Abuse allegations
Several of Manson's former partners and lovers began communicating with one another in September 2020.[240][241] In a letter dated January 21, 2021, California State Senator Susan Rubio wrote to the director of the FBI and the United States Attorney General, asking them to investigate allegations several women had made against Manson.[242] On February 1, former fiancée Evan Rachel Wood accused him of abuse.[243] On Instagram and in a statement to Vanity Fair, Wood said Manson had been emotionally, physically, and sexually abusive during their relationship over a decade earlier, and that the abuse had included an antisemitic aspect.[244][245][246][247] Following Wood's allegations, several other women made various allegations against Manson on Instagram.[248][5] Manson was immediately dropped by distributing record label Loma Vista Recordings,[249] his talent agency Creative Artists,[250] and his long-time manager Tony Ciulla.[251] He was also removed from future episodes of TV series American Gods and Creepshow, in which he was scheduled to appear.[5][252]
On February 2, Manson issued a statement via Instagram, saying, "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."[253] His former wife Dita Von Teese stated that "the details made public do not match my personal experience during our 7 years together as a couple."[254] Former girlfriend Rose McGowan said that Manson was not abusive during their relationship but that her experience had "no bearing on whether he was like that with others before or after".[255] On February 3, the Los Angeles Police Department performed a "welfare check" at Manson's home after receiving a call from a purported friend who was concerned about his welfare.[256][257] The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed on February 19 that they were investigating Manson due to allegations of domestic violence.[258]
In the months that followed Evan Rachel Wood's accusations, four women filed civil lawsuits against Manson seeking financial compensation: Esmé Bianco,[259] Ashley Morgan Smithline,[260] Ashley Walters,[261] and an anonymous woman.[262] Manson's legal team issued statements denying the allegations.[263][264] They filed a motion to dismiss these lawsuits, calling the claims "untrue, meritless" and alleging that several of the accusers "spent months plotting, workshopping, and fine-tuning their stories to turn what were consensual friendships and relationships with Warner from more than a decade ago, into twisted tales that bear no resemblance to reality".[265] The lawsuit filed by the anonymous woman was initially dismissed because it exceeded the statute of limitations,[266][267] although an amended complaint was refiled soon after.[268][269] Manson's legal team also sought to have Bianco's lawsuit dismissed because it exceeded the statute of limitations, although a federal judge denied that motion.[270][271] Walters's lawsuit was dismissed and the judge instructed her to refile an amended complaint,[272] after her timeline of events was questioned.[273]
Manson filed a lawsuit against Wood and Ashley "Illma" Gore for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violations of the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, as well as the impersonation of an FBI agent and falsifying federal documents.[274] In the suit, Manson claims Wood and Gore spent years contacting his former girlfriends and provided "checklists and scripts" to prospective accusers in order to corroborate Wood's claims,[275][276] and alleged that Gore hacked into his computers and social media, creating fake email accounts to manufacture evidence Manson had been distributing "illicit pornography".[277] He additionally claimed the pair impersonated and falsified documents from an FBI agent,[278] and said the February 3 "welfare check" carried out by the LAPD was a form of swatting perpetrated by Gore.[274] He is seeking a jury trial.[279][280]
To date, 16 women have accused Manson of sexual abuse, and four have sued for sexual assault.[281]
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