bret michaels files lawsuit against tony award productions

Bret Michaels has filed a lawsuit against Tony Award Productions and CBS for his stage accident at the 2009 awards, where the he hit his head against a stage prop that descended from the ceiling.

Bret blamed producers for not instructing him on how to safely exit the stage after his performance was over.

In the suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Michaels claimed he had to be hospitalized for a broken nose and a cut lip.

Six months after the awards, the singer nearly died from a subarachnoid brain hemorrhage and the rocker insists it was no coincidence.

"One of the most common causes of this type of hemorrhage is head trauma exactly like the one Michaels suffered at the hands of the Tony Awards," he said.

Michaels said producers have "failed and refused" to remedy the situation and even blamed him for the accident at the Tony Awards, claiming he "missed his mark."

Michaels is suing for unspecified damages.