In her memoir, Art Sex Music, bandmate and former significant other Cosey Fanni Tutti claimed P-Orridge had been abusive during their relationship. P-Orridge denied the allegations.
In Cosey Fanni Tutti’s 2017 memoir, Art Sex Music, the Throbble Gristle co-founder accused P-Orridge of being physically and emotionally abusive—depicting her one-time bandmate and lover as a controlling, manipulative figure who was quick to steal credit from others. At the time, P-Orridge denied the accusations in a New York Times interview with a dismissive “Whatever sells a book sells a book.”