Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual misconduct.
Sean Tillman, the musician best known under the name Har Mar Superstar, has issued a statement tonight after multiple women have come forward with accusations of sexual misconduct and harassment, the Star Tribune reports. Tillman denies one woman’s allegations in his statement, but otherwise offers a blanket apology for his past behavior.
One woman told the Star Tribune that Tillman was a friend who she trusted “completely” until he allegedly exposed his penis and stuck it in her face at his home in 2016. Three people confirmed to the Star Tribune that she’d told them that story shortly after it allegedly occurred.
Tillman “categorically” denied the woman’s claims in a statement tonight, which otherwise featured a blanket apology: “I take these claims extremely seriously. I am deeply sorry to anyone who feels I’ve hurt them.” He admitted to “conduct that was harmful, abusive, and selfish.” Two other women spoke to the Star Tribune alleging instances of misconduct between 2014 to 2017.
“Several years ago, I started a process of being honest with myself about how, fueled by a toxic mixture of alcohol, drugs, and cavalier sexuality, I was harming people around me and failing them and myself,” he wrote. “I am profoundly and sincerely sorry for the harm that I have caused.” Find his full statement below.
The allegations against Tillman led the venue First Avenue to cancel a planned concert from Tillman’s band Heart Bones. “Once we became aware of the allegations, we felt it was the best decision to take the show down until there is accountability,” the venue said in a statement. “First Avenue takes all accusations of harassment and assault seriously.” The radio station 89.3 the Current has stopped playing his music.
Pitchfork has reached out to Har Mar Superstar’s representatives for further comment.
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