
Red Hot Chili Peppers Ex-Guitarist Avoids Jail in Vehicular Manslaughter Plea Deal
Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who tours with Peal Jam, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter

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Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who tours with Peal Jam, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer off the hook for punitive damages after judge rules lawsuit failed to show “despicable conduct”.

The guitarist, who also performed with Pearl Jam, entered the plea through his lawyer at a tense hearing attended by the victim's family

The incident allegedly occurred not long before Klinghoffer went on tour as a session musician for Pearl Jam

“Live life knowing you don’t have forever as all lives tend toward ending,” wrote the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist’s second solo album, I Don’t Feel Well, will arrive in October