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Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley alleges he was groomed by former manager

Greig Nori denies allegation that he coerced a teenage Whibley into a four-year sexual relationship during the early years of the band

In his new memoir Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell, and first reported by the Los Angeles Times, Whibley alleges that Greig Nori pressured him into sexual encounters over a period of four years. Speaking to the LA Times, Whibley characterised Nori as “such a controlling person”, and alleges he also attempted to distance Sum 41 band members from their parents. Playing boisterous and highly melodic pop-punk in a golden era for the style alongside the likes of Blink-182 and Green Day, they had huge success with their platinum-selling debut album All Killer No Filler, including the hit single Fat Lip.

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