Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee at ‘US Festival‘ 1983 – Photo: Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss

“If anyone thought my prior dismissal was a retreat, they vastly miscalculated my stamina. I dismissed my own case to await this legislation. Now that I have the law in my favor, I’m seeking justice.”
— Heather Taylor / Rolling Stone

LOS ANGELES, California — The band Mötley Crüe are notoriously known for being some of the baddest boys in rock n’ roll, and now as 2026 is fresh out of the gate, so is a newly filed lawsuit against the band’s drummer Tommy Lee.

Lee is now facing a sexual assault lawsuit that was previously filed and dismissed by the complainant.

The back story is, the alleged incident in question happened back in 2003 and the lawsuit was first filed 20 years after the fact, in 2023, but was also dismissed.

Now due to a new California law, that opens a retroactive window for claims previously barred by the statute of limitations, which went into effect on January 1st 2026, the paperwork has been revived against Lee.

Lee is currently married to his 4th wife – Brittany Furlan – since Valentine’s Day of 2019. The drummer was previously married to Baywatch star Pamela Anderson (1995-1998), Melrose Place star Heather Locklear (1986-1993) and Elaine Starchuk (1983-1984).

Both Furlan and Lee have had their fair share of legal woes in recent times, with Furlan battling the crazy catfish drama with Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke throughout 2025.

Metal Injection has covered this and we have shared their story below.

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Revived Thanks To A New California Law

Heather Taylor renews claims against Tommy Lee, citing new legislation allowing previously barred adult sexual assault lawsuits in California.
By: Greg Kennelty
Photo: Joel Barrios

Heather Taylor has refiled her sexual assault lawsuit against Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, citing a new California law that opens a retroactive window for claims previously barred by the statute of limitations. The move comes nearly three years after Taylor voluntarily dismissed her original 2023 complaint, which accused Lee of sexually assaulting her in a helicopter in 2003.

Taylor‘s renewed filing relies on Assembly Bill 250, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2025 and effective January 1, 2026. The statute allows adult survivors of sexual assault to bring civil claims against individual perpetrators without having to prove a cover-up or involve a business entity, which Taylor‘s attorneys had identified as a barrier in her original case.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Taylor said, “If anyone thought my prior dismissal was a retreat, they vastly miscalculated my stamina. I dismissed my own case to await this legislation. Now that I have the law in my favor, I’m seeking justice.”

The lawsuit largely mirrors her original complaint. Taylor alleges that she was coerced into a helicopter flight with Lee and pilot David Martz in early 2003. According to her filing, Lee allegedly groped her and attempted sexual assault while Martz watched. Taylor says she was traumatized and too afraid to report the incident at the time. Martz later died in a 2015 plane crash.

Taylor‘s renewed complaint includes claims for sexual battery, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence, and requests unspecified compensatory and punitive damages along with a jury trial. Her attorneys maintain that her allegations are credible and that the assault caused long-term emotional and psychological harm.

Rolling Stone has a more in-depth piece which can be found here.

Here are more articles on Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan as found on Metal Sludge.

January 5th 2026 > DO NOT DISTURB ….. Ronnie Radke files restraining order against Tommy Lee’s wife Brittany Furlan

May 25th 2025 > SHOUT AT THE DRINKING … Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan are Separated, Arguing Over the Mötley Crüe Drummer’s Alcohol Use

August 11th 2022 > COCKY … Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee Shares Raw Dog Photo of Himself to Millions of Followers on Social Media

May 5th 2021 > MOTLEY CRIB … Tommy Lee picks up new pad with Waterfalls Pool and Koi Pond in Brentwood for $4.15M

April 28th 2020 > MAD MILLIONAIRE … Motley Crue Drummer Tommy Lee is Angry with Fans Selling his Autograph on eBay

August 19th 2017 > NOT VIRGIN AIRLINES … Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan’s 20 minute MILE HIGH bone session >video<

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