The musician Alanna McArdle has formally withdrawn a social media write-up that designed allegations of sexual and mental abuse towards former Hookworms frontman Matthew Johnson in Oct 2018 on behalf of yet another woman, recognized as L.
He in change has withdrawn his libel lawsuit towards McArdle.
In a assertion posted to Twitter, McArdle wrote:
The litigation brought by Matt Johnson from Alanna and L/XYZ has been withdrawn. Alanna has now withdrawn the site article from publication. Alanna bears Matthew no malice and hopes that he will do what is essential to continue his tunes job. The web site post has been taken down. None of the parties will make any further comment on the situation.
Johnson has not revealed any comment.
McArdle experienced alleged that L endured abuse from Johnson all through a romantic partnership they had in 2016. Johnson denied the primary allegations.
Court documents from March 2020 show that Johnson was suing McArdle and L for libel and destructive falsehood, proclaiming really serious damage to standing and “personal harm, distress and humiliation, along with reduction and damage”.
Immediately after the allegations turned public, the other 4 members of Hookworms declared that the band would stop to exist, and cancelled all their approaching shows.
The Leeds-based five-piece psychedelic rock band ended up signed to Domino. Their third and closing album, Microshift, peaked at No 18 in the British isles albums chart.
Johnson has also labored as a producer for artists like the Normal Boys, Frankie and the Heartstrings, Eagulls, Martha and Menace Seaside and ran the now-defunct Leeds recording studio Suburban Household.
