All Time Low 97 Allegations 10/25/2021

​@VideoMattPresents breaks down the news in the music scene regarding @All Time Low and the 97 allegations against their lead guitarist Jack Barakat.
A statement from the four of us [0:16]
Video Matt & All Time Low [4:20]
Searching ATL IG for Clues [6:20]
Reddit Grooming Stories [12:30]
One of the Allegations [17:40]
ATL Guitar Tech vacuums Stage [22:20]
VMP Speaks out [32:00]
All Time Low 97 [42:00]
Trolling [47:18]

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All Time Low is an American rock band from Towson, Maryland formed in 2003. Consisting of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson, the band took its name from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision" by New Found Glory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Time_Low

Reddit Story
"I’ve been thinking a lot about this and I thought I’d share what’s really been sticking with me the most.

When I was 15, I met atl. This was when they started doing the m&g as a whole group so you didn’t get much time with them individually. I walked up to jack first, gave him a hug, and we let go for a second, but since I’m in this fluffy onesie (lmao) he jokes it’s really soft, asks if he can have another hug and “doesn’t want to let go cause I’m so cozy.” Of course I want another hug so we did, this one was much tighter - less like those “polite” hugs you’d get from people you don’t know well, this time it was a proper cuddle, friendlier and longer and all that. Alex jokes at him, “hey you’ve gotta share!” When we let go we laughed about it, I went through the others and that was that. I left feeling really happy and I think it’s a fun story to tell.

Not at one point was I uncomfortable, this was a positive experience to me and when being asked for another hug I was the one to throw my arms back around him. I was clearly very enthusiastic, there was verbal/non verbal consent to this. I can definitely say I would have been comfortable saying no.

It got me thinking how easy it would be for me say this in a certain way turning it into “I met all time low, I went to hug jack and he refused to let go” etc. When looking back at this I remember it fondly, but I wonder if this was with someone else who had concrete evidence of them being a creep, would I immediately see it in a different way? Would I then also come forward and say hey, I had a strange experience too? (I do not think this)

As everyone else has repeated, I do not want to invalidate anyone else’s stories, this is just my take. I agree with a lot of what everyone else has already said
https://www.reddit.com/r/alltimelow/comments/q5bgmf/what_is_happening_to_the_band/

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