Pistol johnny rotten5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The judge ultimately ruled in Jones and Cook’s favor, allowing Pistol to move forward. The former bandmates’ July 2021 legal dispute in London’s High Court revolved around a 1988 contract that allegedly stated majority rules in any Sex Pistols music licensing disagreements, per Variety. “They sued me for not giving them permission, but I didn’t actually deny permission,” Lydon said, also calling Jones and Hall “filthy liars” for insisting that he was “informed of the Pistols TV series” and offered involvement before filming began. That’s when he said Jones and drummer Paul Cook “forced” him into a court case when he objected to Boyle using the Pistols music in the series. As Lydon claimed on Good Morning Britain in July 2021, the network, as well as his former bandmates, “ kept the whole operation a secret” from him until they required his music use approval late in production. The difference now, however, is that lead singer John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, was the one leading the charge against the six-episode limited series directed by Danny Boyle. Based on Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir, FX’s Pistol caused controversy worthy of the punk rockers themselves even before it was made. ![]()
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