Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith has finally had enough of someone else cashing in on his fame and good looks -- and he's taking strong action to make it stop.

We've heard what countless fans, pundits, and commenters have to say about the Red Hot Chili Peppers miming during the Super Bowl halftime show, and we've gotten an explanation from Flea. But what does Axl Rose think about all this?

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has issued an open letter admitting that the band wasn't playing their instruments live during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, and explaining why they chose to accept the gig despite their views against pre-taped performances.

Once again, the performance of a shirtless person during a Super Bowl halftime show has caused some controversy. However, this time it's not related to the musician's lack of clothes. Apparently, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers was miming to a backing track during Sunday's performance.

No, they didn't play a 45-minute version of Led Zeppelin's 'Dazed and Confused.' In fact, the Red Hot Chili Peppers did exactly what you probably expected them to do as the special guests of the Super Bowl halftime show -- play 'Give it Away' while bouncing around like teenage lunatics.

Good one, Chad Smith! You got us.

The surprising collaboration between Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers scheduled for the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2 just got a lot more intriguing.

What they got, you gotta give it to your mama . . . and you can do it during the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVIII, when the Red Hot Chili Peppers take the stage for one of their first live performances of 2014.

A drum clinic in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, featuring Chad Smith has turned into a international incident when he engaged in a serious breach of local protocol. A new video shows the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot drummer pretending to wipe his behind with a soccer jersey.

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers was trying to enter the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia the other day when a brawl broke out with hotel security that ended up with a couple of people on the ground, and Kiedis in a headlock. Kiedis was making his way into the hotel with a young lady, when an argument began with a hotel security guard...

With Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol in the lineup, the Los Angeles Lakers have a star-studded cast, but the team has underachieved and stands tied with the Utah Jazz for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. You know what would help the Lakers get into the playoffs...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are taking fans on a  different kind  interactive experience with the release of the new video 'Look Around!'