Win Butler

Win Butler, the frontman of Arcade Fire, is breaking his silence following multiple people coming forward with sexual misconduct allegations.

Chassagne also released a statement standing by her husband and saying, “I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. Today I want to clear the air about my life, poor judgment, and mistakes I have made,” he said in the statement published by Pitchfork. I have never touched a woman against her will, and any implication that I have is simply false. We have been together for twenty years, she is my partner in music and in life, my soulmate and I am lucky and grateful to have her by my side. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be.

Four people have accused Arcade Fire's frontman, Win Butler, of sexual misconduct. Three women came forward telling Pitchfork that they felt as though the ...

“I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. “In my 30s, I started drinking as I dealt with the heaviest depression of my life after our family experienced a miscarriage,” he explained. Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else’s pain.” “There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. “I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud.

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 ...

“I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. “I have long struggled with mental health issues and the ghosts of childhood abuse. “There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be.

Four women come forward with allegations against singer, who admitted extramarital relationships but insisted they were "consensual". By Daniel Kreps ...

Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else’s pain,” Butler said in the statement. “He would constantly try to coerce me into sexual encounters and sending nude photos of myself and sending unsolicited nude pictures of himself after I repeatedly told him I was not interested. He has lost his way and he has found his way back.” And I told him I was really uncomfortable with that,” one of the woman, “Stella,” wrote in a 2016 Facebook chat. “The toll of having to keep everything secret, constantly pushing my needs aside in order to appease him, lack of boundaries, and the guilt of being the other woman was getting too hard to ignore.” “Sexual predator – from when I was an 18 year old fan girl,” Fiona wrote in That simply, and unequivocally, never happened.” Butler and Lily kissed at the end of the night, but “I did not ask for it. I remember being so nervous and so ashamed that I did it. “Fiona,” who Butler reached out to after she was front row at an Arcade Fire concert in Montreal, similarly had one interactions with Butler before having in-person sexual encounters with the singer; after one sexual encounter in Vancouver the night before an Arcade Fire concert in that city, Fiona claims she attempted suicide. Two days later, Butler showed up Lily’s apartment, where “he pinned me up against the wall and was aggressively grabbing my body and sticking his tongue down my throat,” Lily said. “Lily,” who is gender-fluid and uses they/them pronouns, said they met Butler at a Montreal concert in 2015 and struck up a friendship.

Butler later shared a second statement with Pitchfork, where he describes a period of drinking and depression: “While these relationships were all consensual, I ...

I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. After this we wrote for pages and pages like the friends we had become and the feeling I had was that something had been healed in both of us. I can do better and I will do better. There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else’s pain. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be. It was an attempt to be sexy, and it was so not OK in the context. I would never assault anyone and I did not assault [Lily]. The first time, I realized she had a tattoo of my band, which honestly felt a little weird.” I stopped and I left. […] I’m sorry I wasn’t more aware and tuned in to the effect I have on people – I fucked up, and while not an excuse, I will continue to look forward and heal what can be healed, and learn from past experiences.”

Four people said Butler acted inappropriately with them, including one person who says Butler assaulted them, according to a story in Pitchfork.

- “Stella”, who was an 18-year-old student in 2016 when the then-36-year-old Butler allegedly sent her explicit messages including photos of himself within days of them meeting. - “Lily”, who was a 21-year-old art student in 2015 when the then-34-year-old Butler allegedly made unwanted advances including showing up at Lily’s Montreal apartment despite being asked not to, where he allegedly grabbed her aggressively and kissed her. Article content

Quatre personnes ont témoigné au média américain Pitchfork avoir été victimes d'inconduites sexuelles de la part du leader du groupe montréalais Arcade Fire, Win Butler, entre 2015 et 2020. Publié à 21h47. Partager. ✓ Lien copié. Léa Carrier La Presse.

Je suis désolé pour la douleur que j’ai causée – je suis désolé de ne pas avoir été plus conscient et plus attentif à l’effet que j’ai sur les gens – j’ai merdé, et bien que ce ne soit pas une excuse, je vais continuer à regarder vers l’avant et à guérir ce qui peut être guéri, et à tirer les leçons des expériences passées. Il n’y a pas de manière facile de le dire, et la chose la plus difficile que j’ai dû faire a été de devoir faire part de cela à mon fils. « Je vous le dis à tous, mes amis, ma famille, à tous ceux que j’ai blessés et aux personnes qui aiment ma musique et qui sont choquées et déçues par cet article : je suis désolé. « Win Butler m’a demandé des photos nues et a essayé de me sexter. « Je n’ai jamais touché à une femme contre son gré, et toute insinuation en ce sens est tout simplement fausse », a-t-il déclaré. Selon elles, ces interactions auraient été déplacées eu égard à la différence d’âge, à la dynamique de pouvoir et au contexte dans lequel elles se sont produites.

In a new report on Pitchfork, multiple women have come forward accusing Arcade Fire co-leader Win Butler of sexual misconduct. Win gave a statement ...

I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favors." All three women were devoted Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 and 23 at the start of their interactions with Butler, which took place during overlapping periods from 2016 to 2020, when he was between 36 and 39. Three women made allegations of sexual interactions with Butler that they came to feel were inappropriate given the gaps in age, power dynamics, and context in which they occurred.

Quatre personnes ont déclaré au média américain Pitchfork avoir été victimes d'inconduite sexuelle de la part du leader du groupe montréalais Arcade Fire, ...

Je suis désolé pour la douleur que j’ai causée – je suis désolé de ne pas avoir été plus conscient et plus attentif à l’effet que j’ai sur les gens – j’ai merdé, et bien que ce ne soit pas une excuse, je vais continuer à regarder vers l’avant et à guérir ce qui peut être guéri, et à tirer les leçons des expériences passées. Il n’y a pas de manière facile de le dire, et la chose la plus difficile que j’ai dû faire a été de devoir faire part de cela à mon fils. « Je vous le dis à tous, mes amis, ma famille, à tous ceux que j’ai blessés et aux personnes qui aiment ma musique et qui sont choquées et déçues par cet article : je suis désolé. « Win Butler m’a demandé des photos nues et a essayé de me sexter. « Je n’ai jamais touché à une femme contre son gré, et toute insinuation en ce sens est tout simplement fausse », a-t-il déclaré. Selon elles, ces interactions auraient été déplacées eu égard à la différence d’âge, à la dynamique de pouvoir et au contexte dans lequel elles se sont produites.

Quatre femmes, dont trois se disent fans du crooner de 42 ans. Butler, qui est marié à la chanteuse d'Arcade Fire Regine Chassagne depuis près de 20 ans, a ...

Il a perdu son chemin et il a retrouvé son chemin. Le chanteur a en outre partagé: «J’ai longtemps lutté contre des problèmes de santé mentale et les fantômes de la maltraitance infantile. J’ai continué à douter de la validité de mes comportements et de mon affirmation de mon « non » et de mon absence de consentement pendant des mois après. Dans une révélation choquante, elle a tenté de se suicider avec des analgésiques. Le musicien et multi-instrumentiste a attribué son infidélité à une période de dépression ajoutant qu’il se soignait lui-même avec de l’alcool. Butler, qui est marié à la chanteuse d’Arcade Fire Regine Chassagne depuis près de 20 ans, a répondu aux allégations dans une déclaration détaillée.

Allegations of inappropriate behavior in his life offstage contrast with Butler's virtuous public reputation. In lengthy comments, the frontman claims his ...

As the band has grown, Butler and Chassagne have been [vocal](https://pitchfork.com/news/48447-jay-z-bruce-springsteen-to-perform-at-obama-rally-arcade-fires-win-butler-writes-pro-obama-essay/) [about](https://pitchfork.com/news/win-butler-talks-universal-health-care-with-bernie-sanders-team-watch/) [social](https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-haiti-remarks-reflect-trumps-racism-and-xenophobia/) [issues](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/win-butler-slams-greg-abbott-170859785.html) and [raised](https://www.pih.org/article/our-partners-in-health-arcade-fire-rock-stars) [money](https://pitchfork.com/news/64570-watch-arcade-fires-regine-chassagne-accept-humanitarian-honor-at-juno-awards-gala/) for [philanthropic](https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fire-announce-benefit-concert-for-ukraine-relief/) [causes](https://kanpe.org/en/who-we-are/founding-members/). All three women were devoted Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 and 23 at the start of their interactions with Butler, which took place during overlapping periods from 2016 to 2020, when he was between 36 and 39. Pitchfork has viewed screenshots of text and Instagram messages between them and Butler, and interviewed friends and family members who said they recalled being told about the alleged incidents. The album cover features an eye open wide, and Butler [explained the album’s title and art](https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fire-announce-new-album-we-share-video-for-new-song-the-lightning-i-ii-watch/) as representative of, in part, “The dream of Martin Luther King Jr., the iron of the nail of the church door of his namesake, the innocence and the mistake, the universal flaw and the perfect imperfection.” When the album’s second single, “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid),” was released a month later, Arcade Fire [tweeted](https://twitter.com/arcadefire/status/1519348948015759361) that the song was a reminder to “... [Arcade Fire](https://pitchfork.com/artists/221-arcade-fire/) are one of the biggest indie rock success stories of all time: a scrappy group that went from tiny Montreal clubs to sold-out shows around the world, sold millions of albums, and [won a Grammy](https://pitchfork.com/news/41559-arcade-fire-win-the-album-of-the-year-grammy/) for Album of the Year. Trust your heart, trust your mind, trust your body, trust your soul.” The next tweet reads: “Shit is going to get worse before it gets better, but it always gets better, & no one’s perfect.

[CW: This piece includes discussion of alleged sexual assault and attempted suicide.] Arcade Fire vocalist and guitarist Win Butler has been accused of ...

I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. I can do better and I will do better. Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else’s pain. There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be. I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud. We have been together for twenty years, she is my partner in music and in life, my soulmate and I am lucky and grateful to have her by my side. The toll of having to keep everything secret, constantly pushing my needs aside in order to appease him, lack of boundaries, and the guilt of being the other woman was getting too hard to ignore.” “I would never assault anyone and I did not assault [Lily],” Butler told Pitchfork. “I can now see how it could be overwhelming thinking back to when I was 18, but at the time I didn’t appreciate that.”

L'un des accusateurs, une personne au genre fluide qui utilise des pronoms, a affirmé que Butler, aujourd'hui âgé de 42 ans, les avait agressés sexuellement à ...

La majorité de ces relations ont été de courte durée, et ma femme en est consciente – notre mariage a, dans le passé, été moins conventionnel que certains », a-t-il déclaré dans un communiqué. “Je me suis connecté avec des gens en personne, lors de spectacles et via les réseaux sociaux, et j’ai partagé des messages dont je ne suis pas fier. Le chanteur a déclaré dans un communiqué qu’il traversait une période de dépression et de forte consommation d’alcool à l’époque.

Quatre personnes ont déclaré au média américain Pitchfork avoir été victimes d'inconduite sexuelle de la part du leader du groupe montréalais Arcade Fire, ...

Je suis désolé pour la douleur que j’ai causée – je suis désolé de ne pas avoir été plus conscient et plus attentif à l’effet que j’ai sur les gens – j’ai merdé, et bien que ce ne soit pas une excuse, je vais continuer à regarder vers l’avant et à guérir ce qui peut être guéri, et à tirer les leçons des expériences passées. Il n’y a pas de manière facile de le dire, et la chose la plus difficile que j’ai dû faire a été de devoir faire part de cela à mon fils. « Je vous le dis à tous, mes amis, ma famille, à tous ceux que j’ai blessés et aux personnes qui aiment ma musique et qui sont choquées et déçues par cet article : je suis désolé. « Win Butler m’a demandé des photos nues et a essayé de me sexter. « Je n’ai jamais touché à une femme contre son gré, et toute insinuation en ce sens est tout simplement fausse », a-t-il déclaré. Selon elles, ces interactions auraient été déplacées eu égard à la différence d’âge, à la dynamique de pouvoir et au contexte dans lequel elles se sont produites.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple people. The allegations made to Pitchfork include unwanted...

In a response to Pitchfork, Butler said, "I have never touched a woman against her will, and any implication that I have is simply false." Pitchfork viewed screenshots of the messages between Butler and the women. The allegations made to [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fires-win-butler-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-multiple-women-frontman-responds/)include unwanted touching, unwelcome explicit messaging, and sexual encounters that they considered inappropriate given the age differences and power dynamics.

Win Butler performs live with Arcade Fire in July 2022. Credit: Mark Horton/Getty Images. This story contains descriptions of attempted suicide and alleged ...

I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. “There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. Butler added that “[Fiona] messaged me after saying that the experience of hooking up with me had been difficult on her mentally, which was really surprising and very sad to me”. I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be. We have been together for twenty years, she is my partner in music and in life, my soulmate and I am lucky and grateful to have her by my side. According to the report, one message to Fiona from Butler was alleged to have read: “Just promise me it’s private and you won’t tell people I messaged you or screen grab it or anything!” Of the alleged exchanges, Sarah told Pitchfork: “He used me, basically, as his personal therapist, and easy way to get sex over the phone. Responding to the allegation from Stella in his statement, Butler said: “Later, we met up for a drink and she got quite drunk and was asking me forcefully if there was somewhere we could sleep together. I can now see how it could be overwhelming thinking back to when I was 18, but at the time I didn’t appreciate that.”

Butler admitted to having "consensual relationships outside of marriage" to wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne from Montreal. In the statement, he admits to ...

[Toronto](https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/) [Ontario's population could grow by more than six million over the next two decades. It is Capital Pride's first street parade in the city since 2019, as events were held virtually in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jacob Marfo's journey arrived in Ottawa on a mission to bring hope to Ezra. The Saskatchewan Roughriders picked up a much needed 23-16 win over the B.C. The two-day event began with an individual challenge portion on Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has responded to an incident of verbal harassment in Alberta after video of the encounter was widely circulated on social media. This was the celebration Nazem Kadri had been waiting for — his day with hockey's Holy Grail. To help clarify the rules of engagement, CTVNews.ca spoke with an etiquette expert who offered some tipping advice. A fourth gender-fluid person said Butler assaulted them twice in 2015 when they were 21 (Butler was 34). "None of this is intended to excuse my behaviour, but I do want to give some context and share what was happening in my life around this time," he wrote. In the statement, he admits to having relationships with the four people. All the women were between 18 and 23 at the start of their interactions with Butler between 2016 and 2020 when Butler was between 36 and 39.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people -- but the singer claims the relationships were consensual, ...

“I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud. The majority of these relationships were short lived, and my wife is aware – our marriage has, in the past, been more unconventional than some,” he said in a statement. The accusers each outlined their interactions to Pitchfork, describing alleged unwanted touching, kisses and photos of genitalia.

Four people say singer sent them unwanted sexual messages during incidents from 2015 to 2020.

In a statement, Chassagne said she was “certain” he had never touched a woman without consent. She added: “He has lost his way and he has found his way back. He said he did not recognise the significance of the age gap at the time but could now see “how it could be overwhelming”. In response, Fiona said of her depression: “It was absolutely related to him.” She said the singer later began “repeatedly sending her explicit texts without her consent or reciprocation” and she told him they were not wanted. One of Butler’s accusers, a gender-fluid individual who uses they/them pronouns and is given the pseudonym Lily, said they believed Butler had sexually assaulted them.

Arcade Fires frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct allegations made against him, though he denied all four citing each one was ...

They quoted that the rock band singer Win Butler was in depression and was prone to drinking at that time. He ended with adding a note of apology and a sorry if his behavior has hurt someone. He said that his marriage was more unconventional than some of the relationships he had. According to [Pitchfork](/topic/pitchfork), one of the accusers said that when they were mere 21-years-old when Win Butler had sexually assaulted them. Three of his accusers claimed that they were assaulted sexually by Win Butler when he was 36 or 39 years old. [Arcade](/topic/arcade)Fire's frontman singer Win Butler.

Four accusers have spoken out against the musician, accusing him of “inappropriate” actions between 2015 and 2020. All fans of the band, they allege that they ...

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Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people but has insisted their encounters were consensual.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual assault by three women and a gender-fluid person. He claimed encounters were "consensual."

"I have stood by him because I know he is a good man who cares about this world, our band, his fans, friends, and our family," she said. That simply, and unequivocally, never happened," Butler said. "We immediately talked on the phone and although she indicated her depression was not related to me, I left that conversation committed to never sleeping with someone again that I fundamentally knew so little about. "I remember being so nervous and so ashamed that I did it," Sarah said. "I did everything because it was him," Sarah said. Butler was 36 at the start of the allegations.

As reported in-depth by Pitchfork: Three women made allegations [in recent months] of sexual interactions with Butler that they came to feel were inappropriate ...

I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did. I say to you all my friends, family, to anyone I have hurt and to the people who love my music and are shocked and disappointed by this report: I’m sorry. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. I can do better and I will do better. There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else’s pain. I have stood by him because I know he is a good man who cares about this world, our band, his fans, friends, and our family. And for all of the love in our lives, I have also watched him suffer through immense pain. I have connected with people in person, at shows, and through social media, and I have shared messages of which I am not proud. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be. I have put significant time and energy into therapy and healing, including attending AA. All three women were devoted Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 and 23 at the start of their interactions with Butler, which took place during overlapping periods from 2016 to 2020, when he was between 36 and 39.

Gagnez le majordomele chanteur principal d'Arcade Fire, a été accusé d'inconduite sexuelle par plusieurs femmes. Selon un rapport détaillé publié par ...

Il a ajouté: “Bien que ces relations aient toutes été consensuelles, je suis vraiment désolé pour tous ceux que j’ai blessés par mon comportement. Elle a ajouté: “Je sais ce qu’il y a dans son cœur, et je sais qu’il n’a jamais touché et ne toucherait jamais une femme sans son consentement, et je suis certaine qu’il ne l’a jamais fait. « Il est mon partenaire dans la vie et dans la musique depuis 20 ans. En regardant vers l’avenir, je continue d’apprendre de mes erreurs et de travailler dur pour devenir une meilleure personne, quelqu’un dont mon fils peut être fier. La vie est remplie de douleur et d’erreurs énormes, et je ne veux jamais contribuer à causer la douleur de quelqu’un d’autre. “J’ai eu des relations consensuelles en dehors de mon mariage”, a déclaré Butler Fourche dans un communiqué samedi.

Three women and one nonbinary person described inappropriate sexual interactions with the indie rock star in a report by Pitchfork.

"I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did," she said. "I felt incredibly low," the woman told Pitchfork. One of them said that following a sexual encounter in her bedroom she attempted suicide. Throughout the story, the site included responses from Butler in which he provided contrasting accounts of the specific incidents. In a lengthy statement about the article, Butler confirmed that he had relationships with the four individuals and said his wife and fellow bandmate Régine Chassagne was aware of the extramarital affairs. A fourth person claimed that Butler sexually assaulted them in a car and at their home in 2015 when they were 21 and he was 34.