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.
As well as this, he accuses Gore of trying to hack into his computer, phone and email, and that she created fake email addresses to make claims against the musician.In a statement to Rolling Stone, Manson’s attorney Howard King says: “Even though HBO and the producers have been made aware of these serious acts of misconduct, they have thus far chosen to proceed [with plans to air the documentary] without regard for the facts.
But the evidence of wrongdoing by Wood and Gore is irrefutable – and this legal action will hold them to account”.Wood has spoken about her experiences of abuse a number of times over the years, but had never specifically named Manson until February last year, when she said in a post on Instagram: “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson”.“He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years”, she went on. “I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission.
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