Good evening. I am about to read you the statement that I posted online in

response to allegations made against me. I believe in transparency and

accountability with all of you. That includes my family and friends who

listen to this podcast and engage in our online community. I know it has

already been shared with some of you that there was an article published

recounting the poor choices and inappropriate behavior. I exhibited towards

various women. I do try to be a man of good character and despite how awful

the choices I made were, I think that it's important that I completely hold

myself accountable and be as transparent with you as possible while at the

same time correcting misinformation that has been circulated about me. In recent

years I engaged in flirtatious and sexual interactions with multiple women and

I deeply regret where I took the conversation too far. In the moment I felt like

I was reading social cues correctly and everyone has their own comfort

level and it is clear to me now that I was crossing the line of women I was

speaking to or engaging with. I was also under the influence of alcohol when I

sent those text messages and had those encounters. I don't say that to

excuse my behavior in any way but to acknowledge it as an issue that's

affected my life negatively. The best way forward is for me to seek treatment

and be rigorously honest with both myself and those around me in that

includes you. You might also be privy to Thomas's recent audio clip

statement and text messages on series pod.com, away and Facebook where he

details my issues with alcohol and alleges that I physically interacted with

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