In February, Portland power-pop artist Mo Troper announced that he would be releasing a new album called Svengali via Lame-O Records. The next month, however, the label said it would no longer be issuing the album due to “recent information” about Troper.
Lame-O did not elaborate on the “recent information” about Troper, but the label did write, “We are sending healing thoughts to Maya and victims of abuse everywhere.” The news arrived after Troper’s ex-partner, Dove Stoner of the band Floating Room, whose legal first name is Maya, accused him of abuse.
Troper called Stoner’s allegations “false,” and, in June, he sued Stoner for defamation. Troper and Stoner have now settled the lawsuit, according to a press release from Vera PR.
In an affidavit, Stoner, who had publicly sought funding for their defense in the case, wrote that their allegations against Troper “impacted him and his career.” They continued, “While there were some issues with our relationship and it was emotionally fraught for both of us at times, Mo was not abusive toward me as that term is legally defined. I will continue processing other aspects of our relationship in private. Troper and I have signed a mutual no-contact agreement, and I will not disparage him publicly again.”
Mo Troper released Svengali via his own Day to Day Records in May.
