“We do not take this decision lightly.”
(EW was able to review several of the videos.)
Someone claiming to be said fanwrote a statement posted on Instagramsaying she was not underage and all was consensual.
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“I was just naive enough to record him and share it with a friend without his permission.
In the end, it was all consensual and all online.
I would ask that anyone sharing these personal private videos or any misinformation about them kindly stop.”
Representatives for Ellefson didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
Ellefson has been married to his wife, Julie, for 27 years.
The couple share two children, son Roman, 25, and daughter Athena, 22.
