Arcade Fire kick off world tour in Dublin after Win Butler abuse allegations
Arcade Fire kick off world tour in Dublin after Win Butler abuse allegations
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Arcade Fire began its world tour in Dublin on Tuesday, a few days after the departure of the leader of the group, Win Butler. accused of sexual misconduct.
Over the weekend, a Pitchfork investigation uncovered four people between the ages of 18 and 23 who accused the musician of behaving sexually. inappropriately.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Allegations ranged from sexual assault to unsolicited sexual text messages and forced touching.
Butler denied the allegations and said all encounters were consensual.
"I have never touched a woman against her will “, he said in a statement to the music site. “It is profoundly revisionist, and frankly simply wrong, for anyone to suggest otherwise. struggled with alcohol and depression, and said he was "truly sorry to everyone I've hurt through my behavior".
L The Pitchfork survey covered from 2015 to 2020, when Butler was between 34 and 39 years old. All of her accusers were at least 10 years younger.
One, who spoke to Pitchfork as Lily and uses them/pronouns, said he had met the musician at a concert in 2015.
After the concert, Butler allegedly touched and kissed them in a car, without their consent. On another occasion, Lily claimed that after they opened their front door to Butler, "he shoved me against the wall and aggressively grabbed my body and shoved his tongue down my throat".
Butler said he touched Lily's thigh in the car and the second interaction was "definitely mutual".
Arcade Fire began its world tour in Dublin on Tuesday, a few days after the departure of the leader of the group, Win Butler. accused of sexual misconduct.
Over the weekend, a Pitchfork investigation uncovered four people between the ages of 18 and 23 who accused the musician of behaving sexually. inappropriately.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Allegations ranged from sexual assault to unsolicited sexual text messages and forced touching.
Butler denied the allegations and said all encounters were consensual.
"I have never touched a woman against her will “, he said in a statement to the music site. “It is profoundly revisionist, and frankly simply wrong, for anyone to suggest otherwise. struggled with alcohol and depression, and said he was "truly sorry to everyone I've hurt through my behavior".
L The Pitchfork survey covered from 2015 to 2020, when Butler was between 34 and 39 years old. All of her accusers were at least 10 years younger.
One, who spoke to Pitchfork as Lily and uses them/pronouns, said he had met the musician at a concert in 2015.
After the concert, Butler allegedly touched and kissed them in a car, without their consent. On another occasion, Lily claimed that after they opened their front door to Butler, "he shoved me against the wall and aggressively grabbed my body and shoved his tongue down my throat".
Butler said he touched Lily's thigh in the car and the second interaction was "definitely mutual".
Image source, Getty Images
