Recently I wrote about this disgraced alt-rocker who is scared to enter the US because of all his sexual assault allegations.

What he really should be scared of the country where he is “living” now.

I put it in quotes because has been living as a “tourist” in France for almost twenty years because he doesn’t want to pay French taxes, even though his family has all the benefits of living there, including an elite school for his daughter that’s heavily subsidized by the government.

His wife is French, which makes him eligible for a work permit or permanent residency.

But he won’t even apply.

He literally has to leave France every 90 days and just hope he can get back in, which is a massive inconvenience, not to mention risky. (He nearly got stranded in the US at the start of the pandemic because of it.)

Given how rarely rape is prosecuted in America, I think it’s MUCH more likely that he could end up in legal jeopardy in France for tax evasion and/or overstaying his visa by almost two decades.

IMO, that’s what he should be most worried about–that France slaps him with twenty years of back taxes and penalties that he can’t pay.

Ken Stringfellow

The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow Addresses Sexual Misconduct Allegations: “I Truly, Deeply Apologize to You”

Ken Stringfellow, the co-founder of the popular ’90s Northwest indie rock band the Posies, took to social media this week to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct he incurred last year.

With a number of women claiming sexual misconduct against the singer and songwriter, Stringfellow had denied the allegations and has since taken a hiatus from touring and being in the public eye. The Posies’ other co-founder Jon Auer decried his former bandmate and quit the group.

This week, Stringfellow, who is married, wrote a lengthy post on social media, talking about how he’s handled the accusations and what he attempts to do moving forward.

Below is his statement posted to his Facebook page, which includes an apology, an admission that he’s seeing a therapist and that he’s still taking time away from the public eye:

“Last October, I was confronted by allegations that upended my entire life. For 34 years I’ve been on an endless cycle of touring, recording, producing artists, partying, and traveling. A bullet train of activity that blurred the stations in between for the 19-year-old who stepped onboard and the 53-year-old who finally disembarked. Last October, I said I was taking time off to examine myself and my life and this is exactly what I’ve done since then.

“I found a great therapist, with experience in matters relevant to my story, and I also spent hours discussing with friends, fans, and business partners. I spoke to women in my life: ex-girlfriends, friends and of course my wife—all of those who supported me in the quest to address the core of who I am. Some of these conversations and realizations were not easy, and I learned a lot.

“I was a workaholic who spent 34 years in the rock n roll circus without a pause, using to the maximum the freedom that this kind of life can bring. I cut my teeth in the ’90s, an era of total freedom and experimentation. Being only 19 when I dove headfirst into the music business, my real-life education remained quite narrow. I was extremely lucky to marry Dominique, who is on the same rhythm and living the same kind of life, an experienced rock veteran and fearless proponent of freedom, and in our open marriage, I never asked myself if this kind of life could impact other people negatively. Clearly, it did and now that I am aware of it, I really truly deeply apologize to the people who have been affected by my behavior. The only person responsible for my choices is me. – Source

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