A woman is speaking out on decades-old claims that Axl Rose sexually assaulted her when she was a minor in the 1980s, dating back to before Guns N’ Roses first broke through as one of the biggest rock bands of all time. Michelle Rhoades has spoken out about her allegations against Rose before , coming forward earlier this year during a press conference about sexual misconduct in the music industry , but she went into much further detail speaking to the podcast over the past two weeks. The podcast shared several interview recordings another reporter had conducted with associates of Rhoades in 2019, who recalled what Rhoades had previously told them about the alleged incident.
The podcast itself does not mention Rose by name nor any of the other members of Guns N’ Roses, though Rolling Stone has confirmed Rhoades was referring to Rose in the podcast. (A rep for Rose did not reply to a request for comment.) Speaking with the “enough.
,” podcast, Rhoades alleged that she met Rose when she was 15 years old and he was 23, claiming the relationship quickly became sexual. She alleges she became pregnant with Rose’s child, but miscarried at West Hollywood concert venue the Troubadour the night of one of the band’s earliest shows. Rhoades said that she later showed up to the band’s rehearsal space to tell Rose what happened.
“It went from ‘we need to talk because you’re pregnant with my baby’ to him screaming at me that I killed the baby, to him sobbing in my arms .