Marilyn Manson is suing actor and former girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood in connection with her allegations that he raped and abused her over the course of their relationship less than two weeks before Wood is set to star in an HBO documentary.
Manson, the goth singer whose real name is Brian Warner, filed a defamation suit against Wood and another woman in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, accusing them of having “secretly recruited, coordinated, and pressured prospective accusers.” The lawsuit also names Ashley "Illma" Gore, who worked with Wood as part of her push to pass legislation for abuse victims.
A representative for Wood did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Manson’s suit, which asks for a jury trial, accuses Wood and Gore of intentional infliction of emotional distress. He accuses Gore of defamation, impersonation over the internet and violation of the Comprehensive Computer Data and Access Fraud Act.
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Wood testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about sexual abuse in 2018 that she had been raped two times, first by an abusive partner and then by a man in the storage closet of a bar. At the time, she did not name her alleged abusers.
In an Instagram post last year, she accused Manson of “grooming me when I was a teenager” and said he “horrifically abused me for years.”
Manson addressed Wood’s allegations on Instagram that February,...
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