Marilyn Manson is being accused of abuse by his ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. The actress reveals horrific allegations, according to The Blast.
On Sunday, Evan Rachel Wood took to Instagram to post a scathing allegation of manipulation of abuse. Evan Rachel claims that during her relationship with the Sweet Dreams the hitmaker he began “grooming her at a young age” into a relationship.
Marilyn Manson abuse allegations on the rise
Woods reveals that she is “done living in fear.” Evan claims detail years of allegedly being brainwashed and manipulated into submission.
“The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” The actress writes in an Instagram post.
“He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail,” she adds.
“I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him before he ruins any more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.”
Following Wood’s post, she quickly began gaining support from her followers and celebrities including Selma Blair and Anna Paquin.
Wood hopes to encourage others to speak out against their abusers
In the mid-to-late 2000s, Evan Rachel first began speaking of abuse while dating Manson. Woods’ recent accusations against Mansion find four other women stepping forward to reveal similar claims against Manson.
The women are identified on social media by Huffington Post as Ashley Walters, Sarah McNeilly, Ashley Lindsay Morgan, and Gabriella.
“As he was wooing me I would come to find out he was torturing others,” McNeilly, a model, wrote in an Instagram post. “Before long I was the one being tortured.”
“I was emotionally abused, terrorized, and scarred,” she wrote. “I was locked in rooms when I was ‘bad’, sometimes forced to listen to him entertaining other women. Kept away from certain friends or if I didn’t he would threaten to come after them. I was told stories of others who tried to tell their story and their pets ended up dead.”
This is not the first time Marilyn Manson‘s name and abuse have been linked together.. In 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to investigate reports against the singer. The past report alleges Manson’s involvement in unspecified sex crimes dating as far back as 2011.
The D.A. cited the statute of limitations and what it calling it a lack of corroboration. During this time Manson categorically denies all allegations per his legal team.
In a 2011 testimony, Wood states, “My self-esteem and spirit were broken,” she said in that testimony. “I was deeply terrified and that fear lives with me to this day. What makes me more hurt and more angry than the actual rape and abuse itself, was that piece of me that was stolen, which altered the course of my life,” she says.
“I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail.” She adds, “I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him before he ruins any more lives,” Woods states.
Update: Marilyn Manson responds to the accusations
Marilyn Manson has responded to Evan Rachel Woods’ claims, reports CNN.
“Obviously, my art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality. My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth,” he stated.