Metallica Drummer Sued

2011-02-10 by DaveyBoy EMERITUS | 77 Comments
A news article in the Marin Independent Journal has stated that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is being sued by his former personal assistant, Steven Wiig.

Part-time actor Wiig, who just happens to also play drums in the Jason Newstead fronted band Papa Wheelie, is seeking unspecified damages for alleged state and federal labor violations, breach of oral contract and continuing wages. Wiig said he was paid $45,000 a year, and had an oral agreement for annual bonuses, which he did not receive in 2006 and 2008

However, Ulrich’s lawyer, Peter Paterno, has stated that Wiig was paid $110,000 a year before bonuses, plus free rent and car. Paterno has also refuted the allegation of unpaid bonuses noting that “Lars’ accountant is checking on 2006, but Steve got bonuses in every other year of his employment, deserved or not".

The 38 year old Wiig says he worked as Ulrich’s driver, managed his art collection, arranged scheduling and performed numerous other tasks and errands on request. He worked up to 70 hours a week while Ulrich was in Marin and up to 80 hours a week while Metallica was on tour.

Tagged: Metallica

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Aids
February 11th 2011
25030 Comments


yah sued for being awful

eternium
February 11th 2011
16358 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.

FadeToBlack
February 11th 2011
11043 Comments


execute him

fr33convict
February 11th 2011
11723 Comments


lol this is dumb

BassDemon333
February 11th 2011
3435 Comments


what eternium said

TheStarclassicTreatment
February 11th 2011
2910 Comments


This one's for Napster.

ShadowRemains
February 11th 2011
28791 Comments


what goes around comes around

Loot
February 11th 2011
5 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.[2]

Ghostechoes
February 11th 2011
1354 Comments


...

couldwinarabbit
February 11th 2011
6996 Comments


band pic is so sad looking.

Emim
February 11th 2011
38949 Comments


Read this as "Metallica Drummer Died" and I'll be damned if I wasn't disappointed.


Lawyers ruin everything.

Spec
February 11th 2011
41467 Comments


And the tables have turned.

FearThyEvil
February 11th 2011
19427 Comments


Good I hate Ulrich.

DiceMan
February 11th 2011
7066 Comments


Should try to get as much out of him as poss.

HallucinogeNick
February 11th 2011
755 Comments


what goes around comes around [2]. i hope he loses the court case, and all of his monetary possessions also.

henryjohnson
February 11th 2011
299 Comments


Lol, funny

cvlts
February 11th 2011
9957 Comments


for some reason read this as 'Metallica Commits Suicide'

lolz

Klekticist
February 11th 2011
1464 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger. [3]

demigod!
February 11th 2011
49668 Comments


snare jokes

DaMorg3
February 11th 2011
10 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.

Eternium FTW.

crowing51
February 11th 2011
3505 Comments



Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.[4]

cjgone
February 11th 2011
828 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.[5]

fr33convict
February 11th 2011
11723 Comments


snare drum[785]

Fort23
February 11th 2011
3776 Comments


yeah Papa Wheelie shoutout whattup

Scoot
February 11th 2011
24290 Comments


sounded like he was banging a trash can lid for fuck's sake

ZilbelPing
February 11th 2011
6315 Comments


Who the fuck cares.

FreePizzaDay
February 11th 2011
1525 Comments


"has stated that Wiig was paid $110,000 a year before bonuses, plus free rent and car."

Shit, I'd put up with even this asshole for a salary like that.

SoapySoap
February 11th 2011
865 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.

OH! OH OH OH OH! OH LAWD!

Crymsonblaze
February 11th 2011
8232 Comments


Generic Lars joke [5]

wyankeif1337
February 11th 2011
6739 Comments


BITCH GOT FUCKING OWNED


Aids
February 11th 2011
25030 Comments


[font size=20] I WRITE IN LARGE FONT [/font size]

edit: haha or maybe I don't. apparently I don't know how to format large text.... =(

wyankeif1337
February 11th 2011
6739 Comments


[ size = x ] [ / size ]

freedomofspeechnoway
February 11th 2011
426 Comments


St. Anger comment is funny. Article headline should name Lars by name instead of Metallica. Story is independant of Metallica and Lars is a big name. But hey, no pros here.



shablaman54
February 11th 2011
288 Comments


managed his art collection? lars ulrich... art collection?

i bet he specializes in self-dick portraits

Captain North
February 11th 2011
6793 Comments


Ulrich is such a cockhead, but from whats given in the article it sounds like he's in the right.

fr33convict
February 11th 2011
11723 Comments


Yeah I really don't think he did anything wrong here.

EyesWideShut
February 11th 2011
6138 Comments


PAPA WHEELIE.. LOL..

renegadestrings
February 11th 2011
1647 Comments


smells like another frivolous lawsuit. yippee

botb
February 11th 2011
19936 Comments


should have sued him for playing awful drum fills

Puzzles
February 11th 2011
3065 Comments


"Go sue Napster, you Danish prick!"

AndManyMore
February 11th 2011
631 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.[6]

Ovrot
February 11th 2011
13303 Comments


Should have been sued for crushing cliff burton with his giant bus-sized ego

SatanicOffering
February 11th 2011
32 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.[7]

drasticaction74
February 11th 2011
1947 Comments


should have been sued for not being just a blowjob

Exile29
February 11th 2011
167 Comments


Shit pay for that kinda work and dealing with Lars all the time.

Edit: Was meaning the 45k a year, not 110k a year haha.

TRMshadow
February 11th 2011
5119 Comments


lol, guy deserves a medal just for waking up every morning and not shooting himself. Lars is the biggest tool I've never met.

jimmykidd
February 11th 2011
640 Comments


[insert lars/metallica joke here]

FilthyBorgir
February 11th 2011
1334 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger.[8]



lol

scottyvee
February 11th 2011
68 Comments


Jason and Mustaine must be laughing their arses off.

SylentEcho
February 11th 2011
1606 Comments


breach of oral contract and continuing wages.
Which means he didn't suck Lars' dick, but still got paid.

BenTaylor
February 11th 2011
48 Comments


AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! ^^^^

dixoncocks
February 11th 2011
3247 Comments


snare post [8]

never even listened to that album

MO
February 11th 2011
24265 Comments


I hate Lars, but his assistant sounds like a douchebag.

chris0987
February 11th 2011
66 Comments


ah the tables have turned on lars hahahahahaha

Jesuslaves
February 11th 2011
5027 Comments


awesome thread

OhCaptain
February 11th 2011
199 Comments


Should have been sued for that snare drum in St. Anger. [1/2]

RyanDonahoe
February 11th 2011
142 Comments


Personal Assistants aren't very metal.....





Seriously though if he does lose the case it would be great, Lars is the definition of douchebag.

6Dark6Cell6
February 11th 2011
260 Comments


yes! snare drum! st anger! sued! funny. true.

CrazyFool84
February 11th 2011
1083 Comments


As much as we all love to see him get this little karmatic slap, the suit sounds kinda fucking retarded, and like the bitch-moanings of a butt-hurt, overpaid ex-assistant. I don't get the "just so happens to be the drummer for Jason Newsted front...." stuff...are you insinuating that Jason's somehow connected to the lawsuit?

I dunno, have to see if this unfolds into anything, but at the moment it's lookin' pretty weak

yetanotherprofile
February 11th 2011
180 Comments


If he recieved the same ammount regulary then it he would have a case as he would expect payment due to precedant. In a sense an oral contract would be valued as a binding contract. At least in English common law which US is based on.

Apollo
February 11th 2011
10691 Comments


"Should have been sued for crushing cliff burton with his giant bus-sized ego"

haha

Thor
February 11th 2011
10385 Comments


so metal

AgentZero
February 12th 2011
322 Comments


Does this mean they will finally have the money for a new Papa Wheelie album?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sifFlammable
February 12th 2011
2741 Comments


so metal [2]

climactic
February 12th 2011
22939 Comments


sued for death magnetic

Wolfhorde
February 12th 2011
15387 Comments


"oral agreement" That sounded weird.

kenti123
February 12th 2011
188 Comments


i hope you die=bloodhound napster

fatlip27
February 13th 2011
246 Comments


yeah Lars, how does it feel to be the one getting sued? How the tables have turned....

MartianKyo
February 15th 2011
24 Comments


"... had an oral agreement for annual bonuses..."

sounds like standard deal in the porn industry.

sexpoi
February 15th 2011
648 Comments


lars is a huge douche. Papa Wheelie? r u serious, Jason Newsted? that sounds like a mixture of Papa Roach and any biker metal band which, in turn, sounds like the worst thing u could create. jeez Jason... what are u, crippled?

Jesuslaves
October 31st 2011
5027 Comments


the fuck

MO
October 31st 2011
24265 Comments


lol

Emim
October 31st 2011
38949 Comments


He should have sued just for having to be Lars' assistant.

sniper
October 31st 2011
19075 Comments


why did this get bumped now

Pharoh
October 31st 2011
3325 Comments


Cliff em all

liledman
October 31st 2011
3828 Comments


"breach of oral contract"

such a thing does not exist. what an idiot, he deserved to be ripped off.

Scoot
October 31st 2011
24290 Comments


hahaha wtf



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