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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Four People, Singer Admits to Encounters But Disputes Accounts

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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people, according to a detailed report in Pitchfork.

Three women allege that the encounters were “inappropriate given the gaps in age, power dynamics, and context in which they occurred,” while a fourth person, who is gender-fluid, alleges that Butler sexually assaulted them twice in 2015.

Butler — who formed the band in 2001 with Regine Chassagne, now his wife — has admitted to the encounters but disputes the accounts, saying through a spokesperson that they were consensual.

Statements from Butler and Chassagne appear below; contacted by Variety on Saturday, a rep for the band said there was no further comment.

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