Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Multiple Women, ‘Unequivocally’ Denies Claims

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Win Butler, the lead singer of Arcade Fire, has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.According to a detailed report published by Pitchfork on Saturday, August 27, the 42-year-old musician allegedly engaged in “inappropriate” relationships with three separate women, given their differences in age and power dynamics.

A fourth alleged victim, who identifies as gender-fluid, claimed that Butler sexually assaulted them twice in 2015.A spokesperson for the “Ready to Start ” singer, crisis public relations expert Risa Heller, told the outlet that Butler admitted that each sexual interaction was mutual but was not initiated by the musical artist.“I have had consensual relationships outside of my marriage,” Butler told Pitchfork in a statement on Saturday. “There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son.

The majority of these relationships were short-lived, and my wife [Régine Chassagne] is aware – our marriage has, in the past, been more unconventional than some. … Every single one of these interactions has been mutual and always between consenting adults.

It is deeply revisionist, and frankly just wrong, for anyone to suggest otherwise.”The alleged victims who came forward told Pitchfork that they were each passionate Arcade Fire fans and claimed they had exchanged inappropriate messages with Butler before meeting in person.The California native, for his part, noted via his statement that he has “never touched a woman against her will,” refuting the allegations. “I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favors,” he said. “That simply, and unequivocally, never happened.