Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke has filed a lawsuit against multiple individuals for allegedly impersonating him on social media platforms, escalating the fallout from a catfish scandal involving Tommy Lee’s wife Brittany Furlan, as reported by TMZ.
The lawsuit targets individuals who Radke claims have been credibly impersonating him on Snapchat and Instagram since at least April of last year.
“Ronnie Radke filed a suit against multiple John Does earlier this week … alleging that, since at least April of last year, an individual he calls John Doe 1 has credibly impersonated him on Snapchat for ‘purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening and/or defrauding’ others,” TMZ reported. “He’s also suing John Doe 2 — who may or may not be the same person as John Doe 1 — for allegedly impersonating him on Instagram with the same aim to defraud others.”
The legal action appears to be part of a broader strategy to clear Radke’s name in the controversy.
“He tells us this is the first step in his plan to subpoena Snapchat to get the metadata and IP address he believes necessary to prove he never messaged anyone, including Brittany Furlan,” TMZ also reported. “Ronnie says he doesn’t want money … just evidence to clear his name and prove he wasn’t hitting up Tommy Lee’s wife last year.”
This latest legal move represents an escalation in a controversy that has been brewing for months. Radke has made multiple attempts to clear his reputation through the court system.
Loudwire noted that the scandal initially started in May 2025 when Furlan began communicating with an alleged Radke impersonator on Snapchat. The situation gained significant attention when it was featured on MTV’s “Catfish,” bringing the controversy into the mainstream spotlight.
The dispute has continued to simmer in recent weeks. Loudwire revealed that Furlan recently rehashed the issue with Instagram story posts on January 3 and 4, alleging Radke created a fake account to troll her, Tommy Lee, and Saraya. These renewed accusations appear to have prompted Radke’s latest legal strategy.
Prior to filing the current lawsuit against the alleged impersonators, Radke tried to file a temporary restraining order against Furlan in Los Angeles. Wide Open Country confirmed that the court denied his request. This denial may have led Radke to pursue the current approach of targeting the alleged impersonators directly.
The case highlights the growing problem of celebrity impersonation on social media platforms. It also demonstrates the legal challenges involved in proving identity fraud in digital communications. Radke’s strategy of subpoenaing platform data represents a technical approach to resolving what has become a highly publicized dispute between rock music personalities.
