Mötley Crüe faces lawsuit from guitarist Mick Mars.

Mötley Crüe's longtime guitarist Mick Mars is suing the band for allegedly kicking him out as he struggles with ankylosing spondylitis. Mars' attorneys allege that the band planned to oust him, "to fire him as a director of the corporation, to fire him as an officer of the corporation, and to take away his shares of the corporation." In October, Mötley Crüe announced that Mars, 71, was retiring for medical reasons. The band said in a statement that they "accept Mick's decision to retire from the band due to the challenges with his health" as Mars struggled with ankylosing spondylitis.