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Everything now — is different.
After two decades together as both bandmates and romantic partners, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne have split.
On Thursday, the pair shared the news on the group’s official Instagram page.
“After a long and loving marriage, Win & Régine have decided to separate,” the statement began. “They continue to love, admire and support each other as they co-parent their son.”
“Their work in Haiti with KANPE continues and their bond as creative soulmates will endure, as weill Arcade Fire,” the message continued, hinting at the music group’s future. “The band sends their love and look forward to seeing you all on tour soon.”
Butler, 45, and Chassagne, 49, tied the knot in 2003 before welcoming their son in 2013.
In 2022, Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by four people. Butler maintained that the relationships were consensual.
According to Pitchfork, three of the accusers were women who said their relationships were inappropriate due to an age gap and “power dynamics” between them and the singer.
The women said the interactions took place between 2016 and 2020, when they were between the ages of 18 and 23, per the outlet. Butler was 36-39 during the alleged interactions.
One individual was gender-fluid and claimed that Butler sexually assaulted them twice in 2015 when they were 21 years old.
Chassagne stood by her husband’s side.
“Win is my soulmate, my songwriting partner, my husband, the father of my beautiful boy,” Chassagne expressed in a statement at the time. “I know what is in his heart, and I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent, and I am certain he never did. He has lost his way and he has found his way back. I love him and love the life we have created together.”
Butler, who formed the indie-rock group in 2001, also denied any wrongdoing through a spokesman.
“There is no easy way to say this, and the hardest thing I have ever done is having to share this with my son. The majority of these relationships were short lived, and my wife is aware – our marriage has, in the past, been more unconventional than some,” he said in a statement.
While adding that he was “not proud” of stepping out on his wife, Butler stressed that “every single one of these interactions has been mutual and always between consenting adults.”
“I have never touched a woman against her will,” he reiterated, “and any implication that I have is simply false. I vehemently deny any suggestion that I forced myself on a woman or demanded sexual favors. That simply, and unequivocally, never happened.”
Butler’s statement concluded: “While these relationships were all consensual, I am very sorry to anyone who I have hurt with my behavior. Life is filled with tremendous pain and error, and I never want to be part of causing someone else’s pain.”
In 2011, Arcade Fire won a Grammy for Album of the Year for their album “The Suburbs.”
The group has continued to put out music in the year’s since, with their last LP, “Pink Elephant,” being released this past May.
Shortly after, the band embarked on their Don’t Think About Pink Elephant Tour.
The band members currently include Butler, Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.