Phoebe Bridgers has responded to the defamation lawsuit filed by recording studio owner Chris Nelson.
Last year, the 27-year-old singer was sued for $3.8m (2.8m) for allegedly spreading false accusations about Nelson.
Nelson is reportedly seeking damages for alleged defamation, false light, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and intentional interference with prospective economic relations.
Bridgers and Nelson did not have a working relationship.
However, the suit states that “in or around 2018” Bridgers began “having consensual sexual encounters” with Nelson and his girlfriend at the time, Emily Bannon.
According to the suit, Bannon and Bridgers continued their relationship after Nelson and Bannon broke up in 2019.
Following his split with Bannon, Nelson claims that in October 2020 Bridgers made “false and misleading statements” on her Instagram account, alleging that she “witnessed and can personally verify much of the abuse (grooming, stealing, violence) perpetuated by Chris Nelson”.
Bridgers has now replied to the defamation suit saying that she stands by her comments.
The “Motion Sickness” singer’s legal team has also filed an anti-SLAPP motion against Nelson, claiming that his suit sought to suppress her First Amendment right to free speech.
“I believe that the statements I made in my Instagram story are true,” Bridgers wrote in a sworn declaration filed on Monday (14 February) in Los Angeles. “My statements were made based on my personal knowledge,...
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