So first and foremost, I’m not going to judge David Ellefson on the morality of this incident. Yes, he definitely was an idiot for putting himself in that position, no pun intended. But he’ll have to own up to that and smooth things out with his family, if that’s possible. And besides, who are we to judge morality, with all the other crazy sh*t that goes on in the music business (Motley Crue and The Dirt anyone?)

Now assuming nothing illegal occurred from this incident, and from everything I’ve read so far, the woman involved was of legal age and the whole thing was consensual, then I absolutely support David’s effort to prosecute the scumbag who released the video. Was this person trying to extort David for money, and David told the person to go f**k off? I’m curious to know what kind of relationship this scumbag had with David. But revenge porn is a crime and should be prosecuted. Most of the times the victims are female. Regardless, this scumbag needs to pay for what he/she has done.

As for Dave Mustaine firing Junior, it wasn’t surprising. His press release, where he said their relationship was already strained, was enough to tell me this incident wasn’t the main reason Ellefson was let go, just a convenient opportunity to do so. Perhaps there was some moral turpitude clause in Junior’s employment in Megadeth that gave Mustaine the opportunity to fire David without having to give him a huge payoff. And yes, even though Ellefson is an original founding member of Megadeth, he was a salaried employee in the band. Like Eddie has said repeatedly on his show, Megadeth is Dave Mustaine. I wouldn’t wish my worst enemy to work with that schizophrenic turd.

So take the rest of 2021 off to work things out David Ellefson, and hope you rebound a better person in 2022.