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The ongoing conflict between Mötley Crüe and their ex-guitarist, Mick Mars, has taken a turn for the worse as the band's manager recently accused Mick Mars' legal representatives of engaging in "elder abuse." According to court papers obtained by Fox News Digital, Mick Mars alleged that Mötley Crüe compelled him to step down after he decided to retire from touring. However, the band's manager Allen Kovac and a legal representative for the group contended that the guitarist's representatives, which included his lawyer, "manipulated" him into the disagreement. "Every time there was a problem, would call me," he told Fox News Digital. "I haven't heard from Mick. I would have protected him from the elderly abuse that are taking advantage of him with." Mick Mars and Mötley Crüe disagree over the facts of the case Motley Crue, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, circa late 1980's. Mötley Crüe's lawyer, Sasha Frid, mentioned that all the original members of the band—Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, and Mick Mars, had signed an agreement acknowledging that they would not be eligible to receive any touring income or any worth associated with the Mötley Crüe name after they left the band. RELATED: Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, & Poison Announce 2020 Tour He claimed that Mars is only trying to get undue gains. "It's common sense," Frid explained. "If you're not out on the road touring, you don't get any money from touring. Just like when I don't go to work, I don't get a paycheck." However, Mars Lawyer Ed McPherson disagreed with Frid and told Fox News Digital that his client was no longer healthy enough to participate in the band's activities and not that he left abruptly as Mötley Crüe claimed. "It is beyond sad that, after 41 years together, a band would try to throw out a member who is unable to tour anymore because he has a debilitating disease," the attorney told the news outlet. "Mick has been pushed around for far too long in this band, and we are not going to let that continue." Mötley Crüe's lawyer says the band has nothing to hide On April 6, Mars filed a mandate of writ alleging that Mötley Crüe had purposely delayed in providing documents. However, the band's attorney told Fox News Digital that there is "no problem" with regard to the documents. FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS, Tommy Lee, Sam Kinison, Vince Neil, (aired May 11, 1990), 1983-2000, © NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection "We're an open book. We're not hiding any documents from this guy," the lawyer told the news outlet. "There's no issue with documents. You want your documents, here are your documents." Mötley Crüe claims that Mick Mars was duly compensated after quitting the band Frid and Kovac revealed to Fox News Digital that following Mars' announcement of his retirement from touring, he was given a "generous compensation package" even though he was not entitled to anything under the 2008 amendment. "Despite the fact that the band did not owe Mick anything – and with Mick owing the band millions in advances that he did not pay back – the band offered Mick a generous compensation package to honor his career with the band," Frid told the publication. "Manipulated by his manager and lawyer, Mick refused and chose to file this ugly public lawsuit." Motley Crue, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, circa late 1980's. Kovac also stated that the compensation package comprised 7.5% of the remaining revenue earned from all the previous tours. However, Mars and McPherson insisted that the musician deserved 25% of all touring revenue of that band for as long as it continues to exist.