Maroon 5 has taken a leave of absence from the band, according to several published reports.The bass player steps away from the Los Angeles pop-rock outfit just weeks after his arrest for alleged domestic violence.“I have some things that I need to deal with and address right now and so I have decided to leave Maroon 5,” Madden said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “During this time," the statement continues, "I do not want to be a distraction to my bandmates.
I wish them the absolute best.”As previously reported, Madden was arrested on June 27. The LAPD provided the charge as "273.5(a)," which, according to the California penal code, is ""any person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a.
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