Kirt Webster, owner and founder of Webster Public Relations, has shut down his business amid allegations of sexual assault. Webster represents country clients like Dolly Parton, Kid Rock, Kenny Rogers and the Oak Ridge Boys.
According to a note at Webster PR’s website, Webster Public Relations is no longer in business as of Nov. 1, 2017.
Sexual assault allegations made by former country singer Austin Rick became public on Tuesday (Oct. 31). Rick (who went by the stage name Austin Cody) moved to Nashville in 2008 to pursue a music career. “I started working with Kirt, and before I knew it, it didn’t take long before I was trapped in a hellhole that I could not get out of,” he tells the Nashville Scene.
“I trusted him completely, and he wanted to make me a star just long enough to sexually molest and abuse me. And I remember one time he told me, ‘I want there to be fireworks in your career, but only if there’s fireworks between us.’ And that was like pretty early on in our relationship.”
Through a spokesman Webster has denied Rick’s claims, telling several outlets including Nashville television station WSMV that his relationship with Rick was consensual. “It saddens Mr. Webster that nine years later, after Mr. Rick’s music career has been stagnant, Mr. Rick has taken the opportunistic approach of mischaracterizing that relationship and posting untrue allegations.”
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