Phoebe Bridgers stated Ryan Adams reached out to her in 2014, when she was 20 years old, looking to help her with her professional career. The professional relationship turned into a romantic one, and Bridgers said that she and Adams were weeks into a relationship before it soured and allegedly turned emotionally abusive. According to Bridgers, Adams began to retract the professional assistance he was offering her once she broke up with him. She described one instance in 2017, when she was opening up for him on tour, where he exposed himself to her: “The first day, he asked me to bring him something in his hotel room. I came upstairs and he was completely nude.” (Adams’ lawyer denied this incident ever took place, and described Adams’ relationship with Bridgers as “a brief, consensual fling” and said that Adams never told Bridgers he would withhold her songs from being released via his record label Pax-Am.)

Actress and singer/songwriter Mandy Moore was married to Adams for almost six years. During that time, she claims Adams discouraged her from working with other music producers or managers and acted in ways that she now considers “psychologically abusive.” “He would always tell me, ‘You’re not a real musician, because you don’t play an instrument,’” she told the Times. “His controlling behavior essentially did block my ability to make new connections in the industry during a very pivotal and potentially lucrative time — my entire mid-to-late 20s.” (Adams’ lawyer denies that Adams ever stopped Moore from working with other producers and was supportive of her “well-deserved professional success.”) Moore later wrote on Instagram, “Speaking your truth can be painful and triggering but it’s always worth it. My heart is with all women who have suffered any sort of trauma or abuse. You are seen and heard.”

Another songwriter, Courtney Jaye, told The Times that she was messaged by Adams in 2013 with an offer to collaborate. The report states, however, that Adams “began remarking on Jaye’s appearance and moving in on her” once they met to work on songs. “I just shut myself off,” she told The Times. Jaye claims they did not have sex but ended up in bed together, and while Adams maintained that he still wanted to work together and they continued to talk after the first meeting, they never recorded anything. Two other singer-songwriters told The Times that similar things happened to them as well.

In a tweet issued and deleted earlier today (February 13), Adams tweeted a message tagging The New York Times, writing, “Happy Vanetines [sic] day @nytimes. I know you got lawyers But do you have the truth on your side. No. I do. And you have run out of friends. My folks are NOT your friends. Run your smear piece. But the leagal [sic] eagles see you. Rats. I’m fucking taking you down. Let’s learn I bait.”

Since The New York Times’ report was published, Natalie Prass—who previously toured with Adams and once described him as someone she was “very close” with—tweeted the following:

In addition, Liz Phair responded to a tweet that said, “I wonder if [Liz Phair] will weigh in on this R. Adams business.” (In 2017, Ryan Adams indicated that he was working with Liz Phair on her new album. Last year, Phair sang on Ryan Adams’ 2018 cover of “Back in Your Head” from the Con X: Covers compilation.) Phair replied:

Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Ryan Adams for further comment.

This article was initially published on Wednesday, February 13 at 5:19 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on Thursday, February 14 at 3:39 p.m. Eastern.