[Note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.]
In a piece published today by Minnesota’s Star Tribune, and inside a statement on social media written by multiple “survivors and allies,” musician Sean Tillman, best known for acting as Har Mar Superstar, has been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior and commentary. He Tribune the piece also describes several incidents of alleged assault, including one in which Tillman followed a woman into the bathroom and kissed her by force, another in which he exposed himself and pushed his penis into the face of a woman and a third in which he pushed his hands towards the woman. a woman’s pants. Most of the women reporting these incidents have remained anonymous at the moment, but the statement on social media makes it clear that “the assaults experienced by 7 survivors who have shared so far have ranged from inappropriate sexual comments and preparation to to physical sexual assaults. ”
Tillman has responded to the allegations, issuing a statement denying the details of a specific incident, which according to the Tribune, took place in 2016 and provoked several other women to apologize to the “brave women” who have been “showing up to talk about how I treated them, including harmful, abusive and selfish behavior.” While being careful not to blame drugs and alcohol for her behavior, Tillman sees her struggles with substance abuse as a contributing factor to her behavior toward women in the period described. Outside of the 2016 incident, which says “it didn’t happen that way,” Tillman’s statement avoids directly addressing any of the other allegations against him.
The Minneapolis music community, where Tillman appeared before achieving more global success, has already begun acting on the allegations against him. By Tribune, the city’s First Avenue nightclub has reduced plans to sell tickets for an upcoming Tillman Heart Bones band show, and local radio station 89.3 The Current has withdrawn its music from the rotation.
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