Marilyn Manson is allegedly suing Evan Rachel Wood for defamation. The suit comes after Wood accused him of abuse, saying, “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years.” Manson denied the allegations at the time, calling them “horrible distortions of reality,” and in his suit, Manson, real name Brian Warner, calls them “malicious falsehood.” He claims that Wood and  recent partner Ashley Gorepublicly called him “rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV and film career.”

“The filing goes on to claim that Wood and Gore impersonated a FBI agent “by forging and distributing a fictitious letter from the agent, to create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged ‘victims’ and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing.” It also alleges that Wood and Gore “provided checklists and scripts” to accusers and “made knowingly false statements,” including that Manson “filmed the sexual assault of a minor.” Manson has requested a jury trial and is also alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Comprehensive Computer Data and Access Fraud Act and impersonation over the internet.”.

Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco, former partner Ashley Morgan Smithline, and former assistant Ashley Walters have also come forward with allegations gainst Manson.

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