An invitation for crew members on a Killers tour to take part in a sexual assault more than a decade ago was an “attempt at a joke or a ‘hazing'”, say the band’s lawyers.
An investigation found that no actual assault took place, but conceded that joking about such a thing on radios used by the band’s crew was unacceptable.
As a result, the band have said that they will establish a new system to make it easier for staff to report issues and concerns while on the road.The accusations were originally made in a blog post written by sound engineer Chez Stock in 2018.
However, at the time neither her name nor The Killers were specifically mentioned in the piece. Stock then named the band last week.
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