![]() Dimebag died three weeks later at the age of 38.Įvan Rubinson initially responded to Haney's lawsuit in a statement on Tuesday (August 17). But when Dimebag's contract with Washburn ended, he inked an endorsement deal with Dean, which Elliot Rubinson had revived. He switched to Washburn Guitars late in the decade, a time when Dean Guitars had practically disappeared from the American market. He played Dean guitars throughout PANTERA's heyday in the mid-1990s. On December 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by a troubled schizophrenic who believed that the members of PANTERA were stealing his thoughts.ĭimebag's affiliation with Dean goes back to when he was 14. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, they formed DAMAGEPLAN. I challenge her to release voice recordings of me ever disparaging or degrading Dime or Vinnie (the latter of which was a very close friend)."ĭimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul co-founded PANTERA. This is Rita's desperate attempt to incite riots & death threats against me personally. When a regular BLABBERMOUTH.NET commenter tweeted out an article from this site about the lawsuit and included the message "if the CEO actually told Rita: ' Dime has been dead for 16 years,' he might want to walk that back, bad comment in a dialogue to the girlfriend of the guy being discussed and his legacy, were A leaguers", Evan responded: "Total slanderous comment & devoid of reality. ![]() "It is with absolute conviction that we say that this can no longer happen whilst continuing to partner with Dean Guitars." "Moving forward, our goal will be to ensure the rightful and respectful celebration of Dime's legacy and the indelible mark he and his music made on this world," Haney added. She also blasted Evan Rubinson as "incredibly disrespectful and often times belligerent to the legacy" of Dimebag. In a statement posted on Dimebag's web site and social media, Haney wrote: "It became clear to me that Dimebag's relationship with Dean Guiars had come to an end when the CEO of Dean Guitars told me that Dime has been dead for 16 years, and then could not make the money they once did.and then continued on to tell me I should go somewhere else… Well.we will!" Haney went on to accuse Dean of continuing to promote and sell Dimebag-related guitars and merchandise even after the expiration of their endorsement deal. She also revealed that she had filed a lawsuit against Dean, alleging fraud, breach of written agreement and false endorsement, among other claims. ![]() On Monday (August 16), Haney, the longtime girlfriend and trustee of the estate of the late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, announced that she was cutting ties with Dean Guitars after 17 years with the company. Dean Guitars CEO Evan Rubinson has accused Rita Haney of making "slanderous" comments about him in an attempt to "incite riots and death threats" against him personally. ![]()
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