Popular singer-songwriter Feist has quit Arcade Fire's current tour after sexual misconduct allegations against the band's singer Win Butler surfaced in recent days. "I'm claiming my responsibility now and going home," Feist wrote in a statement posted to social media Thursday afternoon. The singer is denying any allegations of misconduct, saying all encounters took place between consenting adults.The allegations have not been proven in court. But the singer also denied any allegations of misconduct, saying all encounters took place between consenting adults, and that he never touched a woman against her will or demanded sexual favours. Butler apologized for his behaviour and said he was struggling with mental health and alcohol dependence issues around the time the alleged incidents took place, between 2015 and 2019.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2022 22:18 UTC