(NEXSTAR) – Michael Franti, a musician perhaps best known for fronting Michael Franti & Spearhead for over three decades, has “vehemently” denied allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a fellow musician several years ago when they were touring together.

Franti did not name the woman who made the allegations, but his statement came after Victoria Canal, a musician who toured with Franti’s band when she was 19, alleged that she was the victim of “grooming” by “a very powerful, decades-older man” who touched her while she was sleeping on the tour bus, made her share accommodations with him, and took pictures of her without her “awareness or consent.”

Canal later received messages from supporters with their own allegations of inappropriate behavior, seemingly against the

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