Posted on 08/19/2025 11:29:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Franti's upcoming Soulshine at Sea cruise was canceled as well, days after singer Victoria Canal came forward with allegations of grooming and abuse.
Michael Franti is no longer a client at Activist Artist Management, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter, as the singer faces allegations of sexual misconduct from fellow singer Victoria Canal.
Canal first came forward with her claims on Aug. 11 in an Instagram post, withholding Franti’s name but alleging that Franti had groomed her and took pictures of her without her consent when she was 19 years old.
“He appears to be loving, charismatic, and principled,” Canal wrote. “However, behind closed doors, this person has a history of incredibly damaging behavior across the board and has a team of enablers around him who have fiercely protected his image, perpetuating this behavior for decades.”
Franti has built up a devout audience over his decades-long career and is best-known for his double-platinum single “Say Hey (I Love You).” In an Instagram post of his own this week, Franti denied the allegations of sexual misconduct but confirmed he had “a romantic relationship outside my marriage” that he said was “completely consensual, based on mutual feelings and attraction.”
“I vehemently dispute any version of the story that says otherwise,” Franti said. “I will however, take full accountability for not better recognizing the power imbalance as she was younger than me, and I was the headliner on tour.”
Billboard first confirmed Activist’s split with Franti. Representatives for Franti didn’t respond to THR’s request for comment.
The departure from Activist comes as Franti’s upcoming third Soulshine at Sea cruise was canceled this week, as several artists including Maggie Rose and Dispatch decided to pull out of the event because the claims.
“We have been made aware of deeply concerning public allegations involving another artist on the lineup and have chosen to withdraw from the event,” Dispatch wrote on Instagram. “We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.”
59 years old, rapper, still wears a kid’s hat (backwards), apparently has never held a real job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Franti
[snip] Victoria Canal Tinius (born August 11, 1998), known professionally as Victoria Canal... was born in Munich, Germany, to Gwen Tinius, an architect and artist, and Francisco Canal, a businessman. She was brought up in a global third culture kid lifestyle, living in Shanghai, Tokyo, Barcelona, Madrid, Dubai, and Amsterdam. Canal is of Cuban and American heritage... [/snip]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid
“Grooming” a 20 year old?
50 year old established guy helps 20 year old aspiring musician with career. They have affair.
Typical show biz.
All in the woke-a-sphere.
This seems to be a mere “taboo” made to sound like a crime.
Right!?
Insert See, nobody cares meme.
Attention whores all.
Funny how that reporter never mentions that Victoria has only one complete arm. Her right arm stops at the elbow joint. The end is very smooth in appearance, as though she had been born that way. Maybe this is why a 20 yr old woman would consider herself still vulnerable enough to be a victim of “grooming”. She dresses herself well.
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I have no idea of who these people or this entity are, but this female’s accusation that he “groomed” her at 19 is just ridiculous.
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