Does the idea of signing autographs leave Kid Rock feeling a little punchy?
Less than two weeks after making a charity appearance at a Georgia Waffle House to make amends for a postconcert ruckus he and his entourage are accused of kicking up in October, the Rock and Roll Jesus purveyor was sued for battery Friday by three men who claim he went postal when they asked for his signature.
Michael Medlin, Carlos Bonilla and Jose Perez allege they were punched, kicked and otherwise beaten when they requested autographs from Rock and the members of fraternal hip-hop group the Boo-Yaa Tribe in the wee hours of Mar. 22, 2006, outside of Hollywood hotspot Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel, according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by E! News.
Rock (real name Robert Ritchie), the Roosevelt, Teddy's, Lost Highway touring and the Boo-Yaa Tribe (Paul, Ted, Donald, Roscoe, Danny and David Devoux) have all been named as defendants. Charges also include negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and malice.
The plaintiffs are asking for at least $15 million in damages, claiming wage loss, loss of use of property, hospital and medical expenses, property and general damages and loss of earning capacity.
Per the complaint, Medlin, Bonilla and Perez were waiting for Rock and assorted company outside of Teddy's, planning to ask for autographs and pictures. They had with them autograph books and a small camera.
"Kid Rock and members of the Boo-Yaa Tribe assaulted and battered all three plaintiffs" and they were "left on the ground seriously injured as Kid Rock and his entourage drove off," the suit states. It also accuses the individual defendants of swiping the plaintiffs' cameras and bags and sticking them in the back of their limo before leaving the site.
Medlin, Bonilla and Perez also allege that the security outside the Roosevelt was so negligent, it created a "dangerous and hazardous condition" for them that allowed for the beatdown as well as the theft of their personal property.
Oddly enough, Rock was more than happy to make time for fans at the Waffle House in Duluth, Ga., where he was busted in October after his posse got into a fight with a fellow customer.
He said that proceeds from his Mar. 11 appearance, during which he posed for pics, signed autographs and auctioned off backstage passes and other items, would go to the Nicholas House Foundation, a transitional housing program for homeless families in the Metro Atlanta area.
Rock pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery for his alleged role in last fall's fracas.
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