

In a related development, Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez was accused of rape and abuse by his former girlfriend Jessicka Addams, ex-lead singer of Jack Off Jill. Her account is the latest in a wave of similar allegations of sexual assault and abuse that have jarred the indie and alternative rock worlds, including allegations against former Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile, PWR BTTM singer Ben Hopkins, solo artist Alex Calder (who have all admitted to the accusations) and DJ Gaslamp Killer.

Fortunately, there are many witnesses who can and will confirm that I was never abusive to Alice.”

“Her story is pure fiction and I am consulting my lawyers as to my legal options. “I am outraged and hurt by the recent statements made by Alice about me and our prior relationship,” he said. … He controlled everything I did.”Ī rep for Kath and Crystal Castles did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment, but Kath responded to Pitchfork via his attorney. He picked me up over his shoulders and threw me onto concrete. He held me over a staircase and threatened to throw me down it. It wasn’t always consensual…. “He became physically abusive. “Over a period of many months, he gave me drugs and alcohol and had sex with me in an abandoned room at an apartment he managed. “Claudio was very manipulative towards me,” she writes. UPDATED: Alice Glass, former lead singer of Crystal Castles, on Tuesday published a long post on her website accusing her former bandmate Ethan Kath of sexual assault and abuse beginning when she was 15 years old.
