In February 2021, Westworld star Evan Rachel Wooden named Marilyn Manson as her alleged abuser.
“I’m right here to reveal this harmful man and name out the various industries which have enabled him, earlier than he ruins any extra lives. I stand with the various victims who will not be silent,” she shared through Instagram on Feb 1. Wooden and Manson had a relationship when the actress was 18 and Manson was 36, and the pair have been briefly engaged in 2010.
Manson denied the allegations in his personal Instagram assertion. “Clearly, my artwork and my life have lengthy been magnets for controversy, however these latest claims about me are horrible distortions of actuality,” he wrote. “My intimate relationships have at all times been completely consensual with like-minded companions. No matter how – and why – others are actually selecting to misread the previous, that’s the fact.”
Billboard made earlier makes an attempt to achieve Manson for remark by way of his now former administration, however has not obtained any responses.
Following Wooden’s assertion, a lot of different ladies went public with their very own claims towards Manson, however his historical past with abuse allegations stems again almost 25 years. See under for a full timeline.