More details of the case of David Ellefson, who last month went into a disaster spiral and was fired from Megadeth after revealing that he had an extramarital affair with a young girl from Holland, who at the time in question would be 19 years old.
According to the statements that Ellefson gave the police of Scottsdale, Arizona, they would have met during an autograph signing in Holland, during the band’s tour of Europe. A second encounter would have taken place in the lobby of a hotel where they had talked and drank, without having any kind of sexual approach.
The relationship would have risen in tone during July or August 2020, when both agreed to make sexual video calls through Facebook Messenger. After four or five sessions, the last one took place in February 2021.
Ellefson He said his management found out about the matter, as the same person who uploaded the bassist’s videos had previously harassed several members Megadeth; however, they recommended not to say anything at the time; this happened just hours before the matter went viral.