Marilyn Manson recently appeared at one of Kanye West's many listening parties for his new album Donda. on which Manson appears. Of course this hasn't sat well with very many people, given Manson is being sued by numerous women for sexual assault, abuse, and rape.
One of Manson's accusers, Westworld actor Evan Rachel Wood, spoke up about Manson's appearances, saying "'You get what you give' – For my fellow survivors who got slapped in the face this week. I love you. Don't give up."
On February 1, Wood publicly named Manson as her abuser, after previously detailing being mentally and physically tortured by an older man when she was 18-years-old. You can see the details of her accusations here. She later elaborated that Manson "started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years," adding "I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission." Wood released a second statement accusing Manson and his current wife of trying to blackmail her into silence. One of Manson's former personal assistants has backed her claims and alleged Manson is abusing his current wife.
Wood began signal-boosting other women who spoke of the abuse they alleged Manson caused to them. Another accuser has since come forward saying Manson pulled a gun on her and accused him of drugging his girlfriend at the time.
Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland, who played with Manson in 1998, was the first artist to speak out, and said that everything Wood was saying was true. Trent Reznor released a statement denouncing him. Another musician, Phoebe Bridgers, revealed she went over to Manson's house as a teenager and he joked of having "a rape room."
Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco also filed a suit against Manson his now-former manager Tony Ciulla, claiming that Manson raped and sexually battered her, and that his manager helped traffic her to the States under the pretense of being in a music video.
