Last year, everyone quit As I Lay Dying except for singer Tim Lambesis. The mass exodus apparently came about due to the volatile relationship between Lambesis and his then-wife Dany Ciara. Disturbing footage was leaked of Lambesis abusing his dog, and Ciara had previously accused the singer of intimidation, coercion and several counts of abuse.
During an appearance on the BREWtally Speaking Podcast, Ciara has levied more detailed and shocking allegations against Lambesis. The singer previously claimed that Ciara would chase him around the house with a knife or scissors. “I do want to explain the context behind the biggest claim that he has against me, I guess, of me chasing him around the house with a knife,” she said. “I will say I have pulled a knife on him more than once. There was this cycle of when things would escalate and I could feel it happening. There were signs I knew when it was going to get physical. It started out with Tim pinning me down, putting his body weight on top of me so I can’t breathe. I’d be screaming for help. We had several roommates, a lot of them were men Tim spent time with in prison. I don’t know — some kind of bro code where you don’t snitch. They weren’t there to help me.”
She continued: “If I didn’t agree to quit being angry with him or be in the mood he wanted me to be in, it would escalate. He would pin me down. He would strangle me — which I have evidence of. One of his so-called witnesses was in the house while I was screaming at the top of my lungs for help. The neighbors called the police. He didn’t come help me. I texted him the next day saying I couldn’t believe he didn’t help me when I was screaming like that.”
“He was 110 pounds heavier than me and strangling me. There were times I thought he wasn’t going to let go of my throat. Why would I let him get close to me? The only time I ever pulled a knife on him was to keep him away from me. I’m not ashamed of that.”
Ciara’s full appearance can be viewed below.
