David Warren Ellefson, popularly known as David Ellefson, is a bassist and founding member of the American heavy metal band Megadeth. He also has various side projects, which include Temple of Brutality, F5, and Killing Machine.
David was born on 12 November 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota, USA. He is currently 56 years old. Since childhood, he had an interest in heavy metal music, which made him progress in the music field as a heavy metal artist further and become one.
David Ellefson Removed From Megadeth Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
One of the original and founding members was removed from the band Megadeth following the accusation of sexual misconduct.
With whom David founded the group in 1983, Dave Mustain was the one to announce on 24 May 2021 the exit of David from the group.
While announcing the exit, he further stated in his post that, “While we do not know every detail of what occurred, with an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed is now enough to make working together impossible moving forward.” And ended it with saying the fans to look forward to their new music, which seems to be almost complete.
As reported earlier by several sources, Ellefson has been accused of grooming a girl who is not his wife, seemingly an underage girl online, via text messages and videos, which spread on social media.
On his Instagram account, which he has since made private, Ellefson denied the allegations, writing that the clips were “private, adult interactions that were taken out of context and manipulated to inflict maximum damage to my reputation, my career, and family.” He added the videos were “released with ill intention by a third party who was not authorized to have them or share them.”
David also shared a screenshot of a statement purported to be from the woman in the clips, who said she was not underage at the time and that the account of the incident had been taken out of context. The woman also made a bold statement saying that she “was always a consenting adult… In the end, it was all consensual and all online.”
On 11 May 2021, Megadeth issued a statement commenting about the allegations saying it “aware of the recent statements regarding David Ellefson” and indicated that it was “watching developments closely.” The band added: “As it relates to creativity and business, we are all familiar with one another. However, there clearly aspects of David’s private life that he has kept to himself. As this situation unfolds, it is important that all voices be heard clearly and respectfully. We look forward to the truth coming to light.”
However, the history of David Ellefson with the band Megadeth has finally come to an end. The band has officially parted ways with the bassist and one of the founding members, David, on 24 May 2021, publishing a statement on their social media.
Ellefson and Mustaine co-founded Megadeth in 1983. The bassist was a member of the band until 2002 then rejoined in 2010.
Net Worth Of David Ellefson
From being one of the owners of the band, Megadeth, to later joining as a salaried employee in 2010, and also freelancing from time to time to join in several other album projects and earned a relatively high amount of cash. According to CelebrityNetWorth, David Ellefson has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Back in 2019, the bassist revealed the money incomes of the band Megadeth in an interview with Niclas Muller-Hansen from Rock Sverige. They would earn $500 a week each but being in the drug issues at their age, David was eventually in a $70,000 back taxes which he owed to the government.
Later in a tour where they did two Clash of the Titans and Judas Priest and others, the band members split $45,000 each from their profit. Their earning way back, but later they may have earned quite a bit more, maximizing their wealth.
Over the years in his career, David has appeared in several music projects of Megadeth and others as well as his own. His song credits are included in albums, singles, and compilations like Sleeping Giants, No Cover, Auf Wiedersehen (2020), Prophecy / Hultsfred Festival’ 2001, Metal Hip-hop, Death Rap, Prophecy, Rude Awakening, and more.
Who Is David Ellefson Married To?
David Ellefson is a married man. He tied the knot with Julie Foley in April 1993 and has been in a married life ever since.
The female voice on the track Go To Hell, of Megadeth, is that of Ellefson’s wife, at the request of Dave Mustaine, co-founder of Megadeth, in 1991.
David Ellefson with his wife, Julie Foley (©: Facebook/ Nick Menza)
According to Famous Fix, David met his wife, Julie, who worked for artist management company McGhee Entertainment when Megadeth had an opportunity to sign with them. The pair reportedly started dating in 1988. They had children, Roman Alexander in February 1996 and Athena Grace in October 1998.
While David is in a married relationship with Julie, he was accused of sexual misconduct online for grooming another woman who is not his wife. And in the midst of this news, another news was published on 26 May 2021, that the bassist David secretly got hitched to his long-term relationship.
As per the report, the loved-up pair was set to announce their engagement but went straight to the wedding as the paper says it spotted David wearing a new wedding ring in early May 2021. The couple has exchanged vows in an intimate morning ceremony at a secret location before few close friends and family members. While the supposedly “secretly married” rumors are causing a stir among the fans, the couple has yet to confirm it with an official statement yet.