On Friday, The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala and his spouse, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, blasted Linkin Park’s new singer Emily Armstrong with resurfaced scrutiny over her ties to convicted rapist Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology. Armstrong responded with a press release saying she as soon as thought of Masterson “a good friend” and attended one among his early courtroom hearings as an “observer,” however finally “misjudged him.”
Armstrong didn’t point out the disgraced actor by identify or make clear her standing with the Church of Scientology. In a pair of statements, Bixler-Zavala and Carnell-Bixler (one of many three girls Masterson was charged with raping) criticized Armstrong for not talking out in opposition to Scientology. In addition they slammed Linkin Park for not doing their due diligence earlier than hiring her.
“In the event you’re not going to talk out in opposition to the human and baby trafficking cult during which you might be aside [sic] of and during which you allow by remaining silent on the crimes you recognize about then you haven’t any proper to fill the footwear of Chester Bennington, a real advocate,” Carnell-Bixler wrote in her Instagram Story. “I don’t give a fuck that you’re very near the serial rapist. I don’t give a fuck that you just lied in your ‘apology’ instagram story. I do care that you just participated, after being requested, within the merciless intimidation of Jane Doe 1 together with your cult friends at courtroom.”
Carnell-Bixler continued, “I do care that you just didn’t as soon as point out that you’re a member of a kid and human trafficking cult that covers up the abuses and rapes of CHILDREN and adults. I do care that your dad and mom work for OSA (the workplace of particular affairs) of the cult of Scientology which have been ordering assaults on me and my household which incorporates murdering my canine in essentially the most inhumane and evil methods. I do care that they’ve been attacking and harassing my fellow sister survivors. You don’t communicate out in opposition to Scientology not since you’re frightened of them. You don’t communicate out since you are one among them. Disgrace on Linkin Park. Fuck you.”
Bixler-Zavala shared his spouse’s assertion and added extra context to the Church’s harassment of Masterson’s accusers. He additionally went one step additional by addressing Linkin Park immediately: “You must hearth your complete group for not totally vetting your selection. You’re a Disney degree model making an attempt to make a comeback and also you didn’t assume to spend just a little cash on wanting into her? Cease taking part in on the drive in’s music in your pre present playlist.”
Main as much as Masterson’s trial, Carnell-Bixler was amongst 4 girls who filed a harassment lawsuit in opposition to the actor and the Church of Scientology alleging the ladies had been “mercilessly stalked” by the Church after going to the police.
Masterson was discovered responsible of forcible rape in opposition to two girls within the retrial of his rape case in Might 2023, however the jury deadlocked on the cost for Carnell-Bixler’s allegation with an 8-4 vote in favor of conviction.