John Rich Says Rocker He Slugged ‘Had It Coming’

John Rich Says Rocker He Slugged ‘Had It Coming’

John Rich is talking for the first time about the bloody mishap in a Hollywood hotel room last month that left him in handcuffs. Rich stands accused of hitting rocker Jerry Montano in the face with a glass object. Police were called to the scene, where they allegedly found both the country star and rock bassist intoxicated.

"When they knocked on my hotel door, I opened it and they cuffed me," Rich told Chicago's US 99 radio station. "There had to be at least 12-13 LAPD with bullet-proof vests. And I'm like, 'Good God, what in the world is going on out here?' So I guess cowboy hats really do flip 'em out out there. [laughs]"

Montano did not press charges. He insisted at the scene that it was just a drunken accident, and even said he was still a fan of Rich.

"Of course he didn't [press charges]," Rich boasted, "because he knows what would've happened then. Then I'd really get nasty!"

But Montano changed his tune a few weeks after the incident, filing a lawsuit against Rich, seeking compensation for his injuries. Turns out, the two aren't exactly friends after all.

"Amarillo, Texas cowboy goes to West Hollywood -- It ain't exactly my neck of the woods," Rich explained. "And that guy had it coming."

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