Pearl Jam Star Attacked In Robbery

It seems even famous people can get in a violent scrap after Pearl Jam star Jeff Ament is left recovering following an injury during a violent robbery at an Atlanta, Georgia recording studio last month.

Masked thugs, brandishing knives, attacked the bass player and a Pearl Jam employee as they arrived at Southern Tracks Recording studios on 27 April, and a filed police report states the three assailants smashed the windows of a rented Jeep, grabbed a BlackBerry and demanded cash.

Ament was robbed of more than $7,000 (£4,600) in cash and property. The thieves also took his passport, but as he tried to run from the thugs, they chased him and attacked him, leaving the rocker with a head wound that required medical treatment.

According to Rolling Stone magazine, the incident was caught on a surveillance camera and police are investigating the attack. Ament and Pearl Jam have declined to comment on the robbery.