On Wednesday evening, For Today guitarist Samuel Penner posted a lengthy statement claiming that he was essentially kicked out of the band by the rest of the members.

For Today have responded with a statement of their own, which claims they didn't kick Penner out, but rather asked him to leave due to “too much going on in his life to be on the road playing shows.”

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You can read the band's full statement below. With both sides of the story out in the open now, what do you make of the situation?