Michaels Attorney Blasts Tonys, CBS

Bret Michaels’ attorney, Alex Weingarten, recently blasted the Tony Awards organization and CBS Broadcasting, claiming the entities are ducking their responsibility for Michaels’ head injuries following his 2009 Tony Awards “Rock of Ages” performance.

The Tony Awards and CBS Broadcasting are said to have filed a cross-complaint against Rock of Ages Broadway LLC in U.S. District Court in New York, which Weingarten claims is an obvious ploy to shift the blame elsewhere, according to BroadwayWorld.com.

“CBS and the rest of the defendants are just grasping at straws. It was their negligence that injured Bret, and it was then their decision to try to profit from his injuries by joking about them and playing them for ratings.

“We did not drag Rock of Ages into this, and Bret has nothing but the utmost respect for them, their production and the performers who were on stage and in harm’s way with him that night.”

Michaels sustained a broken nose and split lip when he collided into a piece of moving scenery while leaving the stage after he and Poison performed. He claims organizers didn’t tell him the set would be changing.

Video footage of the accident quickly went viral.

Weingarten filed a lawsuit on Michael’s behalf in March 2011 when attempts to resolve the matter were unsuccessful.