See he has a post on his FB page:
"As many of you are aware, I was responsible for unacceptable behaviour after my performance at a festival in Bristol last year. I am sorry for the hurt I caused and all the people I let down.
The posting of an ambiguous statement led to rumours and conjecture as to what really happened. During a 20 minute episode in a busy backstage area I grabbed and tried to kiss several women, while intoxicated and out of control. Whilst many people may think I used intoxication as an excuse, I would be the first to admit that you simply cannot excuse this type of behaviour: I take full responsibility for my poor choices surrounding this situation and I am taking it very seriously.
Some people have been asking where I’ve been and the simple answer is that I had to take an extended period out - to respect others, the gravity of the situation, and to work on my health: both mental and physical. It’s been important to identify and understand how and why I could reach a state that would result in me putting other human beings, and myself, in a position of distress.
This is an industry built on hedonism and escapism, which I have lived for in the past - but there is a human element to what you don’t see. I grew up around mental illness and alcohol abuse and I coped with my Mothers death at a young age by focusing on music. For a long time leading up to this incident, I was using substances as a crutch to mask deeply rooted issues stemming from my childhood, that I now realise I was too afraid and embarrassed to confront. As a result, in recent years I found myself slipping into patterns reflecting my upbringing.
With my Dad’s health in increasingly rapid decline last year, in an attempt to distract myself from reality I again resorted to substances and an excessive work schedule instead of dealing with my emotions. While I’m not excusing what happened on any of this, I realise that I had to step back and seek help to deal with things properly to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again.
I accept that I can’t change the past, but over the last 12 months I have made many significant changes to address the destructive parts of my lifestyle, and taken the time to understand how my actions can impact others. These are by no means quick fixes, nor does the time I’ve put in rectify my behaviour, but it’s the start of a journey which I am totally committed to. I hope this goes some way to reassure that I have taken this seriously and understand my responsibilities going forward.
Jack."
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