Lostprophets issue statement regarding Ian Watkins' charges
Lostprophets have released a statement commenting on frontman Ian Watkins' child sex offenses.After "furiously denying" it at first, Watkins eventually pleaded guilty to numerous counts of sexual assault involving children earlier this week. Lostprophets have finally issued a statement regarding the matter, which you can read below:"Earlier this week, we learned that the allegations of child sexual abuse against Ian were true, and that he would not be contesting them in court. Until then, we found them extremely difficult to believe and had hoped it was all a mistake. Sadly, the true extent of his appalling behaviour is now impossible to deny.Many of you understandably want to know if we knew what Ian was doing. To be clear: We did not. We knew that Ian was a difficult character. Our personal relationships with him had deteriorated in recent years to a point that working together was a constant, miserable challenge. But despite his battles with drugs, his egotistic behaviour, and th...
