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Perry Farrell issues final apology amid Dave Navarro fight
Jane’s Addiction has officially come to an end following a public apology from frontman Perry Farrell, issued amid an ongoing legal dispute with his longtime bandmates over a violent onstage incident last year.
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Farrell addressed the situation directly in a statement shared on Instagram, apologising after guitarist Dave Navarro accused him of assault and battery.
“I’ve reflected on it and know I didn’t handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show,” Farrell wrote in a collaborative post with the band, referring to the September 2024 concert in Boston that abruptly ended mid-performance.
Farrell went on to stress how deeply Jane’s Addiction has shaped his life, writing, “Jane’s Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades.”
He acknowledged the broader impact of the band, saying the group, its music and its fans have meant more to him “than any words [he] could ever possibly write down.”
Reflecting on the night in question, he added, “My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I’m truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
He closed by thanking fans for their “continued love and support.”
Shortly after Farrell’s apology, Jane’s Addiction confirmed they are parting ways.
In a separate Instagram post, the band said they “regret” making “inaccurate statements about Perry’s mental health” and acknowledged that they “unilaterally” canceled their reunion tour after the Boston incident.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane’s Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the statement read.
“We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
The split follows a $10 million lawsuit filed in July 2025 by Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, who alleged Farrell carried out a “brutal and unprovoked” attack during the show and continued the altercation backstage.
Farrell denied “each and every allegation” in his September 2025 response and asked for the complaint to be dismissed.
The incident ultimately led to the cancellation of the band’s reunion tour, which had sold more than 100,000 tickets.
As legal proceedings continue, the band’s final message emphasized gratitude to fans, calling them “our lifeblood” and expressing pride in the music they created together.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Thursday announced the inclusion of ethics as a subject in the curriculum, stressing that education must go hand in hand with character-building.
The KP chief minister made the announcement during his visit to a government school in Peshawar. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said: “Training is essential alongside education. It develops responsible, principled and successful individuals.”
The chief minister directed the relevant authorities to install CCTV cameras in all public schools and provide all facilities on a priority basis. He instructed the officials to ensure the provision of free textbooks to all students at the beginning of the new academic session.
He said that the school administration and teaching staff should focus on quality education and assured that the shortcomings in government schools would be removed.
The KP CM, last month, had announced to establish two more universities in the province despite financial issues.
CM Afridi had directed the authorities to work on the proposal of establishing the Arshad Sharif University in the province as well as another varsity in his native Khyber tribal district.
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Sarah Ferguson may be no stranger to reinvention, but losing the Duchess of York title has reportedly hit hard.
A source told Gb News that the former royal is “in a very bad way” following the removal of the York titles, describing the moment as emotionally bruising even for someone long accustomed to life outside the Firm.
Still, those close to Ferguson insist resilience remains her trademark.
“She’ll dust herself down and attempt to reinvent herself again somehow,” the insider said suggesting the familiar Fergie comeback may already be in motion.
The comments came as Sarah and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, stepped back into the public eye for the first time since the title change.
The pair were seen attending the christening of their granddaughter, Athena, on Thursday morning.
This intimate baptism was held at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, with Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, hosting close family and friends to celebrate the arrival of their second daughter.
The ceremony marked the former Duke and Duchess of York’s first outing at a royal function since they lost their York titles in October, following renewed scrutiny over their past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
While the occasion was intimate by design, their presence was widely seen as a carefully measured return to public view.
Princess Beatrice and her husband, property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, welcomed baby Athena earlier this year after she arrived several weeks ahead of schedule in January.
The christening, held months later than expected, was reportedly postponed amid the fallout surrounding Athena’s grandparents.
Sources say Beatrice has remained particularly close to her mother throughout the turbulence, leaning on Sarah Ferguson as headlines swirled.
Her relationship with her father, however, is understood to have grown more strained, reflecting the wider consequences of the scandal on family dynamics.
True to form, Andrew kept firmly out of the spotlight on the day, avoiding photographers and steering clear of any official images taken at the event.
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