Evan Rachel Wood

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Marilyn Manson files defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood ... (NBC News)

Marilyn Manson is suing actor and former girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood in connection with her allegations that he raped and abused her over the course of ...

Manson’s home was searched and police took “media storage devices” in November as part of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation into allegations of domestic abuse and assault, NBC Los Angeles reported at the time. The lawsuit also alleges that Gore contacted women by saying she worked with Wood as part of her domestic abuse advocacy and was organizing a meeting for a group of women who might have had similar experiences. “But the evidence of wrongdoing by Wood and Gore is irrefutable — and this legal action will hold them to account.” "In fact, Ashley only first met Illma years after she stopped working for Marilyn Manson," the statement said. The alleged letter, which is attached in the lawsuit filing and has been seen by NBC News, does not have an FBI logo. Manson’s suit, which asks for a jury trial, accuses Wood and Gore of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Marilyn Manson sues Evan Rachel Wood over sex abuse allegations (Globalnews.ca)

The lawsuit alleges that Wood's allegations were fabricated, and that she and another woman used false pretences to convince others to come forward with ...

And police began an investigation of Manson. Then in an Instagram post in February of 2021, Wood named Manson, saying he “horrifically abused me for years.” At least three of them filed lawsuits.

Marilyn Manson accuses Evan Rachel Wood of conspiracy, fraud (Los Angeles Times)

Rocker Marilyn Manson is suing ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore, claiming they hatched sexual-abuse allegations to torpedo his career.

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department began investigating Manson last year after receiving reports of alleged sexual assault and domestic violence between 2009 and 2011 in West Hollywood, where he lived at the time. Wood was in a relationship with the singer that went public in January 2007. They were briefly engaged in 2010 before splitting up that August. In February 2021, Wood identified Warner as the alleged abuser she had referenced anonymously in the past. King argues that between 2019 and 2021, Wood and Gore smeared the musician for profit and “secretly recruited, coordinated, and pressured prospective accusers to emerge simultaneously with allegations of rape and abuse” against Manson. King alleged that Wood and Gore reached out to Manson’s lovers and created the nonprofit Phoenix Act to help abused women, but allegedly used the organization as a cover for a money-making scheme against the musician. Wood, 34, has accused Manson of sexual abuse over the years and alleged in a recent documentary that the singer “essentially raped” her during the filming of Manson’s 2007 “Heart-Shaped Glasses” music video. “This action arises from the wrongful and illegal acts done in furtherance of a conspiracy by Defendant Evan Rachel Wood and her on-again, off-again romantic partner, Defendant Ashley Gore, a/k/a Illma Gore, to publicly cast Plaintiff Brian Warner, p/k/a Marilyn Manson, as a rapist and abuser—a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career,” reads the complaint, which also alleges ethical and jurisdictional lapses.

Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood for Defamation Over ... (Variety)

Wood was one of several women that came forward early last year with claims of sexual abuse against Manson. In an Instagram post made at the time, Wood wrote: “ ...

Manson’s lawsuit against Wood comes on the heels of her documentary “Phoenix Rising,” which premiered at Sundance and debuts on HBO on March 15. After the allegations against Manson came out, he was dropped by his record label, manager and CAA, as well as from a role in the show “American Gods.” Wood and Manson’s relationship became public in 2007, when she was 19 and he was 38.

Marilyn Manson sues Evan Rachel Wood, saying actress cast him ... (Sky News)

Marilyn Manson - whose real name is Brian Warner - says Evan Rachel Wood's claims of "horrific abuse" at his hands are "a malicious falsehood", ...

Until then, I'm going to let the facts speak for themselves." Wood and Gore have not yet filed a response to the lawsuit, and Wood has not taken legal action against Manson for her claims. Marilyn Manson - whose real name is Brian Warner - says Evan Rachel Wood's claims of "horrific abuse" at his hands are "a malicious falsehood", and is suing her and artist Illma Gore for defamation and emotional distress.

Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood for Defamation, Distress ... (Rolling Stone)

Marilyn Manson arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP. A little more than a ...

It further claims that Gore intimidated the accusers by suggesting she was involved in a criminal investigation against Warner and that if they didn’t work with her, “they could be in danger, and security would not be provided for them and their families.” Many of the women who spoke with the magazine said that they felt too intimidated to come forward with their stories. Warner’s attorney also included a letter that he says Wood and Gore circulated, attributing it to a real-life FBI agent. The suit claims that not only did Gore create false email addresses for Manson to send and receive pornography, she also allegedly hacked into his email after obtaining login info from Warner’s former assistant. It allows for the women to select whether or not they were willing to testify against Warner, whether they were a sexual partner of his, and it lists various abuses that a woman could check off if she experienced them with Warner. These include job offers, rape, blood drinking, bondage, being locked in the “bad girls’ room,” and being drugged, among other offenses. (A rep for the FBI declined to comment.) Warner’s legal filing claims that the signature and phone number for the agent are false and that the agent in questions confirmed she did not write the letter to Warner’s attorney. “For at least the last two years, Gore and Wood have secretly recruited, coordinated, and pressured prospective accusers to emerge simultaneously with allegations of rape and abuse against Warner,” the suit says, “and brazenly claim that it took 10 or more years to ‘realize’ their consensual relationships with Warner were supposedly abusive.” “Years after the end of Evan Rachel Wood’s long-term relationship with Warner, she and her girlfriend Illma Gore recruited numerous women and convinced them to make false allegations against him — claims that Wood and Gore scripted for them. (A source close to the documentary confirmed to Rolling Stone that Warner’s lawsuit will not affect the airdate or content of the two-part film.) The suit also claims that Gore attempted to obtain Warner’s login information and hacked into his computer, phone, and email. “There will come a time when I can share more about the events of the past year,” he wrote. Warner’s lawsuit claims Wood and Gore impersonated an FBI agent to give the appearance that a federal investigation into Warner’s alleged crimes was ongoing.