Guy Sebastian speaks out over shock arrest of former manager
Guy Sebastian has broken his silence after his former manager was arrested on fraud charges.
The Voice coach’s ex-manager Titus Day, 47, was arrested on Wednesday morning in Sydney and charged with 61 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception, including defrauding Guy of over $1.15 million.
Police revealed Titus withheld the huge sum of money from Guy over a number of years, between December 2013 and April 2020.
And now, after the entire debacle Guy has issued a public statement referring to Titus’ arrest for the very first time.
In a heartfelt post to Instagram, the singer said he was aware of the charges laid by police against Titus and explained he has been involved in ongoing disputes with his ex-manager for years.
"Today I am absolutely devastated to learn the nature and detail of these charges," Guy wrote.
"After over a decade of partnership, I parted ways with Titus' management company in November 2017. All my income was controlled via Titus into a Trust account and after noticing some disparities in payments, I requested important financial information that I was rightfully entitled to, and upon doing so our relationship began deteriorating."
Guy also opened up about the personal toll the legal battle has taken over his personal life.
"Over these last years, my integrity and reputation have been questioned and many untruths have been publicly stated. For me, this has been deeply personal and this period has been the toughest of my life. These charges are a sad vindication of my position," Guy wrote.
"No one in my industry deserves this to happen and I hope my case can serve as an example to all artists about the importance of transparency and trust between a manager and an artist. I will not be making any further comment as the matter is now with the police."
Last month, Woman’s Day reported on the legal battle between Titus and Guy and said the situation had reached breaking point.
Titus had applied for an apprehended personal violence order (AVO) against Guy in court and said “I have nothing to lose anymore,” when asked about their fractured relationship.
When their working relationship had ended, Titus said: "After 12 great years together I'm very sad to be losing Guy as a client," Titus said at the time.
"But he is a wonderful talent and a good person, so I wish him well in everything he does," he said before things between the pair took a turn for the worse.