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For decades, Ryan Adams was heralded as a musical genius. But 7 women and over a dozen associates say he has a pattern of manipulative behavior, dangling career opportunities while simultaneously pursuing female artists for sex. He has denied the claims. nyti.ms/2DwPwBS
Several artists, from a teenager living in a small town to his ex-wife, the singer and actress Mandy Moore, said Adams exploited and then stifled their ambitions nyti.ms/2DwPwBS 
In 2013, Adams began talking online with Ava, a 14-year-old fan and musician. Their conversations were sporadic, but a constant theme was him fretting about Ava’s age — and asking to keep their exchanges secret — while also initiating sexual scenarios. nyti.ms/2DwPwBS
Phoebe Bridgers played music for Adams at his studio and he compared her to Bob Dylan. But she said a whirlwind romance turned obsessive and emotionally abusive and he rescinded professional promises. nyti.ms/2DwPwBS
Courtney Jaye was 35 and unsigned to a label when she got a direct message from Adams on Twitter in 2013. When they met to work on ideas, Adams began remarking on Jaye’s appearance and moving in on her — “Hurricane Ryan,” as she described him. nyti.ms/2DwPwBS
Only recently did the women discover that their experiences overlapped. Realizing they were not alone, the women chose to speak out about their experiences in the hopes of protecting others and moving forward, they said. nyti.ms/2DwPwBS
Through his lawyer, Ryan Adams said that he did not have the power to make or break careers and categorically denied the “extremely serious and outlandish accusations” in The New York Times’s reporting nyti.ms/2DwPwBS
