The American rocker was scheduled to perform ten concerts in the UK and Ireland between March 30 and April 11
Ryan Adams’ tour of the UK and Ireland will not take place. The ten concerts scheduled between March 30 and April 11 are canceled, said Friday the site Ticketmaster. A decision made as a result of accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior.
The American rocker is accused by several women of having psychologically abused them and abusing his position in order to have sex with them.
A New York Times investigation put forward mid-February manipulative behavior. The article was based on the testimony of his ex-wife , musician and actress Mandy Moore. The American newspaper – which has collected the testimony of seven women, a dozen associates and its online communications – also recounted the exchanges of Ryan Adams on the web with a 14-year-old bassist apprentice, messages around the music, which is then transformed into sending suggestive images.
Ryan Adams denies the charges
According to the New York Times , the artist has continued this sexual correspondence for months while questioning the age of the girl. The 44-year-old rocker is also accused of showing career opportunities to female artists while having sex with them. When his advances were postponed, he would have engaged in psychological and verbal pressure and harassed them via SMS or social media.
Ryan Adams apologized but denied these accusations. “To those that I could hurt, although involuntarily, I apologize sincerely and without reservations, he wrote on Twitter. But what is portrayed in this article is incredibly inaccurate.
The tour of the singer-songwriter across the Channel had to go through the Royal Albert Hall in London, Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow or Dublin. Ticketmaster Ireland has assured that “reimbursement of tickets by authorized outlets will be processed by Monday end of the day. “
