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Johnny Rotten Pulls a Naomi Campbell

Posted on June 06, 2008

No, he didn't land a modeling contract (I mean, have you seen the guy lately?). But Johnny Rotten, is being sued for assault by Roxane Davis, an assistant on a show that he was working on. Rotten allegedly hit Davis and called her "fat fucking cunt, fucking cunt, and fat fucking whore." (Calling her "fat" may also have been a bit hypocritical because, um, have you seen the guy lately?)

Supposedly, Davis complained about Rotten's behavior to her supervisors, but they did exactly jack shit about it. And who could blame them? They could have ended up with a Sex Pistol's fist in their face, and as good of a story as that makes, there are the hospital bills to consider.

Probably the best part of the entire story is that Davis was warned about Rotten well in advance. But instead of saying that the aging punk was likely to wind up and clock her at any provocation, she was told, simply, absurdly, "Under no circumstances was anyone to touch Rotten's hair." Like there's any danger of someone sticking their hands in that rat's nest.

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