SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Prolific Bay Area musician Michael Franti appears to have canceled his tour amid allegations that he "groomed" a younger female musician who was previously part of his touring party. Franti, 59, has admitted to an extramarital affair, but has "vehemently" denied allegations of grooming.

The controversy emerged when Victoria Canal, a musician who toured with Franti's band, Michael Franti and Spearhead, when she was 19 alleged she was the victim of "grooming" by a "very powerful, decades older man." Although she did not directly name Franti, she said this person 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."

"If I wanted a bed to sleep in and a shower to use, he

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