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Chris Cornell‘s former bandmates are digging in their heels in an escalating legal war against his widow — and are now wondering where the money she raised from a charity concert really ended up.
Soundgarden is once again responding to Vicky Cornell‘s lawsuit, filed last year, in which she claims to be the rightful owner of 7 tracks she says she found on Chris’ computer after his death.
The band is firing back now, claiming Vicky has been unwilling to provide sufficient information on the proceeds from a tribute concert after Cornell’s death.
In docs, obtained by TMZ, the surviving band members say they performed for free based on her promise the proceeds would go to charity, but they claim Vicky never explained where all the money went. They say she’s only mentioned $643K going to a medical research charity. The band wants a full accounting of where any other revenue was donated.
Vicky posted a statement, saying, “When you attack the foundation, you attack my husband’s legacy. The foundation has nothing to do with who owns Chris’ vocal recordings. Their knowingly false allegations are a deliberate attempt to harm not just my credibility, but the foundation my husband and I created and everything WE stand for.”
Soundgarden wants damages and for the judge to declare once and for all that they are the rightful owners of the unreleased tracks.
Vicky’s attorney, Marty Singer, tells us, “As Chris’ former band members are well aware, every single penny of the proceeds generated by the concert were properly allocated and accounted for and their statements are not only false and defamatory but demonstrate the depths to which Chris’ former bandmates are willing to sink to tarnish his legacy.”