It’s Not Just Musicians, Sexual Misconduct Is Everywhere

Hilary Corts has shared her story of working in the music industry and being assaulted while on tour with Hellogoodbye:

As a touring person who has shared many a bed with zero incident, I did not think much of it. Once we were in bed, however, he decided to put his hands on me. I told him “no” as he tried to get up my shirt, kissing my arms and shoulders. He did not stop so I rolled away from him, at which point he pinned me up against the wall. He fell asleep on top of me in what I can only describe as a forced cuddle position. I was freaked out and felt very helpless as I was trapped.

And:

Working with Chase became increasingly more difficult as he was not kind to me and made my job much harder. I called Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.), my friend at the time, whose band was/is also managed by Chase. Evan brushed off the whole situation as “not a big deal” and told me that Chase was “probably just lonely” as he’d broken up with his longtime girlfriend just days prior. As we’d already agreed I’d be tour managing Into It Over It on their upcoming tours, Evan told me to shut up and “play nice” if I still wanted to work for him. So that is what I did.