Megadeth officially has parted ways with longtime bassist David Ellefson, following the sex video scandal.
This shocking news was revealed by Megadeth’s leader, Dave Mustaine, who wrote: wrote: “We are informing our fans that David Ellefson is no longer playing with Megadeth and that we are officially parting ways with him. We do not take this decision lightly. While we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward. We look forward to seeing our fans on the road this summer, and we cannot wait to share our brand new music with the world. It is almost complete”.
Let’s remember what happened two weeks ago. Ellefson’s messages and videos featuring a woman who is not his wife leaked on Twitter. There was an allegation that this woman was underage, however, Ellefson released a statement on Instagram denying all social media chatter, specifically he wrote: “As you may or not know, some private and personal conversations and interactions have surfaced online, released with ill intention by a third party who was not authorized to have them or share them. While certainly embarrassing, I want to address it as openly and honestly as possible. As much as it’s not something I’m proud of, these were private, adult interactions that were taken out of context and manipulated to inflict maximum damage to my reputation, my career and family. The other party involved has made a statement which you can see below. I thank her for doing so and hope that this clarifies that the situation was not at all as presented”.
The woman involved denied any suggestions that she was underage at the time. She revealed she recorded the intimate moments and shared them with a friend without Ellefson’s permission, calling herself “naïve” for doing so and claiming that the contact between her and the musician was “all consensual and all online.” She also called assumptions that she was “groomed” by Ellefson “misinformation”.
