Dance Gavin Dance

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Dance Gavin Dance Vocalist Tilian Pearson "Stepping Away ... (Revolver Magazine)

Post-hardcore group to proceed with scheduled tours and ongoing album rollout.

"Effective immediately, Tilian will be stepping away from the band in order to seek professional help. The band will also be proceeding with the release of Jackpot Juicer as planned. We all worked incredibly hard on this album, and it is also the last recorded body of work from Tim — we want to be sure we give it the full release attention that it deserves to honor his legacy."

Tilian Pearson 'Stepping Away' From Dance Gavin Dance, Band Says (Loudwire)

"The recent allegations against Tilian are something we take very seriously, and we have been in deep discussion regarding the appropriate action," the band ...

"Effective immediately," they explained, "Tilian will be stepping away from the band in order to seek professional help." "Jon, Will, Matt and Andrew will continue on with all currently scheduled tours," Dance Gavin Dance said. The singer earlier this week responded to sexual assault allegations against him.

Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Tilian "stepping away" from band ... (Brooklyn Vegan)

The recent allegations against Tilian are something we take very seriously,” the rest of the band writes in a new statement.

My general state of mind surrounding the weekend was filled with grief, and I was leaning on alcohol as a crutch to get me through it. This morning I was made aware of allegations from someone regarding a brief relationship surrounding the weekend of Swanfest. Admittedly, this was a time when I was very vulnerable, but I can assure you that every sexual act was purely consensual. Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Tilian Pearson will be "stepping away" from the band after allegations of sexual assault were made against him on social media.

Vocalist Tilian Pearson steps away from Dance Gavin Dance amid ... (Consequence)

Two women have accused Dance Gavin Dance's clean vocalist Tilian Pearson of sexual assault, resulting in him taking leave from the band.

We all worked incredibly hard on this album, and it is also the last recorded body of work from Tim – we want to be sure we give it the full release attention that it deserves to honor his legacy. The band will also be proceeding with the release of [new album] Jackpot Juicer as planned. Tilian Pearson, the clean vocalist for post-hardcore act Dance Gavin Dance, has stepped away from the band after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced this week.

Dance Gavin Dance Vocalist Tilian Pearson Steps Away From Band ... (Billboard)

Dance Gavin Dance announced June 3 that Tilian Pearson is stepping away from the band following recent sexual misconduct allegations.

He kept insisting I had to stay the night with him, and he wouldn’t let me go.” “I understand that in a new sexual relationship, there is a period of figuring each other’s preferences out, but there is not a doubt our physical contact ever crossed boundaries into anything resembling assault.” She said that both she and Pearson were intoxicated from alcohol before they went back to the singer’s place of residence. It wasn’t okay, and I voiced that it wasn’t … After all that, I didn’t reeeeally want to stay the night with him, but he insisted. The statement added that the rest of the band members will continue to perform at their scheduled tour dates this summer, and will also release their album Jackpot Juicer on July 29 as planned. “Effective immediately, Tilian will be stepping away from the band in order to seek professional help.”

Why did Tilian Pearson exit Dance Gavin Dance? Singer seeks ... (MEAWW)

Trigger warning: This article contains description of sexual assault that can be distressing to some readers, viewer discretion is advised.

He told ' Loudwire', "I take the subject of sexual assault seriously, and I want to firmly reiterate that there was no moment of anything happening that was not consensual. The Reddit user further explained that when she confronted Tilian the next day about the incident, he didn't bother to reply because it would "implicate him." One Reddit user explained that she 'numbed out' during her sexual experience with Tilian. She explained that the singer did not respect the boundary, she said, "Was it enjoyable? California-based rock band Dance Gavin Dance has announced that their lead singer, Tilian Pearson, is stepping away from the band amid the sexual misconduct allegations. We all worked incredibly hard on this album, and it is also the last recorded body of work from Tim – we want to be sure we give it the full release attention that it deserves to honor his legacy. The band will also be proceeding with the release of Jackpot Juicer as planned.

Dance Gavin Dance singer Tilian Pearson exits band amid sexual ... (Tone Deaf)

Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Tilian Pearson has stepped away from the post-hardcore outfit after women accused the singer of sexual misconduct.

He kept insisting I had to stay the night with him, and he wouldn’t let me go.” “Effective immediately, Tilian will be stepping away from the band in order to seek professional help. It wasn’t okay, and I voiced that it wasn’t … After all that, I didn’t reeeeally want to stay the night with him, but he insisted. To me, it was a consensual experience, both times when we were intimate. I was comfortable enough now to finish what I started, but at one point this man had decided to straight up slap me across the face,” she alleged. “I knew he was pretty drunk and going through an extremely stressful time, so I helped him through it, and I was genuinely happy to do so.