Following a shocking report accusing Arcade Fire’s frontman of sexual misconduct, singer Feist announced her departure from the band’s tour on Thursday, September 1 2022.
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Leslie Feist, who goes by her last name and is from Canada, was a guest artist on Arcade Fire’s “We” Tour, which began Tuesday in Dublin.
According to a Pitchfork report published on August 27, the band’s frontman, Win Butler, was accused by three women of inappropriate sexual interactions and sexually assaulting a gender-fluid person.
The allegations, which Butler has denied, prompted Feist to withdraw from the tour, declaring, “I can’t continue.”
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“I’m imperfect and I will navigate this decision imperfectly, but what I’m sure of is the best way to take care of my band and crew and my family is to distance myself from this tour, not this conversation,” she said in a lengthy letter to her fans.
“We all have a story within a spectrum ranging from baseline toxic masculinity to pervasive misogyny to being physically, psychologically, emotionally or sexually assaulted,” Feist continued.
Speaking on the accusers, she said, “More than anything I wish healing to those involved.”
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