Investigations begun on Friday on musician
Marilyn Manson regarding incidents of domestic violence that emerged in West Hollywood
about a decade ago, after a woman complained to authorities against the musician, as per various media reports.
The case was opened by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau after a complaint by the affected woman.
Reportedly, the incidents took place
between 2009 and 2011.
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“Our people are just in the very
beginning stages of an investigation into this,” Sheriff’s Lt. John Adams was
quoted by ABC News as saying.
Rockstar Marilyn Manson has been
accused of multiple instances of sexual assault, alongside domestic and psychological abuse by
several women till date, and
Starting early in February, several women have come out with their allegations against Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner.
The current allegation comes barely three weeks after a similar complaint by Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood, who accused Manson of grooming her as a teenager, and ‘horrifically’ abusing her for years. Reportedly, the two met in 2006 when Wood was 18 and Manson was 36.
Manson’s former personal assistant Ashley Walter has, in the past, accused Manson of psychological abuse. Walter stated that Manson reached out to her on social media in 2010, before dragging her into his personal, inner circle and gaslighting her, eventually normalising deranged or insane behaviour into accepted norms.
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Sarah McNeilly, a model, as per her accusation against Manson, referred to him as luring her by ‘posing as the perfect boyfriend’. A similar pattern to the previous case is seen here, as according to McNeilly, Manson locked her inside rooms, isolated her from her friends, and verbally abused her for long periods of time.