Full kontrovers etter at et av medlemmene i PWR BTTM ble anklaget for seksuelle overgrep i lukket Facebook-gruppe.
Full kontrovers etter at et av medlemmene ble anklaget for seksuelle overgrep i lukket Facebook-gruppe.
Ben Hopkins, et av to medlemmer i duoen PWR BTTM (bildet), som nylig ble booket til sommerens Øyafestivalen i Oslo, har blitt anklaget for å være «et seksuelt rovdyr og gjerningsmann med flere overgrep bak seg» i en lukket gruppe på Facebook.
Det skriver blant annet Stereogum i kveld.
LES OGSÅ: Se den nye musikkvideoen til Miley Cyrus.
Tidligere har Hopkins fått mye pes online for et bilde som har sirkulert der han poserer ved siden av et hakekors tegnet i sand. Bildet skal ha blitt tatt i 2011.
friendly reminder to stop letting PWR BTTM use their status as "allies" to do whatever tf they want pic.twitter.com/ESbXur7zpx
— mattfromcoastlines (@_mcampnh) May 11, 2017
Nå har duoen svart på anklagene med et lengre innlegg på sin Facebook-side.
Les hele innlegget under.
«Hi everyone,
Ben and Liv here. We want to respond to some very serious allegations that have been made against Ben. The allegations come as a surprise, but we are trying to address them with openness and accountability. With respect to the image included with these allegations, Ben previously addressed this matter on their/the band’s Twitter in January (https://ibb.co/dsNRRQ).
Unfortunately we live in a culture which trivializes and normalizes violations of consent. There are people who have violated others’ consent and do not know. Ben has not been contacted by any survivor(s) of abuse. These allegations are shocking to us and we take them very seriously. Further, the alleged behavior is not representative of who Ben is and the manner in which they try to conduct themselves.
To address this matter head on, we have set up an email address through which a survivor or someone working directly with a survivor can discuss the allegations being expressed on social media: pwrbttm.ask@gmail.com We are currently looking for a mediator with the necessary qualifications. This will be the only person with access to the account. Ben does not have access to the account, for two reasons: 1) because we acknowledge that certain individuals will not feel comfortable establishing a direct communication link between themselves and Ben, and 2) to protect Ben in the event that a malicious party attempts to use the address for anything but its intended purpose.
Our primary goal here is to ensure that a survivor of abuse has a voice, that their story should be heard and that people who cross the line should be held accountable. What this means for the band, our album, our fans and our upcoming tours is, as of yet, unclear. Music is everything to us, but we feel strongly that this matter needs to be addressed first. Updates forthcoming.»
LES OGSÅ: Utopia med nye navn på plakaten.