Electronic dance music group Krewella have been slapped with a lawsuit from a former member over his dismissal from the band.
Kristopher Trindl claims he was forced out of the group earlier this year (14) after he completed a stint in rehab, according to reports.
He alleges sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf attempted to stage a second intervention and force him back into rehab because he appeared to be depressed and they felt he needed further treatment, and when he disagreed, they fired him.
However, in the lawsuit Trindl admits to relapsing twice and missing the Electric Daisy Carnival festival.
He is now seeking $7 million (GBP4.4 million) from the Yousaf sisters.
The sisters released a statement today via Facebook saying:
We woke up this morning to the lawsuit Kris filed against us. As you all know, there are two sides to every story. We ask our fans to please be patient and not come to any conclusions until we are able to respond to the lawsuit with the truth. Our team has advised that we don’t get into any specifics until we can properly respond to the false claims made—most importantly being that we did not kick Kris out of Krewella, he resigned. We’re having a really difficult time today. As we write this letter to you, we are in the studio working on the second album. Please hang in there with us, the truth will eventually come out. Thank you for being so supportive, we love you guys.
Love, Y & J
