"I was so sad" – Variety

Mandy Moore announced about her marriage to Ryan Adams the episode of Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast. Although the interview was recorded before the February 13th New York Times report in which several women, including Moore, accused Adams of abusive or emotional sexual behavior, she spoke freely of the "unhealthy dynamic" in the marriage, which lasted from 2009 to 2016.

"I lived my life for him," Moore said on the show. "He [was] a totally unhealthy dynamic. I had no sense of self.

"I felt like I was drowning," she continues. "It was so untenable and unsustainable and so lonely. I was so sad. I was alone with him.

She stated that her own career was secondary to Adams' needs, stating that she knew that marriage could not "keep up" if she worked full time. "I would do odd jobs – it's not like I stopped working," she says. "But while I was working, it would become quite clear that things would fall apart completely at home. I could not do my job because there was a constant stream of trying to be attentive to this person who needed me and would not let me do anything else. "

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In the Times interview, she talks about how he downgraded his musical career, claiming that she was not a true musician because she could not play an instrument. As a result, she stops working on music, but informs Maron in the program that she plans to record an album with her husband Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes group) and Blake Mills (producer of the film 'Sound & Color "of the Alabama Shakes as well as working with John Legend, Perfume Genius and Fiona Apple) during a break after filming" This Is Us ", the NBC series in which she plays.

"It's very personal," she tells Maron about her new songs. "I mean, I feel like I have lived a life in the last 10 years. I have a lot of things to say. "(Listen to the full podcast here.)

What is even more serious than the behavior reported by Adams is the assertion in the article that he participated in sexually explicit texts and Skype sessions with a minor fan called "Ava". Two lawyers Variety Adams could have serious legal problems because of the exchanges with this 20-year-old woman who claims to have never met him in person. On Thursday, the Times reported that an anonymous law enforcement official said the FBI was "investigating" whether Adams' behavior was criminal. The range was between 14 and 16 when interactions, including nudity, took place. Through his attorney Andrew B. Brettler, Adams denied having "ever participated in inappropriate online sexual communications with anyone he knew to be a minor."

As a result of the article, three music equipment companies have terminated their sponsorship deal with Adams and his next publication via Capitol Records has been canceled, confirmed one source. Variety.