‘Westworld’ star Evan Rachel World on
Monday accused industrial rock icon Marilyn Manson of being a ‘dangerous man’,
alleging years of abuse by the latter in her teenage years, AFP reported.
The actor had in the past accused one
of her ex-partners of abusing her, but she had kept his identity anonymous from
the public.
However, Monday was visibly
different, as she clearly marked her abuser as “Brian Warner, also known
to the world as Marilyn Manson.”
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“He started grooming me when I
was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years,” AFP quoted Wood as saying
in an Instagram post.
The row did not end here, as the
actor reposted accounts of four other women who had similar accusations of
sexual harassment, drugging, violence and even death threats against the
musician.
“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,” Wood said, adding that she’s had enough of living through fears
of ‘retaliation, slander or blackmail’.
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Manson, with his band named after two
respectively famous and notorious personalities – Hollywood actor Marilyn Monroe
and serial killer Charles Manson – gained a cult follower in 1990s and has
since remained a controversial image on stage, appearing in pale pancake make-up,
painted lips and slick black hair, releasing albums featuring occult-references
such as ‘Portrait of an American Family’, ‘Antichrist Superstar’ and ‘Mechanical
Animals’.
