More than 16 women have accused goth rocker Marilyn Manson of sexual abuse and battery since February 2021. At least four women have filed lawsuits against Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner. Los Angeles authorities are now investigating the claims.
On February 1, 2021, "Westworld" actor Evan Rachel Wood publicly accused Manson of abuse in an Instagram post.
She wrote on her instagram "I'm done living in fear of retaliation ,slander and blackmail.O'm here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him before he ruins anymore lives"
Four other women also came forward on the same day as Wood.
On February 8, Wolf Alice singer Ellie Roswell also claimed that Manson abused her by filming up her skirt at a music festival.
In early February, singer Phoebe Bridgers shared her own experience with Manson in a tweet.
I went to Marilyn Manson’s house when I was a teenager with some friends. I was a big fan. He referred to a room in his house as the “r*pe room”, I thought it was just his horrible frat boy sense of humor. I stopped being a fan.
I stand with everyone who came forward
On February 10, "Game of Thrones" actress Esmé Bianco alleged that Manson, her ex, sexually and physically abused her.
During that month, Manson was let go from acting gigs on shows like "American Gods" and "Sons of Anarchy."
On April 30, Bianco sued Manson, accusing the singer of sexual assault and battery.
Howard King, an attorney for Manson, said Bianco's allegations are "provably false" in a statement to Insider.
On May 18, Manson's former assistant, Ashley Walters, sued him over alleged sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
She said other women coming forward empowered her to speak out.
On May 28, Manson was sued over allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress by an unnamed woman claiming to have dated the artist in 2011.
On June 30, Ashley Morgan Smithline, who first spoke out in February, filed a lawsuit against Manson accusing him of sexual assault, human trafficking, and unlawful imprisonment, among other allegations.
On September 15, a California judge dismissed the unnamed woman's complaint against Manson, due to the state's statute of limitations.
On September 23, the woman revised and refiled her lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone.
On October 8, a federal judge in California denied Manson's efforts to dismiss Bianco's lawsuit.
His attorneys had argued her claims had no merit based on California's statute of limitations law.
On November 14, Rolling Stone featured interviews with dozens of women previously involved with Manson, reporting the artist had a small, soundproof glass enclosure in his West Hollywood apartment, which he allegedly called "the Bad Girls Room."
On November 30, Los Angeles detectives seized items including "media storage devices" during a raid of Manson's West Hollywood residence as part of a separate criminal investigation into domestic violence and sexual assault complaints against him.
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