Marilyn Manson is defending himself against allegations of sexual abuse and other charges brought against him by actress Esmé Bianco. The accusations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in Bianco’s Friday lawsuit are “probably false,” said a lawyer for the 52-year-old Manson. The lawsuit claims that Manson — real name is Brian Warner — brought Bianco to Hollywood in 2011 under the guise of acting jobs which never materialized. Bianco claims she was brought to Manson’s house, given alcohol and drugs, locked in a bedroom where she was whipped and shocked, and forced to have sex with another woman.
Manson’s lawyer Howard E. King said: “To be clear, this suit was only filed after my client refused to be shaken down by Ms Bianco and her lawyer and give in to their outrageous financial demands based on conduct that simply never occurred. We will vigorously contest these allegations in court and are confident that we will prevail.”
Bianco’s lawsuit says: “It took Ms Bianco years to understand the extent of Mr Warner’s physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse. She deals with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and panic attacks to this day as a result.”
Back in February, Manson had previously responded to allegations of abuse by Bianco, along with actress Evan Rachel Wood and several other women, calling them “horrible distortions of reality”. Manson wrote on Instagram at the time: “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners.”
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