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Chris Daughtry Sued by Former Bandmates

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6:43 pm, April 7th, 2012

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Chris Daughtry says he’s “hurt” by a lawsuit three former bandmates have filed against the rocker and onetime “American Idol” finalist.

Ryan Andrews, Scott Crawford and Mark Perry — who played with Daughtry in the group Absent Element — claim the singer defrauded them out of royalties from four songs to which they allegedly contributed music and lyrics.

The lawsuit, filed this week in North Carolina, accuses Daughtry of “constructive fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, unfair trade practices, and other deceptive and wrongful conduct.”

In response, Daughtry posted a statement to his official site.

He wrote, “I am very hurt by these false accusations. The songs listed in this lawsuit were written solely by me and no one else and at this time, I have no further comment.”

Daughtry rose to stardom and commercial radio success after his fourth-place finish on “American Idol” in 2006.

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  • fallon61

    No one will know the true story untill the court decides,I have a strange feeling his former bandmates are telling the true…. Not sure why & yes I could be wrong. If they did help write songs pay up Chris, if not then their jealous hateful guys.. Just Sayin :/

  • Sifna7

    Listen to the Absent Element songs like “Breakdown” & “Conviction.” Those guys are telling the truth. Chris took that material & used it to hurry up his first album release. Chris has just avoided them until now. PAY UP BIG GUY!

  • tkw21

    I believe Chris and his bandmates are ungrateful and jealous of his success. Hang in there Chris!

  • Regina1180

    Not saying I believe them, but how would someone go about proving that they helped write the songs? Who’s to say that Chris didn’t write the songs himself when they were still a group?

    I also don’t understand why it took them do long to file the suit. The songs mentioned were on Daughtry’s first album.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

    I dont know why, but I kind of have some kind of a gut feeling that Chris is telling the truth. He seemed genuinely hurt by their accusations. I have always been a fan of his music since he was on Idol. If not, then pay up, but i think his bandmates are a little jealous

  • Anonymous

    How about innocent until PROVEN guilty.

  • Regina1180

    I’ve been a fan if Chris since Idol and I have to agree. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. I mean, that doesn’t prove that he wrote the songs himself, but I want to believe that he did and the other guys are just being greedy.

  • http://twitter.com/TweeterNese Denise

    Read the law suit it says why they waited. Personally I think ALL Daughtry’s songs sound the same. LOL

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IMI5VIUIROJB7WST3EEWTOGNAQ LisaL

    Chris is telling the truth and I am very confident that this will come out in court. He thanked so many people and always gives credit where it is due. If you look at the sleeve of all of his albums he thanks A LOT of people on it. He would not just leave these guys out in the cold doesn’t have it in him. I feel so bad for him that they would do this as there will be some damage and questions on his reputation and character. I know times are tough but these guys had their chance to be in the band and I know for a fact that at least one of them chose not to because they were chosen to be in and left because they didn’t like the fame that came with it.

  • Ms. Chevious

    Could it be because that Chris wrote those songs also?

    He has a style of writing and pretty much anything that HE has written will have a certain sound.

    Duh!

  • smartchick

    Somehow I think Chris is telling the truth also. It is very hard to prove who wrote what in court, and the judge ends up flipping a coin! Chris Daughtry is a good musician and vocalist, and has made a lot of money. I think his “former” bandmates are a bit upset that they didn’t keep up, and so were replaced in the band Daughtry. Chris seems like such a stand-up guy and not one who would begrudge the bandmates their fair share, if it was a fair share. The band should be grateful to Chris that they have done as well as they have in the music business. They could have ended up with nothing.

  • Adooley

    I HAVE THAT CD , the songs are WRITTEN by Chris Daughtry
    BOTH OF THEM , he owns the rights to them .

  • Regina1180

    I’m pretty sure they have ended up with nothing, that’s why they’re suing.

  • Anonymous

    LOL

  • Mastermindriches

    Pay up. How petty to have success and step on those whose efforts helped catapult you to that success. Even if he created most of the songs if they were done while he was in that band and they had any input then they are part of the process and he does not own those songs… they are jointly owned. Pay up.

  • jim

    chris hang in there buddy i got your back

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Patti-Newman/100003073897684 Patti Newman

    He had success, NOT the band…they are out for what they can get.

  • Anonymous

    What about their jealous hateful guys? WHOSE jealous hateful guys?

  • Anonymous

    You believe Chris AND his bandmates are ungrateful and jealous??????

  • Jason

    Since when has a court decision meant the truth has come out?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003699442236 Debra Boggs

    they did play a part in getting him where he is at, so pinch them off a piece Chris. You can afford it.

  • Anonymous

    Chris got where he is because he is talented. He appeared on American Idol by himself- not with a band- and it was that and his 4th place finish that got him noticed and got him a contract. My daughter and I said when we first heard him that he wouldn’t have to win Idol to go far- he just needed to be heard and someone would grab him up. His band was not considered professional enough to continue to back him. The record company insisted on professional musicians. He got there through his own work and talent. I think he wrote the songs.

  • Girlnorthcarolin

    I Don’t think the Band members are lying. Even if Chris did write the songs I think the band should get something because they were apart of the success the songs made

  • Nlr41

    I totally believe the band members claim. I could tell right away on AI that Chris was totally into himself and would forget his band members when he had a little help from AI. To me, he is a self centered, egotistical person. I’m sure we all remember the look on his face when he was eliminated. Priceless!!!

  • http://twitter.com/So_Anthony Anthony Hale

    OK I WANNA KNOW SOMETHIN… IF CHRIS’ BAND MATES “CLAIM” THEY WROTE THE SONG WHY IN THE HELL DID THEY WAIT UNTIL NOW TO FILE THE LAWSUITE WHEN HIS FIRST ALBUM CAME OUT IN 06…LAST TIME I CHECKED IF THE LAWSUIT IS TRUE THEN THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS HAS RAN OUT CAUSE THAT WAS 6 YEARS AGO AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER TO FILE IS 5 …SO U KNOW HIS BAND MATES ARE LYIN…ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK THEY ARE LYING BECAUSE THE SONGS THAT ARE MENTIONED WERE ON HIS FIRST ALBUM, THAT BEING SAID THE RECORD LABEL HAS TO KNOW WHO ALL WROTE AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SONGS TO PUT ON THE CREDITS IN THE ALBUM AND IF THE MEMBERS DIDN’T SPEAK UP THEN, THEN THEY PROBABLY ARE LYING TO EVERYONE ABOUT THAT NOW WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW IF UR LYIN TO FILE A LAWSUIT JUST TO GET MONEY….YA’LL SAY CHRIS IS FRAUD, BUT IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE HIS BAND MATES ARE GOING DOWN FOR FRAUD THEMSELVES…YA’LL SHOULD REALLY DO UR HOMEWORK CAUSE THIS IS JUST BULLSHIT…I BET HE’S HURTING OVER THESE JACKASSES….IF ANYBODY DONT BELIEVE CHRIS…I DO….CAUSE ME BEING A FAN I KNOW THAT ITS NOT IN HIS NATURE TO DO SOMETHIN LIKE THIS….PLUS 3 BAND MEMBERS OUT OF 5 BANNED TOGETHER??? LOOKS SUSPICIOUS TO ME….SO IT OBVIOUS THEY COULD’VE PLANNED THIS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT THEM BEING STUPID THEY FORGOT THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS AND HOW THIS CAN EFFECT THEM IN THE LONG RUN!!!!

  • Katiew1977

    loving your (not you’re!) work!

  • Kl-d

    theyve waited this long bc they had to come up wth somthing to try n come up wth a law suit they should be greatful to him for him sticking to his word n carry ing them as far as he has he had other options n great oportunitys to go his seperate ways after idol bt brought them along for tha ride some people let dollar signs destoy somthing more important loyalty

  • bite me

    He should be sued for wearing bad eyeliner. The really sad part is people fighting over such shit material. Its emtpy garbage that would sound better if farted out of my ass. Lyrical content of a drakkar noir wearin, iroc drivin, crapo-mr. clean lookin suck wad.

  • Jiffy

    Got Chris’ back on this one!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-Stiffpeter-Shepherd/100001323052181 Richard Stiffpeter Shepherd

    tHE gRaMmAr NAZIS only know how to correct simple shIt LiKe your ……

  • Markus Falcon

    agree 100%….greed
    !!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003019496384 Joe Piasso

    The court will decide. Why did these former band members wait so long to file their lawsuit?

  • http://twitter.com/lenorahopefranc Lenora H Francis

    I was always told to initial and put in a footnote, on everything that I’m responsible for as proof that I’m indeed the author. JEALOUSy of Chris is what is motivating the band to want in on Chris’s success. I don’t believe Chris would do that. But, JEALOUSY is more like it is my belief. The Gavel in my book is coming down in favor of Chris Daughtry, and hopefully case will be dismissed.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1308522464 Landen Jackson

    I don’t know if Mr. Daughtry wrote the songs by himself or not however his former bandmates are very upset that he went on without them to succeed and became big star with new bandmates. Maybe now that Mr.Daughtry has some money he could meet with his old band mates to talk things out instead of making his lawyers rich, since Mr.D and they others have worked together before maybe this will be successful I’m sure Chris can afford to give them a million each and find a way to write it off as a charity. I wish them all success

  • mel

    I absolutely believe Chris. It just isn’t his nature. I went back and looked at everyone he thanked on his first album and he even thanked these same guys too. Do people really think he would thank them and have the same songs on his album if they also owned those songs? I think this is another situation where people are jealous because someone got famous and it wasn’t them. Maybe they thought he would have the one album not knowing just how famous he would be. Who knows. Us DAUGHTRY fans have your support as always!!

  • RenshBreni

    I really have no idea who is telling the truth, good liars are good because no one would ever, ever suspect they’d be dishonest. Here we have not one, but three men who claim some ties to the music they’re suing Chris over. I don’t know how it’ll be sorted out, but for the sake of his reputation, I hope these allegations are false. If there’s even a mustard seed’s worth of truth to what the three men are claiming, I hope Chris comes up with a way to satisfy everyone and makes an apology. I think that would keep his reputation in tact as well as show it’s never too late to do the right thing. Otherwise, I hope it’s resolved and everyone walks away satisfied.

  • TrollStomperBoots

    American Idol Reject, Nicklehack, wannabe.
    Doesn’t matter.
    Next.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LQJ6CKKXJGHWCFOG524LXBHAVM Paul Decroix

    He seems to nice to be so mean but the courts will weed out the ones who are fibbing.

  • Cynic17

    No, they were apart from the success. And that is what is up here – the talent moves forward and the rest whine about it. If Chris wrote the songs then the band got exactly what they deserved – do nothing, get nothing. He wasn’t on AI with the band, so if they didn’t write the songs what have they done to justify anything from Chris now?

  • Cynic17

    No, they were apart from the success. And that is what is up here – the talent moves forward and the rest whine about it. If Chris wrote the songs then the band got exactly what they deserved – do nothing, get nothing. He wasn’t on AI with the band, so if they didn’t write the songs what have they done to justify anything from Chris now?

  • Cynic17

    Wow. You should be sued for wasting everyone’s time with your drivel. Literary content of an Old Spice wearin, Mustang 2 drivin, way too impressed with himself azzclown. Congrats on that.

  • Cynic17

    Wow. You should be sued for wasting everyone’s time with your drivel. Literary content of an Old Spice wearin, Mustang 2 drivin, way too impressed with himself azzclown. Congrats on that.

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