Who is Jupiter Keyes?
background on the subject of the allegations
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As described on This blog, Jupiter William-Hoover Keyes (or Jupiter Io as he’s re-named himself) is an American male, born August 11, 1978 making him 47 now. He studied psychology which landed him a job working with traumatized young girls in an orphanage. He allegedly transitioned into music as a way to attempt to recover from his drug use.
Jupiter joined the critically acclaimed noise-rock band HEALTH in 2005, this led him to meet Crystal Castles in 2007. He spent about 5 years slowly integrating himself into Alice Glass’s life, and began a relationship with her in October 2012.
In October 2014, during a planned hiatus from Crystal Castles to prepare for the upcoming album (IV) Alice spontaneously announces her departure from the band on Twitter. Some speculate that Jupiter influenced this decision.
Alice Glass publicly positions Jupiter Keyes as her savior, and supports him openly after his 2024 allegations, which some note is a glaring contradiction to her 2014-2026 solo career theme of escaping abuse, advocating for the eradication of all predators, and support for other women and survivors.
(2012-Present Day)
This blogpost is written by Kevin, a former employee who was also part of Alice Glass’s inner fan circle and evolved into a close friend of hers. Through his time around both Alice and Jupiter, he writes that 2012 is the start of Alice’s abuse at the hands of Jupiter. Within 2 years of being with Jupiter, Alice Glass leaves Crystal Castles, he notes, with Jupiter’s hand guiding her. Her statement on Twitter in 2014 describes this as the end of the band.
“I am leaving Crystal Castles. [ ] Although this is the end of the band, I hope my fans will embrace me as a solo artist in the same way they have embraced Crystal Castles.”
Alice Glass’s tweet on October 14, 2014
In 2015, Alice and Jupiter release the “Alice Glass” project’s first single- titled “Stillbirth.” in response to Crystal Castles continuing without her.
Jupiter is later removed from HEALTH (reports circulated online about his predatory behavior being the cause) and he begins full-time on “Alice Glass” as the primary producer for the project, with not one official “Alice Glass” song being made without him.
In 2017, AliceGlass.com made a web post accusing Ethan Kath- Alice’s former bandmate in Crystal Castles, of abuse.
Fallout ensued, including Alice’s sister Paige disputing the majority of the claims and their context, having been a live-in witness to both relationships, and asserting that Jupiter is far worse.
This is not a declaration of the integrity of the allegations against Ethan Kath- merely backstory on Jupiter Keyes’s fixation with deflecting onto Ethan Kath and the dynamic between Jupiter and Crystal Castles as a whole.
Early interviews and shows, get to know Jupiter:
Alice Glass and Jupiter Keyes start appearing publicly together in 2012: