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Timothy Lauren Heller is an American singer-songwriter who lives in Los Angeles, California. She is a former close friend of Melanie Martinez.
Career
Starting in early 2013, Timothy was a member of the indie-pop duo Dresses alongside Jared Ryan Maldonado. While a part of this band, Timothy opened for some of Melanie's shows during the Dollhouse Tour. The duo later disbanded in 2016 with no official statement regarding it.
Timothy began her solo career in October 2017 by releasing her debut single, Sleep. On February 23rd, 2018, she released the official music video, after premiering it at a party the previous night. Her second single, "See Ya!" was released on August 21st, 2018. The third and final single, "Not Even For You" was released on October 29th, 2019. Her debut EP, Self Titled, was then released on November 7th, 2019.
In September 2020, Timothy announced that she would start using OnlyFans to post adult content. Timothy sells things on throne.com too.
Controversy regarding Melanie
In November of 2017, Timothy tweeted "what if I have my own story of abuse but I'm scared to ruin the persons life and I still love them in a fucked up way and the public really loves them and most probably wouldn't believe me", possibly referring to Melanie.[citation needed]
On December 4th, 2017, Timothy publicly accused Melanie of sexual assault on Twitter.[1] She alleged two nights during which she "repeatedly said no" to advances from Melanie, claiming she kept secret for years and describing how Melanie had performed sexual activities on her without her consent.
Melanie replied to the accusation shortly after; claiming Timothy's allegation was false, and stating "she never said no to what we chose to do together". Melanie further affirmed:
"I understand how hard it could be to see my side of the story, considering no one with a heart would want to invalidate anyone speaking up about this topic [..] I would never be intimate with someone without their absolute consent"
Melanie Martinez[2]
In an interview with Newsweek, Timothy claimed that Melanie tried to contact both her and her boyfriend around 20 minutes after publishing the accusations through text and phone calls. No evidence to back this up was ever shared. In the aforementioned interview, Timothy went on to say that Melanie's dismissal of her account "says it all":
"First of all, I did say 'no,' multiple times, but even if I hadn't, that doesn't mean I wanted it. She dug her own grave saying, 'she didn't say no'. That's not consent."
Timothy Heller
On December 10th, Melanie thanked her fans who supported her after the accusations.[3]
On December 22nd, 2017, Melanie released "PIGGYBACK" solely on SoundCloud, a song responding to the allegations.
Gallery
Videos
Trivia
- On May 17th, 2015, Timothy stated that her favorite song by Melanie was unreleased.[citation needed]
- Timothy has stated she was misdiagnosed with BPD on Brad taste in music's livestream.[4]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171205010430/https://twitter.com/timethyheller/status/937817806216691713
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171215073238/https://twitter.com/MelanieLBBH
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171212001727/https://twitter.com/MelanieLBBH/status/939706275515981824
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrQoerZoAbk