Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has denied accusations against him involving “adult interactions” with a woman other than his wife. Allegations, including being accused of grooming a young woman, have sprung over the weekend after graphic texts and video footage leaked online from a series of Tweets. Ellefson has taken to Instagram to respond to the leaked information, admitting there were “private, adult interactions.” Still, the allegations themselves were taken out of context to damage his “career and family.”
Ellefson issued the following statement via Instagram:
“As you may or not know, some private and personal conversations and interactions have surfaced online, released with ill intention by a third party who was not authorized to have them or share them. While certainly embarrassing, I want to address it as openly and honestly as possible. As much as it’s not something I’m proud of, these were private, adult interactions that were taken out of context and manipulated to inflict maximum damage to my reputation my career and family. The other party involved has made a statement which you can see below. I thank her for doing so and hope that this clarifies that the situation was not at all as presented. Humbly Yours, David Ellefson”
Ellefson shared a statement from the woman in question:
“I’m the girl people are talking about in the posts about David Ellefson right now and I just want to tell my side of the story because people are sharing misinformation and the situation is getting out of hand without the truth being out there. Yes, those video calls did happen, but I was the one to initiate them and never was I underage, I was always a consenting adult. Nothing inappropriate ever happened before that. It was all consensual, I’m not a victim and I have not been groomed in the slightest as I was the one to initiate it. I was just naive enough to record him and share it with a friend without his permission. In the end, it was all consensual and all online. I don’t know how it got to this point, but a lot of information is being left out by the people purposely trying to harm him. I would ask that anyone sharing these personal private videos or any misinformation about them to please stop.”
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