Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten charged with beating woman 2 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten was charged in a civil lawsuit filed in Los Angeles with beating a woman during the taping of a reality show last year, court sources said.
Roxane Davis, an assistant producer in a reality TV show that featured Rotten, 52, said the former punk rocker hit her because he didn't like the hotel room he was given.
The alleged aggression in January 2007 did not lead to criminal charges, but Davis is suing Rotten -- whose real name is John Lydon -- for sexual harassment and assault.
A spokesman for the singer said that Rotten was not available for comment.
The Sex Pistols, who spearheaded the 1970s punk movement with singles like "Anarchy in the UK" and "Pretty Vacant," were formed in 1975 but split in 1978. Sid Vicious, who replaced Glen Matlock as bassist in 1977, died after a drug overdose in 1979.
The group got together again in 1996 and performed until 2003. Last year they again re-grouped and are scheduled to tour Europe by mid year.
