Johnny Rotten Threatens Legal Action Over Sex Pistols Miniseries, ‘Pistol’
The lead singer of the rock band the Sex Pistols John Lydon, better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, showed his anger at the announcement of a miniseries based on the lives of the Sex Pistols band members titled Pistol. The series was created by Craig Pearce and is based on the autobiography Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol by member Steve Jones, who will serve as an executive producer for the series. Pistol will air on FX with each episode of the show being directed by Danny Boyle. Lydon called the series disrespectful and revealed that he did not give his consent for the project, no...