Tommy Lee slams Howard Stern for ‘suggesting he is to blame for Heather Locklear’s issues’

Tommy Lee has slammed Howard Stern after the radio host blamed his ex-wife Heather Locklear’s recent arrests and substance abuse issues on their marriage.

The 55-year-old rocker took to Twitter to unleash a torrent of abuse targeting Stern in the wake of the latter’s tongue-in-cheek comments about the Melrose Place actress on his radio show.

Stern reportedly said that being married to Tommy Lee and Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora had ‘driven Locklear crazy’. 

Attack: Howard Stern, right, made a joke on his radio show that being married to Tommy Lee, left, had made Heather Locklear ‘crazy’ 

Anger: The Mötley Crüe drummer took to Twitter to hit back at Howard Stern

Anger: The Mötley Crüe drummer took to Twitter to hit back at Howard Stern

In response, the Mötley Crüe drummer posted: ‘@HowardStern Queen of media! How dare you blame me for Heathers recent troubles! [sic]

‘That was like 24 years ago you idiot! #cowardsterntimewarp you should be wishing her well and not bashing me f***head!!! Wtf is wrong with you? I normally don’t respond to this stuff..f***ing BS!!’

Lee’s social media outrage comes a day after Locklear, who was married to the drummer from 1986 to 1993, was arrested on suspicion of fighting with first responders for the second time this year.  

Locklear appeared extremely intoxicated when deputies arrived at her Southern California home at about 11 p.m. Sunday to investigate a dispute between Locklear and either family members or friends, Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Garo Kuredjian said.

Locklear kicked one of the deputies then kicked a paramedic who was called to evaluate her because of her intoxication, Kuredjian said.

On bail: The actress is seen leaving  Ventura County Jail on Monday morning after being released on bail

Protective: Heather Locklear and Tommy Lee were married between 1986 and 1993

Protective: Heather Locklear and Tommy Lee were married between 1986 and 1993

She was taken to a hospital then taken to jail and booked on two misdemeanor battery counts, he said.

Locklear was released Monday morning after posting $20,000 bail, and later checked herself in to a treatment facility, a person close to Locklear said. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of medical privacy restrictions.

Locklear’s managers did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

In February, she was arrested under similar circumstances and charged with four misdemeanor counts of battery on an officer. 

Arrests: Heather Locklear’s booking photos from Monday, left, and February, right

Authorities say she attacked four deputies called to her home because of a dispute with her boyfriend. She has pleaded not guilty in that case, which remains pending.

The 56-year-old actress was among the biggest television stars of the 1980s and 1990s, with roles on ‘Dynasty,’ ”T.J. Hooker’ and ‘Melrose Place.’

She still works frequently, with recurring roles on cable shows like ‘Franklin & Bash’ and the Tyler Perry series ‘Too Close to Home.’

But she has struggled in recent years with substance abuse. In 2008, she was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of prescription drugs. She pleaded to a lesser charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to unsupervised probation.



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