Mandy Moore has no regrets about opening up about how she was allegedly treated by ex-husband Ryan Adams.
“Speaking your truth can be painful and triggering but it’s always worth it,” she wrote on Instagram late Wednesday. “My heart is with all women who have suffered any sort of trauma or abuse. You are seen and heard.”
Moore was one of seven women who talked to the New York Times for a story published Wednesday about 44-year-old Adams’ alleged two-decade-long pattern of emotional abuse and sexual misconduct.
In the article, the “This Is Us” actress, 34, claimed the singer-songwriter was emotionally abusive and controlling during their seven-year marriage.
“He would always tell me, ‘You’re not a real musician, because you don’t play an instrument,’” the former teen pop star told the paper.
She also said that after he offered to work on a new album with her in 2010, Adams discouraged her from connecting with other producers and managers.
“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,” she said.
In a statement to the Times through his lawyer, Adams pushed back on Moore’s claims, saying they were “completely inconsistent with his view of the relationship.”
In addition to Moore’s allegations, Adams was accused of trying to take advantage of young women trying to break into the music business and threatening to ruin their careers when they wouldn’t give in. One woman claimed the musician traded thousands of graphic messages with her during a nine-month period when she was 15 and 16, writing in one, “If people knew they would say I was like R Kelley [sic] lol.”
In a statement sent to Page Six on Wednesday night, Adams said he has “made many mistakes” but also said the Times article was “inaccurate.”
“I am not a perfect man and I have made many mistakes. To anyone I have ever hurt, however unintentionally, I apologize deeply and unreservedly,” the statement read.
“But the picture that this article paints is upsettingly inaccurate. Some of its details are misrepresented; some are exaggerated; some are outright false,” he continued. “I would never have inappropriate interactions with someone I though [sic] was underage. Period.”
“As someone who has always tried to spread joy through my music and my life, hearing that some people believe I caused them pain saddens me greatly. I am resolved to work to be the best man I can be. And I wish everyone compassion, understanding and healing.”