Just when it looked like the Ronnie Radke vs Launceston saga couldn’t spiral further, the Falling in Reverse frontman has released another unfiltered, expletive-laced video—this time threatening legal action against the Launceston City Council.
The video, shared on Radke’s Instagram stories overnight, once again targets Sam Johnson, CEO of the council, whom Radke describes as an ‘ugly motherfker’ and accuses of defamation. He claims he has sent a ‘stop motion’ (presumably a cease and desist) to the council via email and says he is preparing to sue for millions over what he calls ‘false accusations’ and ‘defaming my fking name.’
‘You guys are gonna get sued. I’m gonna sue you, and I’m gonna make you look f**king worse,’ Radke says in the nearly seven-minute clip, delivered alongside his pet bird Daisy.
He repeatedly denies past accusations against him, calls the council’s statement ‘political gaming’, and insists he came to Australia ‘in peace’ to play shows—not to be used as a ‘political pawn’ in local drama surrounding Mayor Matthew Garwood.
Accusations fly—and so do threats
The video appears to be a direct response to a statement from Johnson, who condemned Radke’s earlier online tirades as ‘abusive’ and ‘intimidating’, reinforcing the council’s commitment to transparency and respect for staff. It follows a week of tension after Radke publicly lashed out at councillors who criticised a photo of Mayor Garwood meeting him backstage at Falling in Reverse’s Adelaide show.
In this latest rant, Radke accuses Johnson and the council of slander, screams into the camera that he’s being unfairly painted as a rapist and domestic abuser, and tells his followers that his criminal past has been widely misrepresented.
But in a sudden tonal shift—towards the end of the tirade—Radke tells his fans to stop sending threats to councillors and insists that what he’s doing is a ‘peaceful protest’.
‘All my fans, if you guys are doing these little death threats and sh*t, that is unacceptable,’ he says.
‘This is a peaceful protest… It is unacceptable that these people are using me as a political pawn.’
Despite the call for calm, the video features repeated insults, threats of lawsuits, and shouting matches with his bird, who appears visibly distressed by the yelling.
Fallout continues
The mayor of Launceston has already moved to distance himself from Radke, saying he was ‘alarmed’ by the content of the initial videos and the threats being made toward elected officials. While Garwood said his meeting with Radke was strictly personal and rooted in music fandom, public pressure on the mayor has continued to mount.
Radke’s Australian tour has now concluded, but the circus surrounding his short time here hasn’t left the building. With police involvement confirmed, a council office reportedly in crisis mode, and Radke now threatening legal action from overseas, it’s clear the story is far from over.
Watch: Ronnie Radke Threatens to sue the Council, tells fans to stop violent threats.
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