Is it possible to separate art from its problematic artist?
It’s a debate that’s been at the heart of the #MeToo movement since it took off in 2017. It’s a question that was asked in the wake of revelations about Michael Jackson, about Louis C.K., about R. Kelly, and many more.
Now, it’s a question that fans ofEDM star Bassnectar, or Lorin Ashton, are asking themselves.
1A‘s own Avery Jessa Chapnick reported a piece for Vice about allegations against Ashton:
Ashton has denied these allegations.
How do fans grapple with allegations against their favorite artists? And what comes of the community they’ve built?
We talk about Bassnectar’s alleged victims and the community he built with Avery Kleinman.
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