Def Leppard’s Drummer Violently Assaulted in Unprovoked Attack

Mar 17, 2023 | DP

Def Leppard‘s drummer, Rick Allen, was assaulted by a young man in an unprovoked attack in Florida.
The incident happened at a hotel in South Florida when a 19-year-old came from behind Allen to attack him by surprise.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: Inductee Rick Allen of Def Leppard speaks onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony – Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Max Hartley struck Allen so hard that Allen fell to the floor and hit his head. When a witness saw what happened, she rushed to Rick’s aid, only to be assaulted by Hartley as well.

Hartley was arrested and charged with elder abuse, battery, and criminal mischief. Rick Allen’s camp has not addressed this horrible incident as of yet.

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