Arcade Fire's Win Butler Inappropriate Behavior Exposed, 'Virtuous Public Reputation' Contrasting

Win Butler, the frontman for Arcade Fire, is not who many people assume he is.

Four people have accused the rock singer of sexual assault. He says, however, that their connections were mutual.

One complainant, a gender-fluid person who uses the pronouns they/them, alleged that the 42-year-old artist sexually attacked them twice in 2015. They were barely 21 years old at the time.

According to Pitchfork, the three accusers are women who claim their relationships were improper because to their age difference and the power imbalances between them and Butler.

The women stated that their meeting took place between 2015 and 2020, while they were between the ages of 18 and 23. Butler was 36 to 39 years old at the time.

Except for one, all of the ladies who spoke to the site were huge Arcade Fire fans.

Win Butler, who co-founded the indie rock band with his now-wife Regine Chassagne in 2001, denied wrongdoing through a spokeswoman. He then claimed that his interactions with the four accusers were voluntary and that he did not start any of them.

Butler and Chassagne have a child.

They even told the publication about their contacts with Butler, revealing how they were subjected to inappropriate groping, kissing, and even photographs of his genitalia.

Butler chastised them for rejecting him, according to one lady, and the musician thought her reaction was strange, leading her to fear there was something wrong with her.

However, after recalling their exchanges, the accuser believes she was deceived "to the core," and it's now evident that it succeeded.

She also stated that she continued to dispute the legitimacy of her conduct, her claim of saying "no," and even the lack of consent after a few more months.

Another lady stated she met Win Butler when she was 18 and took a picture with him at a charity basketball tournament and put it online. As a result, Butler contacted her over social media, and the two went to a pub he co-owns, where she reportedly became drunk.

Following that, she claimed to the magazine that Butler regularly chastised her for sending sexual text messages and sending her photographs of his genitals without her permission.

Butler stated in a statement that he was suffering from despair and frequent drinking at the time.

"It is deeply revisionist, and frankly just wrong, for anyone to suggest otherwise," he said of the charges.

"I have never touched a woman against her will, and any implication that I have is simply false. I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favors."

"That simply, and unequivocally, never happened," he continued.

Chassagne also revealed that Pitchfork supports her husband in the face of the allegations.

Because of the article, Win Butler is now represented by high-profile public relations professional Risa Heller.

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