Dean Lewis is speaking out about recent accusations made against him.
The 38-year-old Australian singer took to his Instagram to shed light, take accountability and apologize.
Recently, he has been accused by multiple female fans of inappropriate behavior, posting text messages, voice messages and more allegedly from Dean, including sexting, flirting and arranging meetings.
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“I understand why people are angry and disappointed after learning embarrassing details of intimate, private conversations and relationships I’ve had with consenting adults over the past decade, but I want to emphasize that none of this is illegal,” Dean shared in a lengthy statement on Instagram. “The individuals leading the campaign against me have repeatedly acknowledged this, and I’m hurt by any suggestion that I’ve done things that have crossed into illegality.”
He acknowledged the “incredible mess” he has made and that he has “genuinely hurt” people.
Dean admits that he has been “flirty with adult women of all different ages, in-person, online, and over text. Occasionally, that flirting leads to consensual intimate encounters or relationship that I thought were private.”
He continues noting that he has “done and said incredibly stupid, insensitive, and embarrassing things that I’m mortified by when looking back.”
The “All For You” singer goes on to talk about losing your private life with fame and how it has lead to loneliness and isolation, and he has “often tried to fill that emptiness by finding connection.”
“I immediately realise there are people who were deeply hurt by my carelessness with their emotions. But when you make mistakes — as all of us do — the experience of having them aired in public and taken out of context has been jarring. It’s also been an overdue wake up call.”
“I don’t fault these individuals for having hard feelings, and I don’t want anyone defending me,” he continues. “From the bottom of my heart, I want to sincerely apologize to those I’ve hurt. This is not only an apology to the women who have spoken up, but those who haven’t and feel hurt by my words or behavior. I also need to apologize to my family and fans who I’ve gravely disappointed.”
Dean adds that some of the social media posts have “gotten out of hand,” and even some things have been taken out of context, and he asks for anyone bringing his family into the fold with his “poor decision making” is “over the line. Be angry with me, but please leave my family out of this.”
He notes that he does need to make some changes, and is enrolling himself into “intense therapy to make better choices and dramatically shift my approach to dating, relationships, and showing greater care to the women in my life.”
Among the changes includes “a whole new set of rules so there’s never confusion or questions about my intent when I’m engaging with fans or responding to messages in the future.”
Dean closes out his statement by asking for grace and forgiveness, and he hopes to re-earn trust and do better.
You can read the full and complete statement above.
Dean is currently scheduled to tour the US and Canada in January and early February.
Recently, he joined Jonas Brothers on stage during the opening night of their JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour, where they performed their new song “Loved You Better” from the brothers’ up-to-date album Greetings From Your Hometown.
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