MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has said that there is no chance of David Ellefson ever rejoining MEGADETH.
Mustaine addressed the possibility of Ellefson’s potential return to MEGADETH while filming a video message on Cameo.
Asked by Rock Feed if Ellefson could once again play with MEGADETH at some point down the line, Mustaine said: “Any chance on Ellefson coming back later on? The answer to that is no.”
Ellefson was fired from MEGADETH in late May, just days after messages and explicit video footage involving him and a young, female fan were posted on Twitter.
On May 24, Mustaine announced Ellefson’s departure from MEGADETH, saying, “We do not take this decision lightly. While we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward,” Mustaine wrote. Two days later, Ellefson released a follow-up statement in which he vowed to file a “defamation lawsuit” against the person who “illegally posted a very private video” of the bassist and made “false allegations” against him. He also said he was working with the police in Scottsdale “in their investigation into charges regarding revenge pornography to be filed against the person who posted the video. This person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Ellefson wrote. He went on to say that he was “taking this time to be with my family” and wished his “bandmates” the best with their upcoming tour.