Marilyn Manson sues Evan Rachel Wood for defamation

North Lanarkshire’s SNP group have launched their manifesto for May’s council elections, saying it demonstrates their “scale of ambition” for the area and that they are “an administration in waiting”.

Rammstein have revealed the tracklist for their new album, ‘Zeit’ – check it out below.The band’s new album is set to land on April 29, and was previewed earlier this month with its title track. The new record follows 2019’s ‘Untitled’.‘Zeit’ is the eighth studio album from the Berlin band, which is made up of Till Lindemann (vocals), Paul Landers (guitar), Richard Z. Kruspe (guitar), Flake (keyboards), Oliver Riedel (bass) and Christoph Schneider (drums).The new album will be released on multiple formats on April 29, including a standard CD in a digipack with a 20-page booklet, a special edition CD in a six-panel digipack with a 56-page booklet including slipcase, and as a double 180g vinyl LP with a 20-page large-format booklet, as well as in the usual digital formats.A press release reveals that the band spent two years working on the 11 songs on the new album.

Activision Blizzard has settled its lawsuit with the U.S.

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on ‘The Original Recordings’ below.The new release, set to come out on May 27 via UMG, collates 20 of the band’s biggest hits from their iconic 1976-78 era, when they became the most exciting band on the planet.‘The Original Recordings’ is coming out as a companion to Pistol, Danny Boyle’s new Disney+ series on the Sex Pistols, which received a May 31 release date yesterday.See mock-ups of the new release and its full tracklist below. It’s available to pre-order on CD, LP and cassette formats.1. ‘Pretty Vacant’ 2. ‘God Save The Queen’ 3. ‘Bodies’ 4. ‘No Feelings’ 5. ‘I Wanna Be Me’ 6. ‘Anarchy In The UK’ 7. ‘Submission’ 8. ‘No Fun’ 9. ‘(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone’ 10. ‘Holidays In The Sun’ 11. ‘New York’ 12. ‘Problems’ 13. ‘Lonely Boy’ 14. ‘Silly Thing’ 15. ‘Something Else’ 16. ‘C’Mon Everybody’ 17. ‘Satellite’ 18. ‘Did You No Wrong’ 19. ‘Substitute’ 20. ‘My Way’Created and written by Craig Pearce and directed by Danny Boyle, the six-episode series Pistol is based on Steve Jones‘ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol and boasts a cast of newcomers, including Toby Wallace as Jones, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Anson Boon as John Lydon and Christian Lees as Glen Matlock.Pistol also features Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Talulah Riley as Vivienne Westwood, Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm McLaren.An official synopsis for Pistol, described as being about “a rock and roll revolution”, reads: “The furious, raging storm at the centre of this revolution are the Sex Pistols– and at the centre of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding

PlayStation‘s online service offering, CEO Jim Ryan has explained why new console exclusives aren’t likely to come to the service on day one.Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Ryan explained that putting PlayStation’s own titles into services like these at launch is “not a road that we’ve gone down in the past. And it’s not a road that we’re going to go down with this new service.”Ryan explained: “We feel like we are in a good virtuous cycle with the studios, where the investment delivers success, which enables yet more investment, which delivers yet more success.

Stockholm-based Pophouse Entertainment has announced a deal with Swedish House Mafia which sees the company acquire a load of music rights and also form a new joint venture to manage the dance music group’s brand worldwide.Pophouse was launched in 2014 by Björn Ulvaeus of Abba fame and Conni Jonsson, founder of private equity outfit EQT, in order to set up the Abba Museum and accompanying Pop House Hotel in the Swedish capital. Since then it has expanded into other venue, event and media ventures, and is also a key backer of the Abba Voyage show that is due to launch in London in May.It also has an investments wing which says it is “building the world’s most vibrant catalogue of entertainment intellectual property rights”, which brings us back to the Swedish House Mafia deal.

The Great Escape has announced another 184 artists who will play this year’s festival in Brighton in May, including Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn, Claudia Valentina, Kid Brunswick, Rachel Chinouriri, Goat Girl and Noahfinnce.In addition to all the many line-up additions, a number of new stage partners have also been confirmed. That includes Carla Marie Williams’ Girls I Rate initiative, which will host a showcase featuring the likes of Kay Young, Amaria BB, Nqubilé and Nisha.Meanwhile, Pretty Boy Records will showcase new talent from the West Indies – including Navy, Arii Lopez, SumeRR, DWN, St Phillip and Roze – while Candela Records will put the spotlight on Latin music with Angelo Flow, Clara Hurtado, Guala, and Rene Alvarez and his Afro-Cuban Funk Project.Closer to home, Brighton-based Bella Union – celebrating its 25th anniversary – will be hosting birthday celebrations on both the Friday and Saturday of the festival, with artists including BC Camplight, Penelope Isles, Laundromat and Tallies.Alongside the festival, of course, is the TGE Conference, including the CMU+TGE Sessions, which this year put the spotlight on music and education, music and data, and music and video.In among all that, CMU will present user-friendly guides to rights data, fan data and Web3, while Sentric Music will be on hand to talk through the latest debates and trends in the sync market.

DEALSPopcaan has signed to the management side of Since 93. “Popcaan is an amazing musician, representing Jamaica and its rich culture globally”, says company founder Riki Bleau. “Having sold out shows from London to Gambia, Popcaan is the definition of a global sensation and we’re THRILLED that he’s joined the Since 93 roster this year.

The Foo Fighters have confirmed that they are cancelling their upcoming tour dates following the death last weekend of drummer Taylor Hawkins.The musician, aged 50, was in Colombia when he died on Friday night, with his band due to headline the Estereo Picnic festival in the country’s capital Bogota.Hawkins had reportedly complained of chest pains and when paramedics arrived at his hotel room he was found unresponsive. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was declared dead at the scene.The band confirmed on social media last night that they were cancelling upcoming shows – including sold out dates in the UK – following Hawkins’ death.They wrote: “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins”.“We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned”, they added.

Damon Buffini, a Founding Partner of global investment firm Permira, is to chair the BBC’s Commercial Board, a move that reflects the corporation’s desire to generate more investment from BBC Studios, as it unveils an Annual Plan that includes targets for 25% working class representation and hints at incoming cuts.

Motherwell's Ross Tierney was a key player for Republic of Ireland u21s as they pulled off a fine result away at Sweden to keep their Euros hopes alive.

Residents aged 75 and over and at-risk groups across Ayrshire are now being invited for their second Covid-19 booster vaccination.

The weather in Scotland will experience a cold snap as the mercury is set to dip to sub-zero temperatures after a recent mini-heatwave.

A warning for ice has been issued across Falkirk just days after the district basked in 18C sunshine.

They're used to hanging out on the cobbles but a few of Coronation Street's favourite stars ditched Weatherfield for an awards bash on Tuesday night - and they looked stunning.

Perthshire is to play a key role in staging an event widely regarded as one Europe’s premier competitions for emerging cycling talent.

With snow likely to hit the northeast of Scotland soon, and the weather getting cooler after the recent warm spell, it might be handy to have some tips for keeping warm.

St Peter’s boss Paul McTaggart admits he’s gutted to say goodbye to his boyhood club.

A teenage girl has gone missing after boarding a train last week, prompting police to appeal to the public for information on her whereabouts.

Two brothers raked in more than £120,000 breaking down stolen top-of-the-range cars and selling the parts on eBay.

A popular Lanarkshire community centre is to remain mostly closed to public use for at least another three months.

A woman whose mum died from an aggressive brain tumour is devastated after her dad has been diagnosed with the same illness. Julie Green's mum, Diane, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in 2005 after she'd struggled with migraines for months.

The Bafta award nominations have been announced, with late comedian Sean Lock receiving a posthumous nomination. The comedy legend, who died from cancer last year, has received a nomination for Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, in the entertainment performance category.

Marilyn Manson has filed a defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles County court against Evan Rachel Wood, Deadline reports and documents reviewed by The FADER confirm. Wood and four other women accused Manson of sexual abuse last February, and Wood has reasserted her claims in the documentary Phoenix Rising, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Marilyn Manson has filed a lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood, accusing his former partner of defamation. The legal action comes ahead of the TV premiere of new documentary ‘Phoenix Rising’ on HBO, in which Wood makes various allegations of sexual abuse against the musician.In the lawsuit, Manson – real name Brian Warner – accuses Wood and her “on-again, off-again” partner Ashley Gore of framing him as “a rapist and abuser – a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV and film career”.He also accuses Wood and Gore of “falsifying and spreading” allegations against him, as well as “forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the [FBI], to create the false appearance” that he was under federal investigation.

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Marilyn Manson has filed a lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood over allegations of abuse she leveled against the shock rocker in February 2021.According to lawsuit filed on behalf of Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — by his attorney, Howard King, the singer alleges that Wood and her romantic partner, Illma Gore, engaged in a «conspiracy» meant to «publicly cast Plaintiff Brian Warner, p/k/a Marilyn Manson, as a rapist and abuser.»The lawsuit claims the allegations leveled against Manson by Wood are «a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career.»The suit also makes specific claims regarding the supposed conspiracy, and alleges that Wood and Gore «impersonated an actual agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged “victims” and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing.»The lawsuit further claims that this was done as part of an effort to convince other women of coming forward with false allegations against the musician.«For at least the last two years, Gore and Wood have secretly recruited, coordinated, and pressured prospective accusers to emerge simultaneously with allegations of rape and abuse against Warner, and brazenly claim that it took ten or more years to 'realize' their consensual relationships with Warner were supposedly abusive,» the lawsuit claims.The suit further alleges that the pair «provided checklists and scripts to prospective accusers» and claims that Gore «hacked Warner’s computers, phones, email accounts, and/or social media accounts; created a fictitious email account to

Marilyn Manson has sued Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her sexual abuse allegations against him, which Manson claims are a "malicious falsehood." In the complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday and obtained by Variety, Manson — whose legal name is Brian Warner — alleges that Wood and "her on-again, off-again romantic partner" Ashley Gore have "publicly cast" him as a "rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV and film career." The filing goes on to claim that Wood and Gore impersonated a FBI agent "by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged ‘victims’ and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing." It also alleges that Wood and Gore "provided checklists and scripts" to accusers and "made knowingly false statements," including that Manson "filmed the sexual assault of a minor." Manson has requested a jury trial and is also alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Comprehensive Computer Data and Access Fraud Act and impersonation over the internet. Marilyn Manson has sued Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her sexual abuse allegations against him, which Manson claims are a "malicious falsehood." (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage for Disney Pictures) Representatives for Wood and Gore did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

More than a year after Evan Rachel Wood accused Marilyn Manson of sexual abuse, the 53-year-old musician is taking legal action against her for, he claims, allegedly creating an elaborate scheme to manufacture all of the accusations against him.

Marilyn Manson is suing Evan Rachel Wood.

Ellise Shafer Marilyn Manson has sued Evan Rachel Wood for defamation over her sexual abuse allegations against him, which Manson claims are a “malicious falsehood.”In the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Manson — whose legal name is Brian Warner — alleges that Wood and “her on-again, off-again romantic partner” Ashley Gore have “publicly cast” him as a “rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV and film career.”The filing goes onto claim that Wood and Gore impersonated a FBI agent “by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged ‘victims’ and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing.” It also alleges that Wood and Gore “provided checklists and scripts” to accusers and “made knowingly false statements,” including that Manson “filmed the sexual assault of a minor.” Representatives for Wood did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.Wood was one of several women that came forward early last year with claims of sexual abuse against Manson. In an Instagram post made at the time, Wood wrote: “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson.

EXCLUSIVE: Marilyn Manson is now taking ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood to court over her allegations of abuse during the widely accused shock rocker and the Westworld actor’s relationship.