2006.09.20 - New York Daily News - Short Notice (Axl sued by art dealer)

ROCKER AXL Rose just got hit with a lawsuit by a Los Angeles art dealer who says he backed out of a deal to buy a $2.3 million Andy Warhol portrait of John Lennon. The Acquire d'Arte gallery charges in L.A. Superior Court that, after agreeing to buy the painting, Rose's manager said Axl didn't like the price or didn't have enough money for final payments. The gallery wants $1.1 million in damages. Rose's lawyer Howard Weitzman tells us: "Axl owes nothing," adding: "[He] may be the victim of a fraud or misrepresentation."