Brett Michaels, lead singer of the rock band Poison, recently filed a lawsuit against CBS and Tony Awards Production, for an on-stage injury he received at the 2009 ceremony. Following his performance, Michaels was struck in the head by a descending piece of scenery and had to be hospitalized for a broken nose and cut lip. In the suit he is seeking unspecified damages, alleging the mishap was a result of negligence from the show’s producers who failed to provide proper direction. According to E!, the lawsuit states, “Michaels specifically asked for instructions regarding how to exit after his performance and was just told to walk off the rear of the stage -- in what was ultimately the danger zone." Six months after the accident, the singer suffered a near fatal brain hemorrhage and claims that it is directly related to the injuries he sustained at the Tony Awards.
Surprisingly, CBS and the Tony Awards have yet to make any public statements in regards to the lawsuit. With his injury at the Tony Awards caught on camera, along with his brain hemorrhage receiving such widespread publicity, many people are aware of the recent unfortunate events Michaels has endured, and sympathize with the singer. By CBS and the Tony Awards choosing not to comment or accept any responsibility in the matter, I believe it can be interpreted as lacking sympathy for Michaels near death experience. Their silence also makes it easy for the public to assume they are keeping quiet out of guilt.
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