WHAT THEY SAID
“I invested money into Q over the years, I never took out a penny,” Ilan Rubin said in response to new allegations filed against him.* The Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails drummer is now facing a cross-complaint in his own lawsuit over Q Drum Co., the company he co-founded with Jeremy Berman, who died from stage 4 stomach cancer in January 2023.*
THE DETAILS
- Rubin and business associates sued Berman’s partner Brandi Booth in 2024, claiming she shut down the original Q Drum Co. and opened another business under the same name.*
- Booth’s cross-complaint accuses Rubin of breach of contract, fraud, civil conspiracy, and unjust enrichment — alleging he illegally controlled assets, manipulated financial records, and sold company property without proper accounting.*
- She also claims Rubin and associate Roger Ko took control of GoFundMe campaign funds raised for Berman’s medical bills.*
- Both complaints are pending in San Bernardino Superior Court; Rubin says he tried to resolve things privately for six months before filing.*
WHO IS RIGHT
Booth has the stronger case on paper. Berman named her executor and gave her 51% interest in the company before he died, and the allegations about GoFundMe funds and unauthorized trademark access are serious if provable.*
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
The court will decide whether Rubin mismanaged company assets or whether Booth illegally seized control after Berman’s death.*