Friend: Report Of TOMMY LEE 'Stiffing' Waitresses Is 'Complete Bullsh*t'

A friend of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to refute an account originally published in the New York Daily News regarding Lee supposedly "stiffing" waitresses at Avalon in New York City where Tommy was the guest DJ for the night.

According to the New York Daily News' original report, Lee "had a huge table of roadies" at the club. "Several waitresses brought Tommy stuff, and there were two waitresses working his table. None of them, not even one, was tipped — there was not a single dollar on the table at the end of the night. And they had several comped bottles, four or five in total!" When a waitress confronted a member of Lee's entourage, the roadie told her to come back to their limousine to "light up a spliff," according to the News report. The source said after the waitress declined, the roadie claimed he'd go back and get her a tip, but he never returned.

In an e-mail sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Tommy Lee's friend Dave (no last name given) writes, "[The New York Daily News] story is COMPLETE BULLSHIT!!! You might wanna know how I know. Well, I was there. I was with Tommy at Avalon that night, and in no way did he even see the table. The club stated they had a table upstairs for Tommy and us (his entourage, as the article states it),but me and my brother, who were there with Tommy, went to go sit at the table for a minute and the only people sitting there drinking the COMP booze at the table was the CLUB PROMOTERS and ALL THEIR FRIENDS!!! Tommy never showed his face at that table and the only booze he had was in the DJ booth with him, which was some beer and a bottle of Jäger, brought to him by the manager of the club.

"Right after Tommy's DJ gig, he left, he did not even come within 50 feet of his SO-CALLED table, so why should he tip anybody when the only people sitting there were people he did not even know? The club promoters should have taken care of the tips, being it was all their friends drinking the free booze waiting to meet Tommy. Tommy's whole entourage — which consisted of me, my brother and two other people — hung out in the DJ booth with Tommy and as soon as it was done, he left. There was no interaction with any waitress and the slimy club promoters were the ones movin' in on the chicks promising them they could meet Tommy. So once again a gossip column blows shit out of proportion.

"If ya doubt my legitimacy, go check out my MySpace page, I got pics of me and Tommy together. He is a good friend of mine and I don't wanna see his name get trashed for something he didn't do.

"As far as my personal experiences with Tommy, anytime we went out and he took care of the bill, which is almost always, he does not let anybody pay for anything while they are with him. He has left great tips. So this story is bullshit."