Jack White and Alison Mosshart Come to Blows in New York. Update: Mosshart Responds

Despite his fame, wealth, and a constant stream of musical projects, Jack White likes to get in a good scrap. Just ask Von Bondies singer Jason Stollsteimer. According to U.K. tabloid the Sun, White’s anger got the better of him again during a recent trip to New York, where he got in another fight, this time with Dead Weather singer Alison Mosshart.

The newspaper claims that an all-day drinking session between the two bandmates veered wildly out of control, causing them to come to blows. No eyewitnesses have yet come forward, so it’s not known whether White wrecked some Stollsteimer-like damage on Mosshart during the incident.

Naturally, the Sun does have its always-reliable “source” on hand to give a quote on the altercation: “Jack and Alison went on a mammoth all-day session when they met up in New York. They sunk a lot of alcohol and ended up at each others’ throats. It was a one-off scrap and they both feel really ashamed. But they are over it now and have promised each other they won’t get into that state again." [The Sun]

 

Update: Perhaps unsurprisingly, this story has been denied by Mosshart and the band's representatives. The following quote from Mosshart has appeared on NME.com:

"I don't usually bother responding to ridiculous fabricated tabloid rumours, but this one is particularly grotesque," she said. "The stories circulating from a UK tabloid of a 'fist fight', or Jack punching me, or the two of us 'being at each others throats' are untrue. I'm just wrapping up a tour with the Kills and then I'll be back with The Dead Weather for the release of the album and a tour. It's a really great group of people to work with and I can't wait for everyone to hear the album."

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May 19, 2009 at 10:24 a.m.

I just read the Spin article about Dead Weather, and most of Mosshart's quotes were about fighting with White. So this could be credible, I suppose.

May 19, 2009 at 11:19 a.m.

Yeah, the Sun isn't the most reliable source but I wouldn't be shocked if this were true.

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