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June 28, 2006

Axl Responds

I'm sure you heard about the incident earlier this week where Axl Rose bit a Swedish hotel security guard and was so intoxicated he had to be handcuffed and placed in a holding cell for the night.

Well, Rose was released yesterday, paid a fine, and issued this statement today (via LiveDaily):

"We had a great gig in Stockholm and I am not going to let this incident spoil that. My assistant Beta and I were talking in the lobby of the hotel when security started to give us a hard time. My only concern was to make sure she was OK."
Swedish police are "no longer pursuing this matter."

So Axl won't be raking leaves in Park Stockholm, unfortunately.

Guns 'N Roses are on worldwide tour in support of Chinese Democracy, which will never be released.

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I love that his asst. is named beta. he's such a fucking robot.

Posted by: mathamatic at 06/28/06 6:45 PM | Reply
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dag...

i'd almost rather read about the simpson sisters or britney & her scrub or whoever...

anything is better than axl...

Posted by: maya lucia at 06/28/06 6:47 PM | Reply
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Ugh. More unneeded rockstar news. As if they needed more attention

http://www.musictimes.com.au

Posted by: Music Times at 06/29/06 9:28 AM | Reply
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Beta! BETA! Where is my Beta! So help me God Nordic rent-a-cop, if my Beta has been harmed I will sink my teeth into your calf with the fury of a thousand cornrows! Betttt - ttttaaaaaaaa !

Posted by: j at 06/29/06 10:57 AM | Reply
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What's the story where some guy from the show "Vegas" keeps gettting into fistfights with Tommy Lee in men's rooms? It just happened again, for the second time in two weeks.

p.s. K-Fed is a scrub. I never thought about it, duh. Brilliant.

Posted by: Memememe at 06/29/06 11:51 AM | Reply
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