House producer and Dirtybird artist Billy Kenny has been pulled from the Shambhala Music Festival livestream after sexual misconduct allegations have come to light on Twitter. The thread began below:
Ive now started to build a TL of B*lly K*nny’s abuse towards ppl just in Alberta alone because more have come forward And im sick to my stomach…. I will make sure the right people get this info.
— 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙗𝙨 ☾ #BLM (@veronicaweibs) July 13, 2020
Read the full statement from Shambhala regarding their decision below:
After careful consideration, Shambhala Music Festival has removed Billy Kenny from the Shambhala at Home Digital Stream Event. We take any allegations of assault, whether it be physical, verbal or sexual, very seriously and we do not condone that behaviour in any way. pic.twitter.com/wOpx34HgzL
— Shambhala Music Festival (@shambhala_mf) July 14, 2020
Kenny followed up with his own statement earlier today on Twitter addressing the allegations. He says that during the time of these allegations, he was “out-of-control” and his behavior was “unacceptable and inconsistent with who [he is] today.” Read it below:
— Billy Kenny (@BillyKennyMusic) July 14, 2020
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