Hollywood actresses were also raped… Marilyn Manson’s Terrible

Rock singer Marilyn Manson (52), characterized by shocking performance and travelling, again stood at the center of controversy. Hollywood actor Evan Rachel Wood, 34, and other women have been exposed to mental abuse and sexual violence from him in the past.

On the 1st (local time), foreign media such as the British Guardian and the BBC reported that Evan Rachel Wood said, “It was terrible”, saying, “I was abused by Manson for several years since I was a teenager.” In fact, Wood revealed to his social network service (SNS) that “the name of the person who indoctrinated me and manipulated me to obey is Brian Warner,” and “known as Marilyn Manson in the world.” He added, “I’ll show you how dangerous this man is so that he won’t ruin the lives of others.”

The two started dating in 2007, when Wood was 19, overcoming the age gap of nearly 20. He also announced his engagement in 2010, but eventually broke up at the end of that year. In the meantime, Wood has repeatedly revealed that he has been raped and abused in media interviews, but this is the first time he has revealed who he is. He attended the California Senate Public Safety Committee in 2019 and said, “I was also tortured by someone I met in my late teens and I was hungry because of that person. I also monitored the contents of the call.”

Prior to this revelation, Wood has been campaigning to promote the severity of domestic and dating violence and to expand the rights of victims. According to The Guardian, Wood also contributed to the creation of the “Phoenix Act,” extending the statute of domestic violence prosecution in 2019 from three years to five years. The bill was promoted by California Governor Gavin Newsom and went into effect in January of last year.

Wood wasn’t the only one who exposed Marilyn Manson’s atrocities. According to the BBC, four women, including Ashley Walters, Manson’s personal assistant, allegedly had been victimized by Manson via social media. They said Manson had abused him, forced him to take drugs, and committed sexual abuse. Most of them complained of post-traumatic stress disorder or depression.

Following the revelation, Manson went on to defend himself. Manson told social media that “the latest arguments are terrible distortions,” he said. “I don’t know why they are distorting our past, but I have a close relationship with my partners by agreement.” But Manson’s argument is an atmosphere of losing power. Even his record label’Rome Vista’ turned his back on. He said, “I will not do any project to promote his album in the future.”

Born in Ohio, USA and debuted in 1994, Manson has been the leader and vocalist of the rock band Marilyn Manson. The stage name revealed that it was derived from actress Marilyn Monroe and killer Charles Manson, and said that it was because they wanted to express the beauty and ugliness of humans with music. The second and third albums released in the late 1990s each entered the Billboard 200 chart, gaining fame and popularity. In addition to music, the fandom was formed through unusual performances such as unusual makeup and destruction of the stage, and criticism of the corrupt society. Because of the provocative concept, some politicians were pointed out as the cause of the incident during the 1999 columbine high school gunfire.

The controversy surrounding him did not end. According to The Guardian, he was accused of harassing women on a television drama set in 2018, and in 2001 he was fined $4,000 (about 4.4 million won) for sexually harassing a security guard. The New York Times (NYT) reported that Manson once said, “I see the illusion of smashing Wood’s head with a small hammer every day,” after breaking up with Wood.

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