Michael Franti is sharing his side of the story after Spanish-American singer Victoria Canal accused someone in the music industry of sexual abuse. Last week, Canal, 27, released a statement on Instagram claiming that an unnamed “very powerful” man abused and groomed her eight years ago at the start of her career.

Victoria Canal has spoken about her time prior to becoming a successful artist. She shared that she was groomed and se*ually abused by “a very powerful, decades-older man” at the age of 19.

Victoria Canal, the Spanish-American singer-songwriter, bravely disclosed being groomed and abused by a powerful, older man early in her career, endur

Singer-songwriter Victoria Canal’s recent abuse revelations have rocked the music world, prompting Dispatch to pull out of Soulshine at Sea.

Victoria Canal, the Ivor Novello-winning singer born without the lower half of her right arm, opens up about past abuse allegations as Dispatch exits Soulshine at Sea

Singer Victoria Canal claims abuse by a powerful music figure. She says it happened years ago. She did not name the person. Many people online suspect Michael Franti. Several artists have now cancelled their performances on Franti's music cruise.

San Francisco-based singer, songwriter, and activist Michael Franti has denied the allegations of s*xual abuse and grooming made by musician Victoria Canal last week.

She has shared details of the time prior to the peak of her career, when she was groomed by “a very powerful, decades-older man”

Singer Victoria Canal has opened up about the s*xual assault she faced as a 19-year-old. The singer, who turned 27 on August 11, shared a post on Instagram detailing the incident.