More than a year after a #MeToo report detailed allegations that musician Ryan Adams manipulated and harassed female artists, he issued an apology.

A year and a half after The New York Times published a harrowing report detailing allegations that singer/songwriter Ryan Adams manipulated and harassed the aspiring female artists he championed, Adams has issued an apology. .

In an essay published Friday in U.K.'s The Daily Mail and verified to USA TODAY by Adams' attorney Andrew Brettler, Adams wrote that there were "no words to express how bad I feel about the ways I've mistreated people throughout my life and career." .

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It's that simple," Adams, 45, wrote in the essay. "This period of isolation and reflection made me realize that I needed to make significant changes in my life.

The musician broke his silence over the allegations last July, when he wrote in an Instagram post that the "truth matters" and he had "a lot to say." Without confirming or denying the allegations, Adams wrote that he wanted to be "part of that healing." .

Nearly a year later, Adams said he has now "truly realized the harm that I've caused," claimed full accountability for his actions and promised himself he would finally get "to the root of these issues and finally start to fix myself so I could be a better friend, a better partner, and a better man overall." 

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Karen Elson, a singer/-songwriter who accused Adams of subjecting her to a "traumatizing experience" in since-deleted social media posts a day after the expose published, tweeted Friday that she believes in redemption "even for him," but has not heard from Adams since 2018 "to apologize for his terrible behavior."