Marilyn Manson announces first tour since sexual abuse allegations
nme.comMarilyn Manson has attempted a comeback by announcing his first live dates since 2019.The disgraced singer is set to support Five Finger Death Punch on a run of dates across North America in August and September.
Controversial deathcore band Slaughter To Prevail – whose frontman Alex Terrible has expressed homophobic and transphobic views – also set to open for them.The dates are the first since a raft of sexual abuse allegations were levelled against him in February 2021, including by his ex-fiancee Evan Rachel Wood, who made allegations of rape, torture, and threats.
Since then, separate claims of abuse from more than 12 women have also been made.Numerous lawsuits have ensued since, with Manson consistently denying the allegations.
In March 2022, Manson brought a defamation case against Wood but the case’s key claims were dismissed last May. However, some parts of the case are still pending and a trial is set for May 1 this year.In January, he was ordered to pay Wood’s legal fees of roughly $326,000.
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