The FBI is investigating whether singer Ryan Adams committed a crime during his communications with an underage girl, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing a law enforcement official with knowledge of the probe.

The revelation comes one day after several women accused Adams of sexual misconduct and manipulative behavior in a story published in the Times.

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One of those women said she communicated with Ryan from when she was 14 until she was 16, and that those communications included video calls that sometimes involved nudity.

The FBI initiated its investigation Thursday in response to the Times report, the law enforcement official told the newspaper. The Times reported that it reviewed the communications between Ryan and the woman, including text messages, Twitter direct messages and screenshots from the video calls.

In the wake of the first report, Ryan apologized Wednesday on Twitter, saying he is "not a perfect man" and has "made many mistakes." But he added in a subsequent tweet that the Times article was "upsettingly inaccurate" and denied knowing the girl was underage.

"Some of its details are misrepresented; some are exaggerated; some are outright false. I would never have inappropriate interactions with someone I thought was underage. Period," he wrote.

In their communications, the woman sometimes lied about her age, according to the Times.

FBI agents from the Crimes Against Children Squad will investigate the matter, according to the Times. They will attempt to interview the young woman and obtain communications between her and Ryan, as well as other evidence, the Times reported.

If they believe her account to be credible, the FBI will then take further steps, including possibly subpoenaing the cellphone records of her and Adams.

An attorney for the woman, who is now 20, declined comment to the Times.