Joan Jett sued former Runaways bassist Jacqueline Fuchs, claiming the "disgruntled" musician continually disrupts Jett's merchandising and movie-making efforts, despite having quit the band in 1977.

Jett says Fuchs left the band in the lurch when she quit during a sold-out Japanese tour, forcing Jett to temporarily take charge of the bass.

Jett says Fuchs followed that up by threatening to sue Jett and her long-term business partner, Ken Laguna, if they continued selling Runaways merchandise.

Jett says Fuchs claimed a right to the Runaways trademark and demanded to see the script for a forthcoming movie about the band, though it does not feature a character based on Fuchs.

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