Evan Rachel Wood Accuses Marilyn Manson Of Abuse
On Monday (Feb. 1) Evan Rachel Wood accused Marilyn Manson of abuse and grooming.
“The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Wood wrote in an Instagram post. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail. I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.”
Following her post, four more women came forward with their own allegations against the rocker, “detailing harrowing experiences that they claim included sexual assault, psychological abuse, and/or various forms of coercion, violence, and intimidation.”
Wood previously spoke about an unnamed abuser before U.S. Congress in 2018 as an effort to get the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights passed in all 50 states. She said: “My experience with domestic violence was this: Toxic mental, physical and sexual abuse which started slow but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body.”
She shared her story again the following year while testifying before California legislators on behalf of the Phoenix Act, which extends the statute of limitations on domestic violence felonies from three to five years.
Manson released his own statement on the allegations saying:
“Obviously, my life and my art have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality,” Manson wrote. “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.”
Since the revelation, Manson has been dropped from his record label Loma Vista Recordings:
“In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel Wood and other women naming Marilyn Manson as their abuser, Loma Vista will cease to further promote his current album, effective immediately,” the label said in a statement. “Due to these concerning developments, we have also decided not to work with Marilyn Manson on any future projects.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Manson has been dropped by his talent agency CAA. In addition, he has been removed from upcoming episodes of American Gods and Creepshow.
