Marilyn Manson on Monday dropped the entire defamation lawsuit he filed in 2022 against Evan Rachel Wood, his ex-fiancee, who alleged sexual assault and abuse against musician in 2021, sparked a series of other allegations against Manson from multiple women, some of which have since been settled out of court.
Manson was ordered by Los Angeles County Superior Court in January to pay Wood’s legal fees in the case – in the amount of $326,956 – at the same time as the judge dismissed a large portion of the defamation suit. However, as of this week, the entire case against Wood has been dropped by Manson, according to a legal agreement that Anti-Christian superstar singer signed on November 25 and Westwood The actress signed the contract last week on November 19.
Explain the development of Hollywood Deadline on Tuesday, Wood’s attorney, Michael Kump, said, “Marilyn Manson — real name Brian Warner — filed a lawsuit against Ms. Wood as a publicity stunt in an attempt to undermine her credibility.” of many accusers and revive his faltering career. His efforts to silence and intimidate Ms. Wood failed.”
He added, “As the trial court correctly determined, Warner’s claims were baseless. Warner’s final decision to drop his lawsuit and to pay Ms. $327,000 just confirms that.”
Wood and Manson were in a relationship from 2006 to 2010. Wood started dating at 19 years old, while Manson was 36 years old. They were briefly engaged in 2010. In February 2021, Wood named Manson as her abuser after years of discussing her experiences with him. domestic violence without identifying him. She accused him of grooming her as a teenager and subjecting her to emotional, physical and sexual abuse.
Following Wood’s statement, several other women came forward with allegations against Manson, accusing him of sexual assault, psychological abuse, and other forms of misconduct. In March 2022, Manson filed a defamation lawsuit against Wood and her partner Illma Gore, accusing them of conspiring to tarnish his reputation and fabricating evidence. Wood stands by her allegations.
Several lawsuits have been filed against Manson. Last year, a court dismissed the lawsuit against Manson brought by Ashley Morgan Smithline after she failed to hire a new attorney to represent her within the time frame allowed by the court. Smithline later withdrew her accusations against Manson, saying she had been “manipulated” by Wood to create them, which Wood later denied.
Manson has denied all allegations. “My art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but recent claims about me are terrible distortions of reality,” he said in 2021. Why do others now choose to distort the past?”
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