By Jasmine Williams<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Alice-Glass_Getty.jpg\")
<\/a><\/h3>\nThe Indomitable Ms. Alice<\/h3>\n
Thanks to #MuteRKelly <\/a>the #MeToo floodgates have opened in the music industry with more stories of rampant sexual abuse and harassment coming out every day. Just this week, allegations surfaced against Dee Dee Warwick<\/a> and Boyd Tinsley of Dave Matthews Band<\/a>. While it feels daunting to read more and more about disturbing abuses of power, there is a silver lining. Victims are finally being taken more seriously and with everything coming to the surface, the tides may finally be changing.<\/p>\nCase in point – Alice Glass. Last October, the ex-Crystal Castles front woman authored a blog post<\/a> accusing her former bandmate Ethan Kath of almost a decade of sexual, physical, and mental abuse. In response, Kath attempted to\u00a0 <\/span>sue for defamation, calling<\/a> Glass\u2019 allegations \u201cpure fiction.\u201d His case was thrown out in February, in part because of Glass\u2019 legal team\u2019s citing of anti-SLAPP<\/a> legislation.<\/p>\nRecently, Kath tried to re-open his defamation case and lost, again! Yesterday, Glass revealed that a judge denied Kath\u2019s appeal. Glass\u2019 statements are protected under the First Amendment right to free speech; she and her lawyer, Vicki Greco, were also able to prove that her comments were made in the public interest. Glass was also awarded $20,000 in damages<\/a> for her legal fees.<\/p>\nIt will be interesting to see if the Crystal Castles cases create a precedent for similar situations such as Gaslamp Killer\u2019s case. The producer has filed a defamation suit<\/a> against two women who alleged that he drugged and raped them in 2013.<\/p>\n\n“oh and the bullshit lawsuit by my former bandmate was once again denied in his appeal attempt today. now he owes us legal fees”\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/LRMr2zpDh7<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 ALICE GLASS (@ALICEGLASS) May 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
<\/a><\/h3>\nThe Indomitable Ms. Alice<\/h3>\n
Thanks to #MuteRKelly <\/a>the #MeToo floodgates have opened in the music industry with more stories of rampant sexual abuse and harassment coming out every day. Just this week, allegations surfaced against Dee Dee Warwick<\/a> and Boyd Tinsley of Dave Matthews Band<\/a>. While it feels daunting to read more and more about disturbing abuses of power, there is a silver lining. Victims are finally being taken more seriously and with everything coming to the surface, the tides may finally be changing.<\/p>\n Case in point – Alice Glass. Last October, the ex-Crystal Castles front woman authored a blog post<\/a> accusing her former bandmate Ethan Kath of almost a decade of sexual, physical, and mental abuse. In response, Kath attempted to\u00a0 <\/span>sue for defamation, calling<\/a> Glass\u2019 allegations \u201cpure fiction.\u201d His case was thrown out in February, in part because of Glass\u2019 legal team\u2019s citing of anti-SLAPP<\/a> legislation.<\/p>\n Recently, Kath tried to re-open his defamation case and lost, again! Yesterday, Glass revealed that a judge denied Kath\u2019s appeal. Glass\u2019 statements are protected under the First Amendment right to free speech; she and her lawyer, Vicki Greco, were also able to prove that her comments were made in the public interest. Glass was also awarded $20,000 in damages<\/a> for her legal fees.<\/p>\n It will be interesting to see if the Crystal Castles cases create a precedent for similar situations such as Gaslamp Killer\u2019s case. The producer has filed a defamation suit<\/a> against two women who alleged that he drugged and raped them in 2013.<\/p>\n “oh and the bullshit lawsuit by my former bandmate was once again denied in his appeal attempt today. now he owes us legal fees”\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/LRMr2zpDh7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ALICE GLASS (@ALICEGLASS) May 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n