When Phoebe Bridgers was offered the opportunity to work with Ryan Adams back in 2015, it seemed like a dream come true. "There was a mythology around him," she explained in a 2019 interview with The New York Times. "It seemed like he had the power to propel people forward."

And propel Bridgers Adams did, though he also reportedly started flirting with her, leading to an intense romance between the two who were more than 20 years apart in age. However, things quickly turned sour, as Bridgers accused Adams of texting her constantly, demanding to know her whereabouts all the time, and threatening to harm himself if she didn't pay enough attention to him. She also claimed that when she eventually ended the romance, Adams allegedly used the professional opportunities he could provide to her as leverage.

Bridgers did try to work with Adams one more time in 2017, opening for him for a few tour dates. "Then, the first day, he asked me to bring him something in his hotel room," she alleged to The New York Times. "I came upstairs and he was completely nude." And that was the end of that.