Swans’ Michael Gira Accused of Rape, Calls Allegation a ‘Slanderous Lie’
Michael Gira, the leader of the experimental post-punk band Swans, has been accused of rape by singer-songwriter Larkin Grimm, a charge which he vehemently denies.
In a Facebook post on Thursday (Feb. 25), Grimm writes that Gira raped her in the spring of 2008, calling the incident “an absolute tragedy” and describing the assault in detail. After confronting Gira, Grimm claims that he dropped her from his Young God record label. Read below:
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