Dany Ciara, the now ex-wife of As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis, has come ahead with in depth allegations in opposition to the singer in a newly launched interview on the BREWtally Speaking Podcast. The risky relationship between the previous couple was central to the mass exodus of members from As I Lay Dying within the fall of 2024.
As private footage of heated arguments between the pair started circulating on-line final 12 months, Lambesis issued a public assertion claiming that Ciara had “assaulted me and verbally/mentally abused me over 3 years,” including that he had “a number of movies of her assaulting me,” photographs of a black eye he claimed she prompted, and that he had filed a restraining order and initiated a domestic-violence investigation.
Ciara later publicly denied these claims in January, stating that no restraining order or domestic-violence investigation was ever filed in opposition to her, and asserting that the movies Lambesis referenced have been “situations of self-defense and outbursts in opposition to his ongoing bodily and psychological abuse, and repeated infidelity with lots of of individuals.”
The practically four-hour podcast episode finds Ciara discussing her upbringing, her relationship with Lambesis, their marriage, and the occasions that led to their divorce. Among the many most severe claims addressed is Lambesis‘s assertion that he possessed movies of Ciara “chasing me round the home with a knife or scissors.”
Addressing that allegation straight at roughly 2:34:07 into the interview, Ciara mentioned: “I do need to clarify the context behind the most important declare that he has in opposition to me, I suppose, of me chasing him round the home with a knife. I’ll say I’ve pulled a knife on him greater than as soon as.
“There was this cycle of when issues would escalate and I might really feel it occurring. There have been indicators I knew when it was going to get bodily. It began out with Tim pinning me down, placing his physique weight on prime of me so I can not breathe. I might be screaming for assist. We had a number of roommates, numerous them have been males Tim frolicked with in jail. I do not know — some sort of bro code the place you do not snitch. They weren’t there to assist me.”
She continued: “If I did not comply with stop being indignant with him or be within the temper he wished me to be in, it could escalate. He would pin me down. He would strangle me — which I’ve proof of. One among his so-called witnesses was in the home whereas I used to be screaming on the prime of my lungs for assist. The neighbors referred to as the police. He did not come assist me. I texted him the following day saying I could not consider he did not assist me after I was screaming like that.”
Ciara later elaborated on why she claims weapons have been concerned at instances: “I’d really feel it get to that time. I might really feel it coming. If there was a weapon close to me — it doesn’t matter what it was — I’d choose it up and maintain it out to maintain distance between us.
“He was 110 kilos heavier than me and strangling me. There have been instances I believed he wasn’t going to let go of my throat. Why would I let him get near me? The one time I ever pulled a knife on him was to maintain him away from me. I am not ashamed of that.”
She additionally claimed that movies Lambesis allegedly shared lacked audio: “I wager if he confirmed these movies, you’d hear me saying ‘keep the fuck away from me.’ Context issues.” Throughout the podcast, Ciara displayed screenshots of textual content conversations with roommates she says corroborate her account.
At roughly 2:59:30, Ciara confirmed logs she claims doc a number of police visits to their shared residence for domestic-violence calls. She alleged that Lambesis was initially arrested on suspicion of battery throughout one incident and that she later intervened to have potential expenses dropped.
Explaining why she contacted the district lawyer, Ciara acknowledged: “I did not notice they have been going to arrest him. He was freaking out as a result of expenses might have an effect on his profession and journey. I’d have completed something to guard him. I wrote a letter to the DA saying I lied to police and that it was all my fault. I’ve texts displaying I deliberate the lie. I took the guilt although he bodily assaulted me. I used to be keen to get myself arrested simply to guard him.”
She added: “Now he makes use of that letter as proof I used to be the loopy one. However I even have texts displaying precisely why I wrote it.”
Following the discharge of the interview on December 28, Lambesis issued a lengthy statement on social media, saying partially: “I stayed quiet about my private life as a result of it wasn’t related to the work. I am solely talking now as a result of the identical sample retains repeating. Previous tales resurface solely when my life and profession transfer ahead once more.
“If something unlawful had occurred within the years since, it could have been addressed by means of correct channels. Some folks construct issues. Others solely seem when there’s one thing to connect themselves to. In the long run, it is the work that lasts, not the noise round it.”
He later added in feedback: “It is affordable to have a panic assault when an individual traps you in rooms for days and chases you with a knife. There have been a number of witnesses, each female and male.”
In one other reply, Lambesis wrote: “They only need me to be the unhealthy man and consider something that comes out of a psychotic girl’s mouth.”
As of press time, the allegations stay disputed, and no new authorized motion has been introduced. The total BREWtally Talking Podcast episode stays out there on-line, that includes Ciara‘s full account and visible proof she selected to current.
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