"I chose to remain silent out of respect for the legal process, and most importantly, for my daughter," he wrote in a statement.

Jack Avery of Why Don't We performs during 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2019 - Show on December 18, 2019 in Chicago.

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Why Don’t We singer Jack Avery is speaking out after his ex Gabriela Gonzalez, with whom he shares a daughter, was arrested and charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill him.

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