Rockers Guns N' Roses are threatening to sue the bosses of soda firm Dr. Pepper over a publicity stunt gone wrong. Dr. Pepper heads promised every person in America a free can of soda if Guns N' Roses released their long-awaited album Chinese Democracy this year - and agreed to honor the deal when the band put the album out on November 23.

But, according to the band, the soda giant's website crashed when fans attempting to get a coupon online flocked to the Internet earlier this week.

Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose is now calling the stunt "a complete fiasco" - and he has asked his legal team to penalize the soda firm.

According to RollingStone.com, Rose's lawyer Alan S. Gutman has written to Dr. Pepper CEO Larry Young, stating, "The redemption scheme your company clumsily implemented for this offer was an unmitigated disaster which defrauded consumers and, in the eyes of vocal fans, 'ruined' the day of Chinese Democracy's release... Now it's time to clean up the mess."

The group is seeking a public apology via ads in newspapers, plus more time for people to claim their free sodas.

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