
This post deals with domestic violence, sexual assault, and self harm. It may be triggering for some readers.
This week, Evan Rachel Wood accused Marilyn Manson of being a "dangerous man" who subjected her to years of abuse.
TheWestworldactor, who was 18 years old when she first met Manson, dated the industrial metal musician for several years. When their relationship began, Manson was 36 years old.
"The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson," Wood, now 33, shared on Instagram.
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"He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission," she continued.
"I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail. I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives.
"I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent."
Afterwards, Wood shared the testimonies of at least four other women who reported allegations of rape, intimidation, drugging, violence, and psychological abuse by Manson.
One woman, Ashley Walters, a former personal assistant of Manson, accused the singer of "psychological abuse".
"He was very skilled at gaslighting his inner circle," she shared on Instagram.
"I'd witness him inflict his psychological abuse on everyone he employed, everyone he dated. He would dictate the perimeters of our reality. Horrifying, deranged behaviour and insane scenarios became normalised. He was extremely interested in mind control, torture tactics and spy devices to gather information for blackmailing and manipulation."
Another woman, model Sarah McNeilly, shared that she suffered from PTSD following her relationship with the musician.
"I was emotionally abused, terrorised and scarred," she shared. "I was locked in rooms when I was 'bad', sometimes forced to listen to him entertaining other women. [I was] kept away from certain friends or if I didn’t, he would threaten to come after them. I was told stories of others who tried to tell their story and their pets ended up dead."
Another woman, known as the artist SourGirrrl, accused Manson of rape.
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