The Runaways

Kari Krome, a songwriter for The Runaways, has reached a conditional settlement with the estate of late music producer Kim Fowley in her lawsuit alleging sexual abuse starting in 1974 when she was 13 years old. The agreement addresses specific claims of assaults by Fowley, who died in 2015. Claims against former KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer remain ongoing, with a jury trial set for March 30, 2026.