Johnny Depp fans rally behind Marilyn Manson, slam Evan Rachel Wood
nypost.comrepeatedly referenced at his ongoing trial against ex-wife Amber Heard — but his radical fan base is now taking it to a darker place.Depp is suing his former spouse for $50 million, claiming she defamed him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed where she wrote that she had been a victim of domestic abuse.
Depp’s super fans have launched a #JusticeforJohnnyDepp smear campaign against Heard, 36, on social media, accusing her of being a “psychotic witch” and a “manipulative liar.” And now, with the trial in recess until next Monday, the actor’s ardent fans have turned their attention to Manson, 53, who first became friends with Depp, 58, back in the 1990s.
Thousands of instances of the hashtag #IStandWithMarilynManson have flooded Twitter in the last week alone.Like Depp, Manson — who was born Brian Warner — has been brought down by allegations of abuse made by a high-profile former flame.
In February 2021, Manson’s ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood, 34, accused the rocker of “horrific” abuse, writing on her Instagram page: “I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission.
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