Hollywood has been forced to exorcise it predatory demons and now, thanks to a new documentary born out of the #MeToo movement, the music industry will be forced to do the same.
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It’s an industry in which there are huge imbalances of power, there are people at the top who really hold people’s hopes and dreams in their hands, and at the bottom of the totem pole are people trying to break into an industry that’s fun, competitive and exciting. “When you get that power dynamic you create an environment where abuse can happen and perpetrators can get away with it. There’s a real culture of silence that exists, people are terrified to talk about this because there is a real feeling that if you speak out, you’ll lose your job and you might never work in the industry again.
The investigation into sexual abuse within the industry is led by the British Broadcasting Channel via the documentary ‘Rape & Abuse: The Music Industry’s Dark Side’ which will see women bare all on their horrific experiences.
It’s endemic, I don’t have a single peer in the music industry who hasn’t been sexually harassed or assaulted. I have no doubt that there are people working in the music industry who should be in prison and who think they are safe and untouchable.
Do you think things will change?