Evan Rachel Wood names Marilyn Manson in abuse allegations: ‘I am done living in fear of retaliation’ Sonia Rao Evan Rachel Wood is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of Westworld in March 2020. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Evan Rachel Wood alleged Monday morning that musician Marilyn Manson “started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years.” The Emmy-nominated actress has been outspoken about experiencing domestic abuse in the past but had never publicly identified anyone by name. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Wood, 33, wrote in a statement uploaded to her Instagram account, adding: “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.”
The two were often the subject of Hollywood gossip during their on-and-off relationship between 2006 and 2011 because of their 18-year age difference. Wood was 18 years old when she met Manson, and he was 36.
At least four other women ― identified on social media as Ashley Walters, Sarah McNeilly, Ashley Lindsay Morgan and Gabriella Accarino ― posted abuse allegations against Manson on Monday.
“As he was wooing me I would come to find out he was torturing others,” McNeilly, a model, wrote in an Instagram post. “Before long I was the one being tortured.”
“I was emotionally abused, terrorized and scarred,” she wrote. “I was locked in rooms when I was ‘bad’, sometimes forced to listen to him entertaining other women. 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.”
On Monday, Evan Rachel Wood and four other women accused Marilyn Manson of a variety of abuse
The five women released statements on Instagram at the same time describing their experiences with him
Wood, who stars in Westworld, is the most well-known - she was engaged to Manson in 2010 for 7 months
The pair went public with their relationship in 2007 when she was 20 and he was 36
They split and reconciled several times - during one of those breaks in 2009, he was interviewed about her
He said he fantasized daily about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer as part of that interview
Evan Rachel Wood and More Allege Abuse From Marilyn Manson: What We Know About the Accusations
On 2/1/21 at 1:58 PM EST
Evan Rachel Wood has accused her ex, rock star Marilyn Manson, of committing horrifying abuse against her for years. The 33-year-old actor shared her allegations in an Instagram post on Monday, writing, I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives.
Wood previously detailed alleged abuses from a former partner when appearing in court in 2018, in front of a House Judiciary Subcommittee; she was testifying as part of a campaign to see the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights passed in all 50 U.S. states. However, Monday s post marked the first time that she named her former fiancé Marilyn Manson, born Brian Warner as the alleged culprit.
For years,
actor Evan Rachel Wood has alleged abuse at the hands of an unnamed ex. Early Monday morning, she confirmed on Instagram that the man in question is Brian Warner, better known as famed shock rocker Marilyn Manson. Four other women joined her in solidarity, alleging their own experiences with Manson that included sexual assault, psychological abuse and violence.
“The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Wood wrote on Instagram. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. 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. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.”