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Marilyn Manson’s Brighton, England show, which was scheduled for October, has been canceled amid calls against him performing at Brighton Centre via an online protest and a Member of Parliament.

The first leg of his One Assassination Under God Tour in Europe was set to kick off in the U.K. at Brighton Centre on Oct. 29. Ticketmaster informed ticket purchasers that the concert would no longer take place and that they will receive refunds, The Guardian reports.

As reported in a 2021 Rolling Stone exposé, more than a dozen women...

Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, will not face criminal charges after a four-year investigation into allegations of rape and domestic violence, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced.

The District Attorney’s office cited the expiration of the statute of limitations for domestic violence allegations and insufficient evidence to prove sexual assault charges beyond a reasonable doubt. The investigation was led by the Da’s Sex Crimes Division and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

“We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences,” the Da’s office said in a statement.

“While we are unable to bring charges in this matter, we recognize that the strong advocacy of the women involved has helped bring greater awareness to the challenges faced by survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault.”

In response, Manson’s attorney,...

Evan Rachel Wood has responded to news that Marilyn Manson won't face domestic abuse and sexual assault charges following a four-year investigation. Manson (real name Brian Warner) and Wood were romantically involved from 2007 to 2010, becoming engaged before breaking up. In 2021, Wood publicly accused Manson of sexual assault, psychological abuse, and physical abuse, with more than another dozen women following suit. For the last four years, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has been investigating allegations against the musician (details surrounding the investigation - and precisely what allegations it focused on - have not been made public).

On Friday, January 24, District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman commended "the courage and resilience of the women who came forward," but his office would not move forward with charges as "allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations, and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt." On...

Over the past four years, singer Marilyn Manson was the subject of an investigation concerning allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence. However, the case has recently been given a new update. Manson’s own attorney has also released a statement over the news.

A Los Angeles District Attorney Gave An Update Concerning The Claims Against Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson, born Brian Hugh Warner, came to fame as the lead singer of his namesake band, Marilyn Manson. Reportedly, members of the band crafted their stage names from female sex symbols and male serial killers. Warner’s own alter-ego was inspired by actress Marilyn Monroe and criminal cult leader Charles Manson.

Throughout his career, Manson has served as a prominent, if controversial, figure in the heavy metal music scene. Over the years, Manson has been accused of charges including sexual assault and sexual misconduct by multiple women.

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Evan Rachel Wood is speaking out amid the news that her ex Marilyn Manson will not face charges after being investigated for sexual assault and domestic violence allegations.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that charges would not be filed due to a lack of conclusive evidence and the statute of limitations.

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Evan spoke out about how the statute of limitations prevented the case from moving forward, but that will change for future cases thanks to the Phoenix Act.

“My lawyer and I were advised by the Deputy District Attorneys and the Sheriff deputies who investigated the case that there was compelling evidence to support our claims, but that the statute of limitations prevents many of those crimes from being prosecuted. We always knew that the statute of limitations would be a barrier, which is why we created the Phoenix Act – so...

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Marilyn Manson will not be charged with sexual assault and domestic violence in Los Angeles.

The decision from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office follows a four-year investigation into numerous allegations against Manson.

Manson has been accused by more than a dozen women, including former romantic partner Evan Rachel Wood.

Marilyn Manson attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) No Charges to Be Filed Against Manson

“We have determined that allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations, and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt,” District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement issued today (via Yahoo! News).

“We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to...

Evan Rachel Wood said she was “endlessly proud of all the survivors” who shared their allegations against Marilyn Manson after prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against the musician.

Wood was one of the first people to publicly accuse Manson (real name Brian Warner), claiming he groomed her as a teenager and “horrifically abused” her during their on-again, off-again relationship between 2006 and 2011. Over a dozen more women came forward with allegations against Warner, and a criminal investigation was launched. (Warner has repeatedly denied all the allegations against him.)

But on Friday,...

Marilyn Manson will not face any charges following a lengthy investigation into allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence.

If you were unaware, the 56-year-old musician was being investigated in Los Angeles following claims from multiple women.

However, on Friday (January 24), it was revealed that no charges would be issued, and the reason why was revealed.

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According to reporting by The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that charges would not be faced due to a lack of conclusive evidence and the statute of limitations.

“We have determined that allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations, and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt,” he said in a statement provided to the outlet. “We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences,...

Marilyn Manson will not face any charges after a years-long investigation into sexual assault and domestic abuse allegations, prosecutors announced on Friday (January 24th).

According to the Associated Press, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman explained that the allegations fell outside the statute of limitations and that there wasn’t sufficient evidence against Manson.

“We have determined that allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations, and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt,” stated Hochman.

He added, “We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences, and we thank them for their cooperation and patience with the investigation.”

The allegations of abuse dated from 2009 to 2011, with the investigation beginning in 2021. None of the women involved in this case have been identified by the prosecutors, although Game of Thrones actress...

Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco — who sued and then settled a sexual assault lawsuit with Marilyn Manson — released a statement saying she was “deeply disappointed” but not surprised by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s decision not to prosecute the musician following a four-year investigation.

“Within our toxic culture of victim blaming; a lack of understanding of coercive control, the complex nature of sexual assault within intimate partnerships, and statutes of limitations that do not support the realities of healing; prosecutions face an oftentimes insurmountable hurdle,” Bianco wrote. “Once again,...

Marilyn Manson will not face criminal charges in Los Angeles related to the domestic violence and sexual assault allegations that have been leveled against him.

District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that after a four-year investigation, prosecutors had determined that the domestic abuse allegations against Manson (real name Brian Warner) fell outside the statute of limitations, and that the sexual assault charges could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

“We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences,...

A judge ruled Monday that Marilyn Manson can’t use the specter of his “indefinite” criminal investigation to avoid sitting for a deposition in the sexual assault and battery lawsuit brought by his former personal assistant, Ashley Walters.

Los Angeles County Judge Steve Cochran said Manson, born Brian Warner, can still show up, assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions, but he’s not entitled to a special order blocking the sit-down pending a charging decision from newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

Marilyn Manson has dropped his defamation lawsuit against actress Evan Rachel Wood and agreed to pay nearly $327,000 in attorneys’ fees.

In February 2021, Wood publicly identified Manson as her abuser, accusing her one-time fiancé of sexual assault, psychological abuse, and various forms of coercion, violence, and intimidation.

Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, responded by filing a defamation lawsuit in March 2022.

In May 2023, a California judge tossed out most of Manson’s defamation suit, citing California’s anti-slapp law and its protections on individual free speech. The judge subsequently ordered that Manson pay Wood’s legal fees, which totaled $326,956.

Though Manson initially sought to appeal the ruling, Rolling Stone reports that he has now agreed to drop the lawsuit and pay Wood’s full lawyers’ fees.

“Marilyn Manson filed a lawsuit against Ms. Wood as a publicity stunt to try to undermine the credibility of his many accusers and revive his faltering career.

Game of Thrones star Esmé Bianco says she’s spent the last four years in “absolute agony,” waiting quietly for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to make a charging decision over her claims rock musician Marilyn Manson trafficked her, whipped her, repeatedly sexually assaulted her, and raped her at knifepoint during a highly traumatic two-year domestic relationship that ended in 2011.

On Thursday, Bianco said it was time to demand answers.

She and several other women first stepped forward with disturbing allegations of physical and psychological abuse against Manson...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s latest interest in the multiple sexual assault allegations against Marilyn Manson has drawn the ire of one of the singer’s former accusers. Game of Thrones alum Esmé Bianco blasted George Gascón in a news conference Thursday, saying the Da has ignored her requests to meet with and has failed to make a timely decision on whether to prosecute the rocker over her claims of sexual abuse.

“I am one of over a dozen women who have come forward publicly at immense personal risk to provide evidence about how Marilyn Manson has sexually assaulted them,” Bianco told reporters outside the Da’s downtown L.A. offices. “We are all still waiting for answers.”

She accused Gascón, who is in a tough re-election fight with weeks to go before the election, of politicizing her case.

“Not until he knew I would stand up and...

A woman who claims Marilyn Manson groomed and sexually assaulted her multiple times in the 1990s – starting when she was still a minor – is speaking publicly for the first time. In a new statement released Monday, the woman says she felt “empowered” to step forward with her full identity after a recent ruling in one of her two lawsuits against the shock rocker filed in New York and Louisiana.

“No longer a nameless victim, I stand before you as Bianca Allaine Kyne, a survivor. Today, I reclaim my voice, a...

Marilyn Manson has signed a record deal with the metal label Nuclear Blast, and apparently is set to release his first new music since a number of sexual abuse allegations essentially put a halt to his career. The embattled shock rocker teased a one-minute snippet of new song on his social channels.

The snippet was also shared by Nuclear Blast, with a rep confirming to Rolling Stone that the label has indeed inked a deal with Manson. No song title has been revealed but the audio clip features Manson whispering the line, “Keep sleeping/ I’ll make you dream of me.”

In February 2021, Manson’s ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood went public with accusations against the rock star, declaring, “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years.”

A slew of other accusations soon followed by more than a dozen women. Manson has since settled a couple of lawsuits,...

After facing a wave of sexual abuse allegations, Marilyn Manson has signed a new record deal with the independent metal label Nuclear Blast.

Rolling Stone confirmed the deal after Manson and Nuclear Blast shared a short video on social media that appeared to feature a snippet of new music. The name of the song was not revealed, but near the end of the clip, Manson whispers the refrain, “Keep sleeping, I’ll make you dream of me.”

It’s unclear if Manson, who last released an album with 2020’s We Are Chaos,...

The artist and personal assistant who claims Marilyn Manson whipped her, threw plates at her and sexually assaulted her received a trial date Tuesday for her previously dismissed lawsuit that was revived on appeal.

Ashley Walters is now scheduled to face Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, at a jury trial set to begin June 2, 2025, a Los Angeles County judge ruled. The judge ordered the trial after Walters’ lawyer, James Vagnini, told the court that the parties were “not successful at resolving the case” during a mediation last December.

Marilyn Manson has announced his first run of tour dates since several women made allegations of sexual abuse against him in the past few years. The singer, whose real name is Brian Warner, will support the metal group Five Finger Death Punch in amphitheaters and arenas in August and September.

Warner did not comment on the tour other than social media posts saying it was happening. He has not yet announced a lineup for his supporting band. (Neither Warner’s lawyer nor a rep for Five Finger Death Punch immediately returned a request for comment.

This time last year, Jonathan Majors was a star on the rise.

A graduate of Yale's drama school, Majors had a handful of major credits to his name, including HBO's Lovecraft Country, the blockbuster Rocky spinoff Creed III, and the critically acclaimed indie film The Last Black Man In San Francisco.

It was an impressive resume for a star in his early thirties -- and the best was yet to come (at least from a monetary standpoint).

Majors made headlines when signed on to play Kang the Conqueror in a slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe projects.

It was a deal that had the potential to take him from "well off" to "private island wealthy."

But in March of 2023, Majors' life was instantly turned upside down.

Fans were horrified by the downfall of an artist whom many regarded as one of the great actors of our generation.

But many others believed...

Marilyn Manson’s penalty for pursuing failed defamation and emotional distress allegations against Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood and artist Illma Gore has ballooned to nearly half a million dollars.

The hefty legal tab first hit six figures back on Jan. 29, when a Los Angeles judge ordered Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, to pay $326,956 for the fees Wood racked up defending against the claims struck last May from Warner’s still-pending lawsuit against the two women. On Thursday, the same judge ordered Warner to pay an additional $169,408 to compensate Gore’s lawyers,...

Marilyn Manson‘s former assistant, Ashley Walters, won an appeal that would bring back a dismissed sexual assault lawsuit she brought against the singer in 2021.

A tribunal with California’s Second Appellate District sided with Walters and reversed a lower court ruling, ordering that the case be sent back to the judge for trial.

According to the court filings, Walters declared that Manson had forced her hand into his underpants. She alleges that he also whipped her, pushed her into a wall and made her stay awake for 48 hours straight.

The filings claim that Manson offered Walters up sexually to associates and friends. He even instructed her to stand on a chair for 12 hours and fed her cocaine so that she would not fall asleep.

There are more accusations mentioned in the filings in addition to these.

Walters claims that Manson often relied on threatening behavior, including blackmail, to keep her quiet.

A California appeals court has revived a sexual assault lawsuit against Marilyn Manson involving his former assistant Ashley Walters.

On Wednesday (December 13th), California’s Second Appellate District ruled that Walters — Manson’s assistant from 2010 to 2011 — can sue the musician for sexual assault, overturning an earlier decision that stated Walters waited to long to file the initial lawsuit.

A lower court ruled last year that Walters’ case was barred by the statute of limitations, which requires the case to be filed within two years. However, the appeals court ruled that the case was still viable under California’s “Delayed Discovery” rule, which accounts for suppressed memories due to trauma. The judge of the original hearing had previously said there were not “sufficient facts” to invoke the Delayed Discovery rule.

Walters’ lawsuit claims that she was subjected her to “sexual exploitation, manipulation and psychological abuse” by Manson while she worked as his personal assistant.

The former assistant who claims Marilyn Manson sexually assaulted her, whipped her and threw her against a wall during a drug-induced rage won a critical appeal ruling Wednesday that revives her previously dismissed lawsuit against the shock rocker.

Ashley Walters initially sued Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, with claims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex discrimination in May 2021. She argued that while the alleged abuse took place during a “horrific” year of employment that ended in 2011, the typical two-year statute of limitations didn’t apply because she...

Get out your tourniquets and be ready to carve symbols in your chest with broken light bulb glass because a three-part documentary focusing on the schlock rocker who wasn’t born with enough middle fingers, Marilyn Manson, is coming. British broadcaster Channel 4 is bringing Marilyn Manson: Behind the Mask (working title) to audiences. The documentary project is co-financed by Fifth Season, formally known as Endeavor Content, courtesy of Lightbox as part of a partnership with Rolling Stone.

Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, encountered a fall from grace in recent years after a collection of accusations. Evan Rachel Wood accused the Antichrist Superstar of sexual and physical violence. In contrast, Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco accused him of sexual assault and sexual battery, with several other women filing civil lawsuits.

Following the allegations, police organized a raid and launched a criminal investigation into Manson’s personal history and alleged crimes.

Marilyn Manson, the controversial schlock rocker, is to be the subject of a new documentary series.

British broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered three-part series Marilyn Manson: Behind The Mask (w/t) that is co-financed by Fifth Season, the company formerly known as Endeavor Content, and comes from Spector producer Lightbox in partnership with Rolling Stone.

It comes after Manson, otherwise known as Brian Warner, received a litany of accusations in recent years. Evan Rachel Wood accused the musician of sexual and physical violence and was behind a two-part HBO documentary Phoenix Rising. Subsequently, Game of Thrones star Esmé Bianco accused him of sexual assault and sexual battery and a number of other women filed civil lawsuits against him.

He was dropped by CAA and his record label Loma Vista and axed from series such as Starz’s American Gods and Shudder’s Creepshow.

After these initial accusations, Rolling Stone magazine,...

Earlier this week singer Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, reached a settlement with an ex-girlfriend who accused him of rape. The woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” filed her suit in 2021 — the pair were set to face off in court next week. On Wednesday, Jane Doe’s attorney Adam Wolf filed a notice of settlement in Los Angeles.

Manson’s attorney Howard King commented, “Brian is pleased that, just as previous lawsuits were abandoned without payment or settled for pennies on the dollar, this plaintiff has now agreed to drop her suit in exchange for an insurance payment representing a fraction of her demands and far less than the cost to Brian of proceeding to trial.”

Doe issued her own statement to Rolling Stone and explained why she dropped the suit: “threats, bullying, harassment and various forms of intimidation that have intensified over the past few weeks.

Marilyn Manson and a woman who sued the singer for rape have reached a settlement before it could go to trial next week. Adam Wolf, the attorney for the woman who filed as a Jane Doe, filed a notice of settlement with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, on Wednesday. The lawyer will submit a request to dismiss the case within 45 days.

Doe’s suit, filed in 2021, alleged that the singer, whose real name is Brian Warner, raped her and deprived her of food, sleep, and a sense of safety.

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The Magicians' "The Strangled Heart" was the eighth episode of the Syfy fantasy series' first season, and while it set up intrigue for what would come next, it was also an intense episode in its own right. Based on Lev Grossman's 2009 novel of the same name, The Magicians follows a Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy student named Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) who trains to become a magician in a...

Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a fine on Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire.

The shock rocker, 54, wanted to appear via video for his hearing on the misdemeanor charge, but the judge required him to be in the courtroom in Laconia, about 30 miles north of Concord, the state capital.

Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford on Aug. 19, 2019.

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Manson pleaded no contest to just the nose-blowing charge in a fully negotiated plea agreement with prosecutors. The prosecutors agreed to dismiss the other charge, which alleged that he spit on the videographer. A no contest plea means...

Marilyn Manson was fined $1,200 and sentenced to 20 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge for blowing his nose on a concert videographer.

Initially, Manson was charged with two misdemeanors for allegedly blowing his nose and spitting on videographer Susan Fountain during a performance at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford in 2019. Manson pleaded no contest to the first misdemeanor (nose-blowing) in a negotiated plea deal, with the second one (spitting) tossed out.

Manson requested to appear in court remotely via video, but a New Hampshire judge forced the shock rocker to appear in person in the Laconia courtroom about 30 miles north of the state capital of Concord. He was dressed head-to-toe in black and addressed himself by his legal name, “Brian Warner,” and made no statement, only replying “Yes” to the judge’s questions about the proceedings.

As reported by ABC News, the...

Marilyn Manson will plead no contest in a case involving him allegedly spitting on and blowing his nose on a concert videographer. The plea will allow the singer to avoid a trial that was set to begin next month.

Susan Fountain had accused Manson of first spitting a “big loogie” on her and then blowing his nose on her as she was filming his concert in Gilford, New Hampshire, on August 19th, 2019. He faced two misdemeanor accounts of simple assault related to the incident.

According to the Associated Press, if Manson had gone to trial, he would’ve faced prison time and a $2,000 for each charge had he been convicted. As a result of the no contest plea, the charge involving the spitting incident will be dropped, while Manson will pay a $1,200 fine and serve 20 hours of community service for the nose-blowing offense.

All of the above is contingent on...

Marilyn Manson is teasing his first music since numerous women accused him of sexual and physical abuse in 2021. On Monday, the singer shared a black-and-white photo of himself singing into a microphone in his first post since March 2022.

“I’ve got something for you to hear,” he captioned the photo on Instagram. Manson turned off comments under the photo. In his Instagram story, Manson shared a photo of himself and his wife holding candles from her Instagram page, which she had captioned, “There is light in the darkness.”

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A California judge has tossed out most of Marilyn Manson’s defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood following the actress’ claims of abuse during the one-time couple’s relationship from 2007 to 2010.

“The Court grants Wood’s special motion to strike in part,” rule Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet in the tentative order [via Deadline], which invoked California’s anti-slapp law and its protections on individual free speech.

Manson’s defamation suit from March 2022 alleged that Wood penned a fake FBI letter and a checklist for other alleged Manson abuse victims — both of which have been tossed out with the latest motion. It’s another loss for the Manson camp, which was previously not allowed to add Ashley Morgan Smithline’s about-face recantation as a new declaration to the lawsuit.

“We are very pleased with the Court’s ruling, which affirms and protects Evan’s exercise of her fundamental First Amendment rights,...

Evan Rachel Wood will not have to face defamation claims from Marilyn Manson accusing her of manufacturing a conspiracy to portray him as a serial abuser who has sexually assaulted several women.

At the center of the dispute were allegations that Wood and her friend Illma Gore lied to prospective accusers to encourage them to come forward with sexual assault allegations against the musician, namely by saying that he filmed the assault of a minor in a 1996 short film he made called Groupie. In a tentative ruling adopted by the court on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Beaudet tossed claims against Wood under a law providing for the dismissal of suits arising out of protected speech.

Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sued the pair in 2021 ahead of the premiere of HBO documentary Phoenix Rising, which explores sexual assault allegations against the musician and Wood’s efforts...

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson just got a legal shock as a California judge tossed out most of the fading musician’s defamation case against Evan Rachel Wood over the Westworld actress’ claims of abuse during the former couple’s relationship.

“The Court grants Wood’s special motion to strike in part,” wrote , LA Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet Tuesday in a multi-pronged tentative order that has just become final (read it here).

Emphasizing the Golden State’s anti-slapp statute and its protect of individual free speech, Judge Beaudet took a lot of the guts out of Manson a.k.a. Brian Warner’s suit of March 2022. While Manson’s case can proceed on the remaining counts, the big-ticket items are pretty much dead, at least for now. Among the claims now out of the suit are Manson and his lawyers attempts to taint Wood with penning a fictitious FBI...

A woman who accused Marilyn Manson of sexual assault has officially retracted her claims, saying fellow accuser Evan Rachel Wood “manipulated” her into implicating the artist.

Model Ashley Morgan Smithline first accused Manson — born Brian Warner — of assault in a People cover story, which detailed numerous instances of graphic abuse throughout the couple’s two-year relationship. The report came after Wood, another ex of Manson’s, came forward with her own harrowing experience with the singer, prompting over 10 more women to do the same.

Now, however, Smithline — via a statement filed by Manson’s lawyers — says the abuse never happened, and that she “succumbed to pressure from Evan Rachel Wood and her associates to make accusations of rape and assault against Mr. Warner that were not true.”

In the statement, Smithline recalls meeting with Wood and other Manson accusers — including actress Esme Bianco and Manson’s former assistant, Ashley Walters...

One of Marilyn Manson’s accusers has come forward, claiming that her previous claims of sexual abuse were made up.

Ashley Morgan Smithline, who appeared on the cover of People magazine back in May 2021 alongside the headline “I survived a monster,” at the time claimed she was horribly abused by Manson. In the cover story, she alleged that, while she was sleeping, the musician had tied her up and raped her, drank her blood and carved his initials into her thigh.

“I was brainwashed, and it makes me feel disgusting,” she said in the story, which also displayed a photo of her scar.

However, Smithline has now renounced her allegations in a three-page declaration that was filed in court on Thursday.

She stated that the former claims regarding Manson, 54, “contained untrue statements…including that there was violence and non-consensual sexual activity in our brief relationship.”

She added that throughout their...

Los Angeles, Feb 25 (Ians) Ashley Morgan Smithline, who earlier said that she had suffered horrific abuse at the hands of Marilyn Manson, stating that Manson had tied her up and raped her while she slept, drank her blood and carved his initials into her thigh, has backtracked on her statements.

“I was brainwashed, and it makes me feel disgusting,” she said, alongside a photo in which she displayed the scar. But in a three-page declaration filed in court on Thursday, Smithline recanted her allegations, reports Variety.

She said that the claims, which she first posted to her Instagram account in February 2021, “contained untrue statements” about Manson, “including that there was violence and non-consensual sexual activity in our brief relationship.”

As per Variety, she also stated that there was “no branding or cutting” during the relationship, “and certainly no ‘Marilyn Manson’ initials carved on my body.”

Smithline also alleged that she...

In a defamation case against actress Evan Rachel Wood and artist Illma Gore, Marilyn Manson‘s lawyers have filed a statement from accuser Ashley Morgan Smithline that recants her previous sexual abuse allegations against the rock musician as evidence.

The model claimed she was “manipulated” into accusing Manson of mental, physical and sexual abuse.

Smithline said Wood, Gore and others pressured her into making the accusations, which she now claims are “false.”

Although various media outlets verified her earlier story with multiple sources, Smithline said she was “pressured” by her attorney Jay Ellwanger to speak out.

In the statement, Smithline said she was “gaslit” by Wood, Ashely Walters, Manson’s former assistant who sued him for sexual assault, Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco and others into believing that Manson had abused her.

A spokesperson for Wood refuted the claims, saying, “Evan never pressured or manipulated Ashley. It was Ashley...

Singer Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has found himself amid an onslaught of sexual abuse lawsuits throughout his career, but his latest legal complications might be even more disturbing: alleged rape of a minor.

In 2021, Games of Thrones actress and burlesque performer Esmé Bianco sued the now 54-year-old Manson for psychological and physical abuse, persisting a stream of accusations from multiple other women who claimed that he had assaulted them. Bianco said that she was left with Ptsd and physical scars.

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In response to the accusations, Manson took to Instagram, acknowledging that despite his “art and life” having long been “magnets for controversy” in the public eye, all his relationships were consensual.

He condemned the plaintiffs as purposefully misrepresenting the past for unknown reasons and uploaded a copy of his complaint file to his social media, urging his...

Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested and raided the home of a former “Dances With Wolves” actor turned alleged cult leader accused of sexually assaulting young Indigenous girls during a period spanning two decades, according to police records obtained by The Associated Press.

Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, who goes by Nathan Chasing Horse, was taken into custody in the afternoon near the North Las Vegas home he is said to share with his five wives. Swat officers were seen outside the two-story home in the evening as detectives searched the property.

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Marilyn Manson is facing another lawsuit for sex crimes, this time from a woman who says she was groomed and sexually assaulted when she was underage in the 1990s.

Manson allegedly targeted the Jane Doe plaintiff when she was 16 using his celebrity to “groom, manipulate and exploit” her, resulting in multiple sexual assaults over the course of their relationship, according to a complaint filed Monday in New York state court. She argues Manson’s record label Nothing Records, an arm of Interscope, failed to protect her by neglecting to carry safeguards to prevent its artists from committing sex crimes.

The suit is one of multiple after a recently passed New York law temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on sexual assault claims, giving adult victims of sexual abuse a one-year window to sue regardless of when the alleged crimes occurred. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, joins Bill Cosby,...

Marilyn Manson has been sued by an anonymous woman, who alleges that the shock rock singer groomed and sexually assaulted her numerous times in the Nineties when she was underage.

This new lawsuit comes just days after Manson reached a settlement with Game of Thrones actor Esmé Bianco in her sex abuse lawsuit against him.

The latest court documents list Manson – real name Brian Warner – as a defendant, alongside his former music labels Interscope and Nothing Labels, according to Rolling Stone.

Filed in Nassau County Supreme Court in New York, the legal filing is said to include counts of sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence, among other charges against Warner.

Submitted anonymously by the now-adult woman “Jane Doe”, she wrote that she was 16 when she first met Warner in 1995 after a Dallas concert.

She and a group of other people had been waiting outside Warner’s tour...

Marilyn Manson is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims that the singer sexually assaulted her in 1995, when she was 16, and later when she was an adult.

The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Monday (read it here), comes a week after a settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco, who had filed suit claiming that Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sexually assaulted her.

The New York lawsuit was filed by a Jane Doe, which her attorneys wrote that they used to protect the woman’s privacy as a victim of sexual assault. The lawsuit also names as defendants Interscope Music Publishing and Nothing Records, accused of being aware of Manson’s conduct.

“As a result of Brian Warner’s sexual abuse and assault, enabled and encouraged by Defendants Interscope and Nothing Records, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional,...

Marilyn Manson allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted an underage girl multiple times in the 1990s, according to a new lawsuit. This is the first suit to focus on sex crimes that allegedly took place in the beginning of Manson’s career, while those who have previously sued the singer all accused him of sexual misconduct around 2010.

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Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner,...

Britney Spears has asked for privacy after some fans allegedly sent the police to her house to perform a wellness check on her after she deleted her Instagram account.

On Thursday (26 January), the 41-year-old singer asked fans for some privacy on Twitter.

“As everyone knows the police were called to my home based on some prank phone calls,” Spears wrote. “I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded.

“The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realised there was no issue and left immediately.

“This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media,” Spears continued.

“During this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans...

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The former NFL star holds the all-time NFL record for most rushing yards in a game by a quarterback. In 2016, he took a knee during “The Star Spangled Banner” to bring attention to systemic oppressions against Black and Brown people, and since then, has founded and helped to fund three organizations: Know Your Rights Camp, Ra Vision Media, and Kaepernick Publishing, which advance the liberation of Black and Brown people through storytelling, systems change, and political education.

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“Game of Thrones” actor Esmé Bianco has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with rocker Marilyn Manson in which she alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday.

Bianco reached the agreement in her lawsuit against Manson and his record company “in order to move on with her life and career,” lawyer Jay Ellwanger said in an email.

Manson’s attorney Howard King also confirmed the agreement in an email. He previously said the actions alleged in the suit “simply never happened” and were “provably false.”

In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles in 2021, Bianco said Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, violated human trafficking law by bringing her to California from England in 2009 and 2011 under the false pretenses of roles in music videos and movies that never materialized.

The suit alleged Manson deprived Bianco of food and sleep, gave her alcohol and drugs,...