Who is Marilyn Manson accuser Ashley Walters?
SEVERAL women have accused rock star Marilyn Manson of abuse including photographer and ex-employee Ashley Walters, who filed a lawsuit and claimed he used "torture tactics" to control her.
Walters claims follow those of Manson's ex-girlfriend, actress , who named him as her abuser two years after she revealed she self-harmed due to him grooming her during their
“It felt like I was his property because [he] would offer me up for sexual encounters to please potential collaborators or friends and bragged that he could do so.”
She is suing the singer for sexual assault, battery, and harassment.
She began acting as a child in the 1990s, and featured in TV series such as American Gothic in 1995.
At the age of nine she made her film debut in Digging to China, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as a drug-addicted teenager in 2003 film, Thirteen.
She returned to TV in 2009 playing Queen Sophie-Anne in True Blood and now stars in HBO series Westworld as Dolores Abernathy.
The 33-year-old dated Marilyn Manson in January 2007 when she was just 19 years old and he was 36 - the couple got engaged three years later when the rocker proposed to her in Paris in January 2010.
What did Evan Rachel Wood accuse Marilyn Manson of?
On February 1, 2021, Evan claimed her ex-fiance Marilyn Manson "horrifically abused her for YEARS" and she wants to "expose this dangerous man."
Evan has always been open about suffering abuse from a previous relationship but had never revealed the partner's identity until now.
The Westworld actress revealed Warner as her alleged abuser in a February 1 Instagram post and shared Walter's statement on her Instagram story, as well as abuse claims from at least three other women.
"The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson. He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years," Woods wrote.
"I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. 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."
She added: "I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent."
Manson has denied any wrongdoing, with his attorney saying that fellow accuser and assistant Esme Bianco's claims are "provably false."
In 2018, Manson's lawyer "categorically" denied claims made in a in 2011.
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, Loma Vista Recordings.
“Due to these concerning developments, we have also decided not to work with Marilyn Manson on any future projects,” the label told in a statement.
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