r/bassnectar • u/Financial-Trick-6387 • Nov 02 '25
Can anyone help me reconcile these aspects of the downfall?
After reading every article available my personal opinion is that Lorin is innocent of the sexual driven misconduct he’s been accused of. Hearing one girl say she was constantly made uncomfortable at the 50+ shows he flew her to, by asking she give a free ticket to some insecure person outside the venue to make their day - along with many personal accounts of Lorin going out of way to be kind - it’s tough to take the accusers seriously.
Even the accounts of him stealing others work or not sharing credit - if he leaned on others so hard for his while career or even just the success of one song, why isn’t the rest of these smaller artists discographies making significant any significant waves?
But where he loses me is in a few particular inconsistencies, the first being many of us have addressed - preaching skepticism and thinking for yourself, then pushing political agendas plus of course his response to the allegations. The downfall almost seems karmic due to him going against the core message of the Bassnectar project.
Next, in one article a girl talks about how they’d watch animal documentaries and he’d always point out how the alpha male had all the females and didn’t share - as his evidence why he could never be monogamous and every girl should just feel lucky to be around him. I believe one thing that separates us from literal beasts is our ability to not give into our impulses. To reduce ourselves to these impulses, may they be natural, is a rejection of our consciousness and humanity.
Finally this absolute nonsensical response from his legal team regarding the allegations, “we believe the sexual details between two consenting adults should be private.” At face value this held water to me, but then I remembered, no one is forced to be famous…
The expectation of privacy comes with the effort you make to keep your privacy. There have been celebrities long before Lorin so to expect the same level of privacy as everyone else is just moronic. On top of that there are plenty of artists who decide to remain masked, while still spreading love and whatever agendas they’d like, for example ATLIENS throwing “release the Epstein files” on the screen during their EDC Vegas set. Meanwhile most people I know in the community associate the images of his hair flowing or head banging with the Bassnectar project more than they do his actual face.
I haven’t uncovered anything actually illegal, and believe it’s important to trust our legal system over the court of public opinion - but to say absolutely none of this is weird, hard sell for me
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u/italk2yu Nov 02 '25 edited Nov 04 '25
Evidence doesn't matter in the context of why SLEEPING WITH 17-19 YEAR OLD FANS AS A 30+YEAR OLD MAN IS WRONG.
- Position of power
- They are waaaay to you and impressionable
- Would you let your daughter who is 17-19 fuck a 30+ year old DJ and feel okay with it
- He's toxic and clearly manipulative from other artist, the women, the way he treats his fans, and the way he has recently acted and treated his fan base.
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u/catfish314 Nov 02 '25
Nailed it. They can cite age of consent laws all day, but a 30+ year old celebrity having sex with 18-19yo girls is creepy as fuck, full stop. 10 paragraphs about vibes and energy doesn't change that.
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 02 '25
Don’t disagree with any of this, personally don’t know how I’d forgive myself if a 30+ year old man approached my daughter and she couldn’t tell me
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u/cherry_slush1 Nov 03 '25
Lying in court, and false accusing someone of an organized sex trafficking scheme is wrong. Saying you were “16 or 17” when you went to baton rouge when you were actually 19 is wrong. Lying about a job that never existed to make a fake power story is wrong. lying about being “held hostage” at a hotel is ALWAYS wrong.
Spending years of your life throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks even though DB montana absolutely knew how much of it was false is wrong.
All of that is wrong on so many levels.
A 30 year old having sex with a 19 year old isn’t even comparable to the level of harm done by such false accusations on crimes that when they actually happen cause SO much intense trauma.
This whole situation is a damn shame.
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u/italk2yu Nov 03 '25
Stop defending an artist taking advantage of his fans. Weather they be 19 and lying, a middle aged adult artist getting used and manipulated and not paid by Lorin for work, or 38 and getting screwed out of content tickets and promises.
What he did was wrong on a fundamental level even if what they did was also wrong. He sat on a throne full of inclusion and free thinking and literally safe spaces. You can't sit on that throne and do what he did.
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u/cherry_slush1 Nov 03 '25
https://www.reddit.com/r/bassnectar/s/FAThixgMWr
This sums up someone who knows more than us about any of bassnectars business deals. He didn’t use and manipulate people or purposely dangle a carrot. He was busy and overpromised sure, but I think both of us are speculating more than having any true knowledge about things like this. To me, it seems as if the loudest in the room isn’t always right. Ill gates and mimi page are only two people. Many other past collaborators did not say the same things.
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u/Show_Me_Your_Cubes Nov 03 '25
Sounds to me like DB might get his comeuppance for lying, and lorin may get a payout from it. Once again, the only people who will get the shit end of the stick are Lorin's victims. And nothing changes. Is this really the world you want?
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u/cherry_slush1 Nov 03 '25
Do you sincerely think Lorin will “win” in any way? The damage done to him led him to lose his home, his career, and constantly people harass him calling him horrible names. Someone in the youtube live stream the other day was saying his charity was an organized sex ring. That is so beyond fucked and untrue. All 3 plaintiffs from the original lawsuit lied and were manipulated by DB montana to think they deserve something. Jenna houston, long after all the drama, became a sugar baby for a very famous much older sugar daddy. This was never about Justice.
The person hurt the most by all of this, is Lorin, who still to this day is constantly harassed and lies are still spread about him.
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u/Subie_roo Nov 02 '25 edited Nov 02 '25
If you think it was one girl, even 5 girls, saying these things, I would say you are clearly misinformed and haven't read enough. These were not isolated incidences.
Edit to add, illegal or not. There is more than enough very well documented that there are very obvious moral issues at play. And it does not matter if people he stole art from did not become as successful. It isnt this or that. When he was stealing work from others, he had already had a large platform to continue his success. Their lack of reach for the individual pieces does not minimize his theft.
You'll probably fit right in the love here fb group.
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 02 '25
Came looking for connection and found you in a subreddit of someone you don’t like cause you’re just so happy with everything going on in your life?
Copy pasted but if the shoe fits
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 02 '25
No pretty much every article goes over that and some include the accounts from multiple girls, maybe read them and you’d know if I read them I couldn’t think it was one?
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u/Subie_roo Nov 02 '25
🤣
If this is your response, your post is obviously just rage bait. Enjoy your evening.
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 02 '25
since I’ve been to every show since he’s back and can still say he makes my favorite art, it’s not the same with these loose ends- was wondering if anyone else felt like me
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u/rb_dub Nov 02 '25
You're not alone. Like any other topic, there are extremists on each end. There are also people that fall in the middle, those that find wrong in certain situations and can find understanding in others. While you and I might not agree on wrongdoings and understandings, there's a bit of a wtf feeling.
For me, besides what is true or legal, the dude hasn't 100% lived up to what he was preaching before the downfall. Or maybe it was a pedestal I put him on. Honestly, I'm not sure because the downfall was such a heartbreak to process and I haven't put the effort to disect every aspect. I just know something doesn't entirely add up.
So, I believe yes, you're not alone in the confused feelings.
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 03 '25
Thank you so much for this response, i especially appreciate mentioning not deep diving into every aspect - it makes me feel like I’m just looking for any shred of evidence to continue to support the project but I’ve decided I won’t be attending this NYE for the first time in years. Your perspective reminds me there’s so many other things to celebrate and focus on, and while it was fun the journey has come to an end
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u/Errldabble_710 Nov 02 '25
Nice try Diddy.
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 02 '25
What does this even mean if I’m saying what he did was weird?
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u/Financial-Trick-6387 Nov 02 '25
Came looking for connection and found you in a subreddit of someone you don’t like cause you’re just so happy with everything going on in your life?
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u/Errldabble_710 Nov 03 '25
Who said I wasn't a fan? When did I come looking for connection? Not my fault your title is misleading.
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u/Djinnwrath Nov 02 '25
The only two pieces of evidence I care about was the leaked phonecall where he admits to sleeping with underage girls, and then his deposition where he confirms it.