Netflix and Mötley Crüe are being sued by a crew member who worked on their biopic, The Dirt.

As reported by The New Orleans Advocate, Louis DiVincenti is taking legal action against the streaming giant and the rock band, who are producers on the film, over injuries he incurred on the set.

He alleges that on March 10, 2018, he was at the New Orleans venue Munch Factory (which had been done up to look like the famous club Whiskey A Go-Go) setting up metal pipes for the green screen when one of them connected with a power line.

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In the lawsuit, DiVincenti claims that an electric current went through his body, leading to severe burns and doctors giving him a 2 percent chance of survival. The New Orleans Advocate reports that he had his right foot amputated, and received multiple skin grafts, spending seven weeks being treated in a specialist burns unit.

His suit alleges that proper safety precautions, including checking the power lines were off, were not taken by the production staff, and that they should be held accountable for what happened. He's seeking damages including $1.8 million (£1.36 million) in medical bills.

DiVincenti's claim was filed on March 1 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, and has been assigned to Judge Rachael Johnson.

Mötley Crüe, Netflix or the producers had not yet publicly acknowledged the suit at the time of writing.

The Dirt, which stars Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson, rapper Machine Gun Kelly, Douglas Booth and former Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon, is available to stream on Netflix now.

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