Ryan Adams accused Of Sexual Misconduct, Emotional Abuse by Seven ladies

Ryan Adams accused Of Sexual Misconduct, Emotional Abuse by Seven ladies

Ryan Adams has been accused of sexual misconduct and emotional abuse in a damning New York Times report where several women, including Adams’ ex-wife Mandy Moore and emerging artist Phoebe Bridgers, claim that the singer-songwriter would turn offers to help their career into sexual advances and would emotionally abuse women with whom he was in relationships.

In one of the more upsetting accusations against Adams, a woman named “Ava” claims that — after striking up an online dialogue with Adams when she was 14 years old — she and he engaged in phone sex and had Skype calls where Adams exposed himself; Ava provided the Times with over 3,000 text messages that Adams allegedly sent during a nine-month stretch when she was between 15 and 16 years old. On one occasion, Ava claims, Adams was already naked when they connected on a Skype video chat.

“If people knew they would say I was like R Kelley [sic] lol,” Adams allegedly wrote in one text message. The messages also revealed that Adams constantly fretted over Ava’s age.

“Mr. Adams unambiguously denies that he ever engaged in inappropriate on-line sexual communications with somebody he knew was underage,” Adams’ attorney told the times, adding that “if, in fact, this woman was underage, Mr. Adams was unaware.”