In a February 2021 statement on Instagram, actress Evan Rachel Wood said she was done being silent. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Wood said. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. …
Read More »'I Have No Reason to Make This Up!,' Marilyn Manson Accuser Tells Evan Rachel Wood in New Legal Doc
Evan Rachel Wood is refuting a Marilyn Manson accuser’s claim that Wood “manipulated” her into making false allegations against the musician in 2020 by saying the accuser had reached out to Wood first the previous year. In a new legal declaration, the actress provided screenshots of Instagram comments dating back …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Accuser Recants Allegation
Ashley Morgan Smithline, who previously sued Marilyn Manson for sexual assault, recanted her previous allegations and now claims that actress Evan Rachel Wood and others “manipulated” her into speaking out against the singer. The about-face comes in a declaration submitted by Manson’s lawyer, Howard King, in a suit the musician, …
Read More »Sexual Assault Survivors Call Out Music Industry Ahead of Grammys
Nomi Abadi has been a piano prodigy since she was three years old and has toured around the world as a classical pianist, releasing numerous albums and EPs. But as she stood at a podium in a downtown Los Angeles hotel conference room Friday afternoon, she wasn’t there to talk …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Sued for Sexual Assault of a Minor
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 …
Read More »Marilyn Manson, Esme Bianco Settle Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Actress Esmé Bianco and Marilyn Manson have reached an out-of-court settlement for the sexual assault lawsuit she filed against him and his business, Marilyn Manson Records, Inc., in 2021. The actress, who appeared on Game of Thrones, alleged the singer, whose real name is Brian Warner, had raped and battered …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Sex Assault Lawsuit Dismissed After Accuser Misses Deadline
One of the three remaining sex abuse lawsuits filed against shock rocker Marilyn Manson was dismissed by a federal judge in Los Angeles Tuesday after the plaintiff, Ashley Morgan Smithline, missed a key deadline. The court previously granted Smithline’s prior lawyer permission to withdraw from the case on Oct. 5. …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Investigation: L.A. Sheriffs Finally Submit Findings to District Attorney
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has finally submitted the findings of its 19-month investigation into Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, to the L.A. District Attorney, according to Los Angeles Times. Last week, George Gascón, the district attorney for L.A. County, posted an Instagram reel addressing the …
Read More »Johnny Depp Stans Rushed to Fork Over Cash for Unsealed Court Docs. Did It Backfire?
As Amber Heard and Johnny Depp both prepare to appeal the verdict in their mudslinging defamation trial, a newly unsealed document dump reignited the frenzy over the highly publicized trial The mayhem around the six-week trial — which Depp specifically requested be televised — was nearly unprecedented, even when taking …
Read More »Missing Texts, Disney's Threats and Marilyn Manson: Five Bombshells From Unsealed Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Docs
Two months after Johnny Depp’s highly publicized trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard ended with the Pirates of the Caribbean star going on a victory lap while the actress sold off her California home, the fervor around the case is far from over. Heard has appealed the decision that saw …
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