Posted by Adam

Sunday March 27, 2011

BRET Michaels is getting litigious.

The Poison rocker has officially filed a lawsuit against CBS and the Tony Awards for the head injury that occurred in June 2009, People magazine reports.

Michaels’ attorney, Alex Weingarten, issued the following press statement: “The Tony Awards dropped a piece of the stage on Bret’s head, and then instead of doing the right thing, joked about it and played it off for ratings … Bret never wanted to file a lawsuit, but the Tony Awards have left us with no choice. They must be held accountable for almost killing Bret, and that is what we are going to do.”

In the suit against CBS and the Tony Awards for unspecified damages, Michaels — who ever since the incident has suffered precarious health — claims that it was as a result of negligence that he suffered the injuries.

“Michaels was never told that the scenery piece would be descending or given any warning of the existence of the dangers it presented. Michaels specifically asked for instructions regarding how to exit after his performance and was just told to walk off the rear of the stage — in what was ultimately the danger zone,” he cited in the suit.

Michaels recently got engaged to his girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson.

Bret Michaels and Miley Cyrus

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