Lindsey Buckingham is taking his Fleetwood Mac bandmates to court over losing millions of dollars after being fired! The bombshell legal documents unearthed by RADAR Online reveal claims that Lindsey was fired over his request to delay a North American tour so that he could finish a solo album. The veteran pop star has released private emails that he was ready to do “whatever was necessary” to work things out — including going along with his ex Stevie Nicks demanding Fleetwood Mac wouldn’t play more than three concerts a week. But despite his plea to bandmates that “for the five of us to splinter apart now would be the wrong thing,” Lindsey says he was abruptly dumped by the band just a week after their performance at a Jan. 2018 MusiCares event. Now this new lawsuit claims that being fired from the 60-show tour cost Lindsey between $12 to $14 million in income. But while the court documents say that band founder Mick Fleetwood refused to meet with Lindsey, insiders are blaming Stevie for her longtime partner finally being fired…
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Sources said that Lindsey and Stevie's working relationship finally fell apart during two world tours in 2015 and 2016. “Lindsey wanted to make a new album, and Stevie wouldn’t make time in her schedule, saying, ‘Albums don’t sell anymore,’” an insider reported. “He considers himself a leader in the band and was livid!”
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When Stevie asserted her dominance and demanded the group launch another tour shortly afterwards, say insiders, Lindsey flatly refused to hit the road. Instead, he asked for a one-year break from stage shows — and rubbed single Stevie’s nose in her solo status by saying he wanted to spend the time with his wife and kids!
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“I actually saw a lot of my friends who were parents, or were spouses, who were not really there for their families [and I] did not want to be one of those people,” Lindsey said. Stevie — who has her own legion of fans as a solo act — then reportedly gave her bandmates an ultimatum about kicking her ex out of the band.
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Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Lindsey had been replaced by Crowded House's Neil Finn and
Tom Petty's former guitarist Mike Campbell. Lindsey later went public to back the insider claims, saying he was told by the band's longtime manager: “Stevie never wants to be on a stage with you again.”
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Sources said that Lindsey and Stevie's working relationship finally fell apart during two world tours in 2015 and 2016. “Lindsey wanted to make a new album, and Stevie wouldn’t make time in her schedule, saying, ‘Albums don’t sell anymore,’” an insider reported. “He considers himself a leader in the band and was livid!”
When Stevie asserted her dominance and demanded the group launch another tour shortly afterwards, say insiders, Lindsey flatly refused to hit the road. Instead, he asked for a one-year break from stage shows — and rubbed single Stevie’s nose in her solo status by saying he wanted to spend the time with his wife and kids!
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“I actually saw a lot of my friends who were parents, or were spouses, who were not really there for their families [and I] did not want to be one of those people,” Lindsey said. Stevie — who has her own legion of fans as a solo act — then reportedly gave her bandmates an ultimatum about kicking her ex out of the band.
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Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Lindsey had been replaced by Crowded House's Neil Finn and
Tom Petty's former guitarist Mike Campbell. Lindsey later went public to back the insider claims, saying he was told by the band's longtime manager: “Stevie never wants to be on a stage with you again.”
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