Def Leppard’s Rick Allen Reportedly Assaulted Outside Hotel
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was reportedly assaulted outside of a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. where he was staying. Per WSVN, Allen was standing near the valet area at…
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was reportedly assaulted outside of a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. where he was staying.
Per WSVN, Allen was standing near the valet area at the Four Seasons in town smoking a cigarette. A police report states a 19-year-old man named Max Edward Hartley, who was in town from Ohio, "violently attacked" Allen.
Hartley reportedly was hiding behind a pillar near the valet area. He suddenly ran at Allen, knocking him to the ground. This resulted in the drummer hitting his head on the ground. After Hartely charged at Allen, the police report states a woman emerged from the hotel to help him, but then Hartely attacked her, too.
WSVN notes, "Hartley was arrested after he was found at a nearby hotel breaking car windows." He's being charged with "two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief, and abusing an elderly or disabled adult." (Allen, of course, lost his left arm in a 1984 car accident.)
Neither Allen nor the Def Leppard camp has commented on this incident. However, WSVN added, "Allen provided a sworn statement to police and told them that he indeed wants to prosecute."
Allen was in town for a March 12 show with Def Leppard at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
5 Rock Bands with Multiple Diamond-Certified Studio Albums
A number of bands have one diamond-certified title, and even fewer have more than one. However, there is an elite group of rock bands with multiple diamond-certified studio albums.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has given out a number of diamond certifications to various albums that have sold at least 10 million units. Several of those albums happen to be greatest hits/best-of compilations. Thanks to these releases, this has led to a variety of bands have more than one diamond-certified title.
Believe it or not, there are only five rock bands to have more than one diamond-certified studio albums. That's right, only five.
So, who are they? Scroll through the gallery below to find out and to see which of their studio albums have moved 10 million units or more.
Def Leppard
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 04: (L-R) Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard speaks during the press conference for THE STADIUM TOUR DEF LEPPARD - MOTLEY CRUE - POISON at SiriusXM Studios on December 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Van Halen
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: (L-R) Drummer Alex Van Halen, singer David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Pink Floyd
MJ Kim/Getty ImagesLONDON - JULY 02: (L to R) David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright from the band Pink Floyd on stage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)
The Beatles
John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images19th May 1967: The Beatles celebrate the completion of their new album, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein. The LP is released on June 1st. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images)
Led Zeppelin
Evening Standard/Getty ImagesJune 1973: British rock band Led Zeppelin. From left to right, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham (1947 - 1980), John Paul Jones. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
