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Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols put on a united front as they attended the UK premiere of their Disney+ biopic Pistol in London on Monday without their former bandmate Johnny Rotten amid the band's fall out.
Johnny, who has been critical of his ex pals for making the series without him, recently slammed the project over its sleazy content.
Steve, 66, wore a black shirt and trousers as he stood with his arm draped over the shoulder of his pal Paul, 65.
Pals: Steve Jones, 66, and Paul Cook, 65, of the Sex Pistols put on a united front at the UK premiere of their biopic Pistol on Monday without their former bandmate Johnny Rotten
Paul showed off his casual but edgy sense of style in a black leather waistcoat which he wore under a matching jacket.
Steve was joined by his good friend, singer Chrissie Hynde, 70, who looked edgy in a black waistcoat which she teamed with a polka dot tie and a pair of blue denim jeans with black boots.
Johnny, who has been critical of his ex pals for making the series without him, recently slammed the project over its sleazy content.
Fall out: Johnny, who has been critical of his ex pals for making the series without him, recently slammed the project over its sleazy content (Paul and Steve pictured in 1978)
Famous friends: Steve was joined by his good friend, singer Chrissie Hynde, 70, who looked edgy in a black waistcoat which she teamed with a polka dot tie
Based on Steve's 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the series from Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle, who also serves as Executive Producer and director, was created by Craig Pearce and written by Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Anchored by Jones' memoir, which offers a fascinating new perspective on one of rock's greatest ever stories, Pistol moves from West London's council estates, to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's notorious Kings Road SEX shop, to the international controversy that came with the release of Never Mind the B*llocks.
His series, set for release on FX in the US and Disney+ in the UK on May 31, will star Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten and Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen.
Speaking out: John has hit out at the trailer for Danny Boyle's new FX series Pistol, saying it is 'rewriting history' (pictured September)
Speaking out: The musician, who has been critical of his former bandmates for making the series without him, is unimpressed by the content of the Disney+ show titled Pistol (pictured 1976)
Paul and Steve also attended a screening of Pistol without their former bandmate Johnny in Los Angeles last week.
Johnny, who has been critical of his ex pals for making the series without him, recently slammed the project over its sleazy content.
Unimpressed by the content of the miniseries, it is based on the band's former guitarist Steve's memoir and goes into detail about his sex addiction.
On steamy moments in the project, an indignant John told The Mirror: 'It’s upsetting as a lot of it has sexual connotations which are dubious at best.
Coming soon: Fans have been given an early taste of what to expect from the appropriately titled Pistol, a six-part drama set to air on digital channel FX
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