rapidfire (his pre-Hollywood Rose band) recordings, keeping them from digital storefronts for a while.<ref>{{cite web |title=SWEET LAWSUIT O' MINE? Axl Rose's legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release |author= |work=Metal Sludge |date=November 26, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2021 |url= https://metalsludge.tv/axl-rose-rapid-fire-who-wants-to-go-to-the-rainbow/ |quote=}}</ref>

In May 2016, Rose sent a series of DMCA takedown notices to Google, in an attempt to suppress a 2010 image of him that was taken by a ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'' photographer and reposted by Gauntlet, under the headline "OMFG Axl Rose is Fat.", leading to a [[Streisand effect]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ohlheiser |first=Abby |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Axl Rose wants an unflattering 'fat' picture removed from the Internet |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/06/07/axl-rose-wants-an-unflattering-fat-picture-removed-from-the-internet/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelsohn |first=Tom |date=June 7, 2016 |title=Axl Rose tests the Streisand Effect by demanding Google removes fat photos |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/06/axl-rose-fat-axl-dmca-request-analysis/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref>

In August 2016, former Guns N' Roses keyboardist [[Chris Pitman]] sued Rose for $125,000 in unpaid wages.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2016/09/13/axl-rose-lawsuit-guns-n-roses-engineer-unpaid-wages/ Axl Rose Sued], TMZ.com</ref> The two parties settled in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/axl-rose-settles-lawsuit-guns-n-roses-instrumentalist-chris-pitman/|title=Axl Rose Settles Lawsuit With Chris Pitman|website=Loudwire|date=November 27, 2016 }}</ref> 

In 2022, Rose sued a weapons dealer named Texas Guns and Roses for "particularly damaging" name association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/guns-n-roses-sues-texas-guns-and-roses-weapons-dealer-1234641609/|title=Guns N' Roses Sue Weapons Dealer for 'Particularly Damaging' Name Association|first=Larisha|last=Paul|date=December 5, 2022}}</ref><reF>[https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/guns-n-roses-sues-texas-firearms-and-flower-shop/ Guns N’ Roses Welcomes Texas Firearms and Flower Shop to the Jungle With a Lawsuit]</ref>