Brittany Furlan, wife of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, is speaking out after days of mounting online drama involving allegations that she was catfished by someone pretending to be musician Ronnie Radke — and she’s had enough.
In a candid and emotionally charged TikTok video posted over the weekend, Furlan confirmed she had been messaging someone she believed was Radke during a difficult time in her marriage, but insists she was the victim of a catfishing scheme. Her video comes after Radke made headlines by publicly claiming that Furlan had been unknowingly involved in an online relationship with an imposter posing as him — an interaction Radke says contributed to the breakdown of her marriage to Lee.
Furlan, who confirmed she and Lee are currently separated, addressed the rumors head-on and expressed outrage at Radke for airing private details of her personal life. “I’ve been going through a really tough time in my marriage, which was none of anyone’s f**king business, but he’s made it everyone’s business,” she said. “It’s a catfish, cool. I got catfished. Why are you still harassing me? Why are you sending me hundreds of messages? Why are you trolling me? I don’t give a f**k. I unfollowed you. Leave me alone. That’s it.”
TMZ first reported on May 13 that Furlan and Lee had separated after six years of marriage, citing alleged tensions fueled by Lee’s drinking. Days later, the situation escalated when Radke, frontman of FALLING IN REVERSE, posted on Instagram that Furlan had been messaging a fake account pretending to be him. Radke claimed Furlan confessed the interactions to Lee, prompting the drummer to allegedly confront and threaten him.
Furlan confirmed she was transparent with her husband about the online messages, saying she disclosed everything to Lee as soon as she realized the account was fake. “Basically, I told my husband everything. I said, you know, ‘I’ve been talking to whoever I thought this was on Snapchat — he says it’s not him, cool, whatever — ‘cause I’m a good person. I mean, I’m not a good person for talking to someone while married. I’ve been going through a lot in my marriage. No excuse, whatever. I come clean to my husband, my husband freaks out, messages him, that’s how this all started.”
Furlan’s message was laced with frustration and sadness, describing the public fallout as “embarrassing” and “unnecessary.” She revealed she’s now staying in a hotel, trying to stay out of the spotlight while the chaos unfolds online. “You’ve blown up my whole life on social media,” she said in the video. “This is embarrassing for me, embarrassing for my husband. This whole f**king thing is embarrassing.”
In the caption of her TikTok, Furlan added that Radke has continued to contact her despite being served with multiple cease-and-desist orders. “He’s been harassing me for two weeks. He’s been sent three cease and desists and has not listened. For the final time — Leave me alone Ronnie.”
Radke, meanwhile, defended his decision to go public, saying he felt forced to explain himself after being unexpectedly contacted by Tommy Lee. “Imagine you grow up looking up to somebody like Tommy Lee… and then all of a sudden out of nowhere he goes, ‘You’re f**king my wife.’ And I’m like, ‘What. I have no idea what you’re talking about,’” Radke said.
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