Ash Pournouri, the previous supervisor who oversaw the rise of the late EDM icon Avicii (Tim Bergling), has doubled down on his decision to initiate legal proceedings in the Swedish courts, in opposition to Avicii’s property and the best way he was portrayed in latest documentaries. Following his preliminary announcement on December 16, 2025, Pournouri has utilized social media to deal with rising public backlash and make clear the precise intent behind the litigation.
Regardless of intense scrutiny from followers and trade observers, Pournouri maintains that the authorized transfer is a mandatory ultimate resort to repair what he describes as a “cemented” false narrative that has blamed him for Bergling’s struggles for over seven years.
In a recent Instagram post, Pournouri emphasised that the lawsuit is technically between company entities—particularly concentrating on Avicii AB and different firms managed by the Bergling household—fairly than a private assault on the relations themselves. He reiterated that his main goal is the disclosure of main paperwork and sworn testimony, which he believes will dismantle “PR spin” and selective modifying present in latest documentaries like ‘Avicii: True Tales’ and the 2024 movie ‘Avicii – I’m Tim’.
Pournouri insists that his lawsuit is a pursuit of reality, and the time he took earlier than he started taking authorized motion has its reasoning. In his personal phrases, “It could look impulsive to the world however I waited and begged continually for seven years for individuals who knew the reality to talk. They’d all the probabilities on the planet to keep away from this. They by no means did. So I’m releasing the information“.
Learn Ash’s full assertion, posted to Instagram, beneath.
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