Ryan Adams is denying accusations of sexual misconduct and emotionally abusive and controlling behavior detailed in a story published Wednesday. In the story a number of women and associates accuses the 44-year-old singer-songwriter of a "pattern of manipulative behavior" of using the promise of fame and career opportunities to keep younger female artists under his control while simultaneously pursuing sexual relationships with them. In one instance, Adams is said to have exposed himself during video phone sex calls to a girl that he allegedly knew was underage, exchanging over 3,000 text messages in which he joked about her age, at one point writing, "If people knew they would say I was like R Kelley lol." (MORE: Mandy Moore gets candid about her divorce, her mother and a future family)