Feist has resigned from the opening of Arcade Fire after allegations of sexual abuse of his singer

Canadian singer Leslie Feist he resigned to continue acting as the opening act on the tour of his compatriots Arcade Fire after several women accused the band’s singer, Win Butlerof sexual abuse.

In a message posted on his Instagram account, Feist noted that he was in Dublin when the complaints against Butler were made public and that after a few days of reflection he decided to stop participating in the tour, in which he acted as the opening act. and distance yourself from Arcade Fire.

“Stay on tour it would mean he was defending or ignoring the damage done by Win Butler and leaving her would mean that I am a judge and jury, ”explained Feist, who admitted he could not resolve anything with his decision.

What the gang said and what he is accused of

Following Feist’s message, Arcade Fire released a statement in which the band regretted Feist’s departure but added that they understand. and they “totally” respected his decision.

Since posting over the weekend Pitchfork publish an article in which three women accused Butler of sexual abuseseveral radio stations in Canada have stopped playing Arcade Fire music.

Butler acknowledged having had extramarital affairs with women, but he said so Pitchfork which had been agreed upon.

Sexual abuse allegedly occurred between 2016 and 2020. A fourth person, who claims to be gender fluid, also accused Butler of sexual assault in 2015.

Feist acknowledged that his decision is “flawed”but that she is sure that the best way to take care of her band, the staff who depend on her and her family is to “distance themselves” from the Arcade Fire tour but not “the conversation”.

In the band, with his wife

Arcade Fire is a rock band from Montreal (Canada) made up of Butler, his wife, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.

Formed in 2001, Arcade Fire has become one of the most recognized Canadian groups in the world.

They won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2011 and 2013. were nominated for an Oscar for Best Score for his work in the film Hishero joaquin phoenix.

In Win Butler’s allegations, the victims were fans who admired the band and claimed that thes sexual intercourse was inappropriate due to age and the power dynamics involvedcollects Pitchfork magazine.

The women were between 18 and 23 when they began their relationship with Butler, which occurred at different times between 2016 and 2020, when the artist was between 36 and 39.

The fourth person to accuse Butler identifies as “gender fluid” and supports it He was abused twice in 2015 when he was 21 and the singer was 34. Today the singer is 42 years old.

Stating they were consensual relationships, Butler said: “I’ve never touched a woman against her will and any suggestions I’ve made in this way are simply untrue, “he said.

In turn, his wife Régine Chassagne defended her husband and said “for safety” that he never abused any woman.

Meanwhile, the four people who accuse Butler of abuse ensure that the singer contacted them through social media before meeting them in person and that, later, he asked for sex and photos of their naked bodies.

One of the women claims that the singer sent her photos of her genitals against her will.

And the person who identifies as “gender fluid” told Pitchfork the singer broke into her apartment one day and touched her without her consentholding her against the wall and groping her body, which at the time the victim thought was “not right”.

Source: EFE

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