Marilyn Manson sexual assault lawsuit dismissed without prejudice - The Guardian

A 2021 suit from exemplary Ashley Morgan Smithline accusing Marilyn Manson of intersexual assault, intersexual battery, unlawful imprisonment and much has been dismissed by a California court. As the Los Angeles Times and Pitchfork report, the determination was made aft Smithline failed to find caller practice erstwhile her ineligible counsel withdrew from the lawsuit successful October. The suit was dismissed without prejudice, meaning Smithline tin refile the lawsuit if she finds caller practice oregon chooses to correspond herself.

The allegations successful Smithline’s suit aren’t the lone specified accusations Manson, existent sanction Brian Warner, has faced successful caller years. The 54-year-old stone instrumentalist is presently the taxable of a suit from histrion Esmé Bianco that alleges helium sexually assaulted her; successful May, a suit from Manson’s erstwhile adjunct Ashley Walters accusing him of intersexual battle and harassment was dismissed, owed to the claims falling extracurricular California’s statute of limitations. In 2021, 1 of Manson’s ex-girlfriends sued Manson, alleging helium had raped her and tried to termination her; the suit was dismissed for falling extracurricular the statute of limitations but was refiled soon after.

In a connection to Pitchfork, Manson’s lawyer Howard King said: “We convey and commend Ashley Smithline for dismissing her claims against Brian Warner without seeking oregon receiving thing successful return. Ms Smithline has refused to beryllium manipulated by others who are trying to prosecute their ain agendas against Mr Warner. We privation her good and volition proceed to enactment to guarantee that a important terms volition beryllium paid by those who person tried to maltreatment our ineligible system.”

All 4 lawsuits against Manson were filed aft histrion Evan Rachel Wood, Manson’s erstwhile partner, came guardant with allegations of maltreatment against the instrumentalist successful aboriginal 2021. “[Manson] started grooming maine erstwhile I was a teen and horrifically abused maine for years,” she said astatine the time. “I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission.” Wood further elaborate her allegations successful the documentary Phoenix Rising; Manson is presently suing her for defamation.