– Orri Páll Dýrason, drummer for Icelandic band Sigur Ros, has been accused of sexual assault. Meagan Boyd, who goes by @yinshadowz on Instagram, detailed her account of the assault that occured after they spent a night out together in January 2013.
– Meagan said she didn't disclose what happened due to intense anxiety, but that after watching Dr. Christine Ford come forward yesterday for the Kavanaugh hearing, she felt compelled to share her story.
– Boyd also posted screenshots of emails she said she shared with Orri, in which he denies the accusation, writing that he
“cannot understand why you would want to publicly accuse me of something I did not do.” Orri claimed that Meagan offered him a ride home from the club, and that they had a
“nice night of drinking and drawing”. Paste Magazine notes they were not able to verify the exchange before it was taken down.
– The second post about their emails has since been removed – Meagan then made a third post explaining what happened, saying someone flagged it. Meagan wrote she won't repost them for fear of violating Instagram's terms of service, but that she's looking to speak with a lawyer, saying
"this is only the beginning." Paste Magazine has reached out to Orri's representatives for comment.
– Text of first post: yinshadowz: In January of 2013 I was sexually assaulted by a member of the band @sigurros when they were in Los Angeles recording an album that was set to come out later that same year. My assailant's name is Orri Páll Dýrason. I never reported it. I never expressed my pain publicly. I harbored this ache now for almost 6 years... for many reasons. I felt no one would believe me, I felt I had been irresponsible for trusting him just because he was in a band I loved and I respected him as an artist. I was drunk, and I had met him at a club (I had a brief period in which I was a dancer at a club called “the body shop”), I also engaged in a kiss with him before falling asleep in the same bed, after that I completely knocked out. I woke up with the feeling of being penetrated without my consent during a deep slumber.. it happened twice that night, and I wondered myself why I didn’t leave after the first time- but I was drunk, dead tired, in shock, and this was right before I ever heard of anything like Uber/lyft ... but none of that should matter because no one deserves to be raped/touched/licked/fucked without CONSENT. (((My heart is racing and I’m shaking just typing this.))) I wasn't ready to go public in the midst of the hype of the
#metoo movement because just speaking about it gives me intense anxiety and I was about to give birth to my first child. In the wake of the news of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford calling out Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, I was triggered to speak out myself. Ironically, he’s now engaged to feminist activist who is also the founder of the Icelandic Slut walk (go figure...) And if I hear another damn Sigur Ros song during a yoga class ever again I’m gonna scream. Those songs I once found deliciously calming, beautiful and serene now leave a disgusting taste in my mouth.
#endrapeculture– Text of third post: yinshadowz: I made a post following up with some information about my abuser/rapist getting in touch with me, gaslighting, and trying to silence me as well as denying what he did to me in 2013 in which he raped me 2 times over the course of a night spent with him during his stay in Los Angeles recording an album. I posted screen shots of his correspondence with me via email and they were flagged by someone and removed by @instagram for not following community standards. I did not remove them myself. I understand if they may have violated Instagrams standards of privacy so I will not repost on here but they have been sent to a major broadcasting network in Iceland. I will not back down or be silenced or gaslighted. I know what happened and I will not forget. This has not been easy for me or my family but it is my duty to expose him as a sexual predator who should not be in a woman's safe place. Today is the first time I truly wanted to cry as I've pushed down and repressed my trauma for years. This is not over. This is only the beginning. His name is Orri Páll Dýrason and he is in a band called @sigurros 💔 I'm looking to speak with a lawyer as well- this story is beginning to build momentum and hype and some legal advice would be appreciated.
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ONTD, how do you think the other members will respond?Sources:1234
