Motley Crue star Tommy Lee has been hit with a lawsuit by an engineer who claims the rocker stole his idea for a drum kit rollercoaster.
Lee uses drum kit stunts during the band's shows and on their 2011 tour, he was seen turning upside down as he played.
Los Angeles-based engineer Scott King sent a legal letter to the band's attorneys last month, alleging he pitched a similar concept to Lee in 1991 but the idea was dismissed.
He claims Lee stole his idea and threatened to take legal action over the dispute - and now he has followed through on his promise.
King filed papers in L.A. County Superior Court and is demanding at least $400,000 in damages, according to TMZ.
Lee's representatives have yet to respond to the lawsuit, but at the time of King's legal threat, the star's lawyers reportedly fired a letter back to him, insisting the rocker never received a pitch and that the two ideas were totally different.
Lee uses drum kit stunts during the band's shows and on their 2011 tour, he was seen turning upside down as he played.
Los Angeles-based engineer Scott King sent a legal letter to the band's attorneys last month, alleging he pitched a similar concept to Lee in 1991 but the idea was dismissed.
He claims Lee stole his idea and threatened to take legal action over the dispute - and now he has followed through on his promise.
King filed papers in L.A. County Superior Court and is demanding at least $400,000 in damages, according to TMZ.
Lee's representatives have yet to respond to the lawsuit, but at the time of King's legal threat, the star's lawyers reportedly fired a letter back to him, insisting the rocker never received a pitch and that the two ideas were totally different.
