STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 — A former manager of Swedish superstar DJ Avicii said yesterday that he had initiated legal proceedings to correct the “public record” regarding his alleged influence on the late artist’s suicide.

In an Instagram post, Arash “Ash” Pournouri said he had taken legal action in Sweden “solely to set the factual record straight”.

Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv reported that the lawsuits targeted several companies connected to Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, and were now controlled by Bergling’s family.