Embattled rock icon Marilyn Manson has dropped his lawsuit towards former fiancée Evan Rachel Wooden and can pay her $327,000 in legal professional charges, her legal professionals confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Manson, whose actual identify is Brian Warner, sued the “Westworld” actor in March 2022 for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional misery. The couple dated for 3 years, starting when she was 19 and he was 37.
Evan Rachel Wooden, in a picture from “Showbiz Kids,” a frank documentary in regards to the challenges of being a baby actor.
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The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom, accused Wooden of hatching plans to fabricate sexual-abuse allegations towards Manson and to revenue from them, amongst different claims, in line with the grievance.
Most of that lawsuit was thrown out after Wooden petitioned for an anti-SLAPP exemption, a authorized maneuver used to strike down frivolous and costly lawsuits that may silence critics, and Manson was ordered to pay $327,000 in legal professional charges.
Manson had appealed however reached out to settle, in line with Wooden’s legal professionals.
A name to Manson’s authorized consultant was not instantly answered.
Manson initially supplied to pay among the charges in alternate for settlement phrases of confidentiality and a “mutually acceptable” public assertion, in line with Wooden’s attorneys.
Wooden’s authorized crew rejected the proposal. Manson ultimately agreed to the total settlement with out confidentiality.
“Manson…filed a lawsuit against Ms. Wood as a publicity stunt to try to undermine the credibility of his many accusers and revive his faltering career,” Michael J. Kump, Wooden’s legal professional, stated in a press release. “But his attempt to silence and intimidate Ms. Wood failed. As the trial court correctly found, Warner’s claims were meritless.”
The crux of the lawsuit revolved round Manson’s accusation that Wooden and artist Illma Gore had orchestrated a marketing campaign to solid him as a rapist and destroy his profession.
Wooden alleged in 2022 that Manson had “essentially raped” her through the filming of Manson’s 2007 “Heart-Shaped Glasses” music video.
That allegation was strenuously denied by Manson’s authorized crew, which ultimately filed the grievance.
“Game of Thrones” actor Esme Bianco additionally sued the musician in 2021, alleging sexual assault, sexual battery and human trafficking. They settled the lawsuit in 2023 after Bianco stated Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón “mishandled” the case.
Ashley Walters, Manson’s former assistant, additionally sued and alleged sexual assault and harassment. Courtroom proceedings are anticipated to renew in January.
In 2023, Manson additionally settled with an unnamed girl who alleged that he had raped her in 2011.
