Linkin Park vocalist Emily Armstrong responds to backlash over Danny Masterson defense
Emily Armstrong's entrance as Linkin Park's newest vocalist started off strong, with overall positive reactions from fans on her debut, along with the newly reformed group dropping a new single featuring their new singer, announcing a new album, and even a world tour.
Things quickly soured with fans though after At The Drive In/The Mars Volta vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and his wife Chrissie Carnell-Bixler raised concerns over Armstrong's support of fellow Scientologist Danny Masterson during the trial in which he was convicted of raping two women and sentenced to 30 years to life last year.
In an attempt to clear the air over the backlash from these acusations, Armstrong released a statement on her Instagram that read:
Hi, I'm Emily. I'm new to so many of you, and I wanted to clear the air about something that happened a while back.
Several years ago, I was asked to support someone I considered a friend at a court appearance, and went to one early hearing as an observer. Soon after, I realized I shouldn't have. I always try to see the good in people, and I misjudged him. I have never spoken with him since. Unimaginable details emerged and he was later found guilty.
To say it as clearly as possible: I do not condone abuse or violence against women, and I empathize with the victims of these crimes.
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Post CommentShe's only saying that because she's getting called out!
This new era of Linkin Park gets worse and worse. Bad music is awful and they're ruining their legacy. Awful decision trying to continue without Chester.
Oh yeah and I didn't even read this story, no care ever. This shouldn't be on LG.
I was defending this gal until I learned she is a scientology. If you fall for that trap, you deserve to ridiculed. It's like a litmus test
Why would you ever come back like this if you were linkin park? Should have stayed forever dead as legends
Cool, now explain being a lesbian and a scientologist, given how homophobic LRH's writings are
anonymous 45 minutes ago Why would you ever come back like this if you were linkin park? Should have stayed forever dead as legends Agreed. I never really got into them. But they did what they did well. To start again like this is complete trash. They should have made it another band and started fresh as another group.
" Agreed. I never really got into them. But they did what they did well. To start again like this is complete trash. They should have made it another band and started fresh as another group" The money is in the name hence bands with 1 original member selling out venues. Remember when davey and the No doubt guys started a new band…they couldn't sell 500 tickets
You can tell Cedric and his wife are histrionic pot heads by looking at them. Stop smoking pot you two
^this Thinking maybe he's jealous cause he really wanted to be Linkin Park's singer? Buncha drama with these has-beens...
"I'm new to so many of you" reads like a canceled tumblr personality from 2011 who got caught violating the conditions of their parole and has to go back to rehab for the fourth time. She sucks
Maybe this will make the rest of the band jack-hang to death and she and Temu can finally take over all the Linkin Park money and get TC, that's Tom Cruise, the shoe lifts he needs.
Libtards supporting libtards. Typical. Same old story. 🥱😴
Fire LURKcity! Keeps putting crappy bands on this site that he likes instead of real bands for clicks and comments. He's sloppy on pod casts too. Belittles this scene.
Anyone who actually reads into the Masterson court case knows that it's a sham and just DA's spending millions of dollars of tax payer money to help salty exes lock up a c-list celebrity so that cat ladies can feel good about "muh trawma" or whatever.
Who gives a f*ck about any of this cancel culture bullshit
Also f*ckin hahaha ha guitarist not touring with them. Country fair lineup but their demographic of trade school oxy addicts won't care
Hahaha fûck this trash website forever. The real nacho addict here is lurk
Cedric and his wife like to pretend they weren't scientologist well into their 40s
Emily Armstrong likes murdering animals almost as much as RFK, Jr., who is also an insane person. FYI Linkin Park is "metal" to the same kind of trailer trash who worship Slipknot and ICP. Listen to SALEM if you wanna be a hipster homemade battery acid meth head.
^^^dont bring ICP into this, juggalos are nice methheads
People that love Turnstile are excited for the new Linkin Park
Lurk is a twink homo trans. Deleted all my comments. f*cking homo
Linkin Park and Mars Volta are two of the worst and gayest bands in existence and Cedric is a fat crybaby. At The Drive In are pretty good though
Washed up band. It died with Chester. This is just embarrassing.
Really a shame the scene is letting misogyny win here. Chester is dead and has been dead a long ass time. He was a decent singer but overall not a good guy. This new singer is 10x better vocally and in personal character and everyone is trying to cancel her because she is a woman, doesn't do drugs, doesn't party, and doesn't sleep around? Any of you f*ckers who used to be sXe take a look at how hypocritical and misogynistic you are. f*ck you. Let her sing.
Washed up band. It died with Chester. This is just embarrassing. ^ was always an embarrassing poser band
Wow Lurk really went ham deleting anti-Danny comments. Think Lurk is a level one Newt in the Scientology rung? I wonder what dirt he gave them about himself in those creepy ass confessionals.
More concerned with your bad Chester impersonation than your shit personal issues.
hard to believe these f*ck heads would shit all over chesters legacy like that. one of the f*cking greatest modern metal bands and they just SHIT every where
Mike Shinoda here. Would any of you Zoomer idiots be interested in a Fort Minor reunion?
^^ Actually us metal heads haves saved their legacy by exposing the truth before they started playing. Chester is looking down and smiling at us, he approves. Looking down and smiling at the true ones that stopped this bullshit on day #1
I met Chester on the projekt revolution tour when I a band I was working with was opening. Him, Brian from placebo and Gerard way were having weird sex parties on a bus..nobody really talked about it
^ Ricks Stalker here. I dont wanna f*ck you. I prefer to f*ck Rick. Cause i'm homosexual.
Band is for soyboys only nowadays. Generic Pop/Cock Rock.
Anyone who seriously liked Linkin Park past their 2nd album is a f*cking dildo
anonymous 7 hours ago ^ Ricks Stalker here. I dont wanna f*ck you. I prefer to f*ck Rick. Cause i'm homosexual. Hey you're still not funny, but you're definitely a homosexual who wants to f*ck Rick. You talk about him so much with nothing funny to say, so it only makes sense
Did she ever say anything about this situation prior to being called out on it
Hey Linkin Park has sucked since their 3rd album, but I still love That 70's Show
Wes sniffs little kids no wait our president does that
Anyone who gives a fuq bout what she thinks should kill themselves.
Hybrid Theory album 10/10 So many bangers Especially the song A Place for My Head 11/10 vocals rip off Shawn Jonas from Zao but that's a compliment really doubt this Emily character will be able to rap like Chester
Breaking News: Emily Armstrong was born as male and his name used to be Arnold. That explains her manly face.
Lurk deleted my post asking for his firing for this website being his favorite bands and not music of this scene. Quite the authoritarian! Glad I never donated to his podcast.
"Anyone who actually reads into the Masterson court case knows that it's a sham and just DA's spending millions of dollars of tax payer money to help salty exes lock up a c-list celebrity so that cat ladies can feel good about "muh trawma" or whatever." Gotta love a low iq having r*pe apologist
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Allegations against Danny were never proven, it's just he says she says bullshit. Cancel culture f*cking sucks.
anonymous 2 days ago Fire LURKcity! Keeps putting crappy bands on this site that he likes instead of real bands for clicks and comments. He's sloppy on pod casts too. Belittles this scene. Lambgoat is NOT a "scene" you incel twink, it is an information website- recess is over with, back to your crib you go.-NO fresh diaper Or bottle for you. Podcasts is ONE word NOT two seperate words. I feel even more stupid for having to correct yourself.
if you put belief of anything "church" related, you're being r*ped of your own volition.-be it -free thought, the right to draw your own conclusions in this life, etc.. etc.. try not to think too hard on this post, children.
They convicted this dude with zero proof and zero evidence. Free Masterson and free officer Chauvin. George Floyd died of a drug overdose.
"several years ago" End of 2022 wasn't several years ago
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