Evan Rachel Wood got emotional while speaking with Drew Barrymore about her alleged abuser Marilyn Manson.
15.03.2022 - 08:19 / justjared.com
Evan Rachel Wood is speaking out in response to the lawsuit that her former boyfriend and alleged abuser Marilyn Manson has filed against her.
It was reported two weeks ago that Marilyn is suing Evan for defamation over the sexual abuse allegations she made against him. He also claims that she impersonated an FBI agent.
Evan made an appearance on The View on Monday (March 14) to discuss her new documentary Phoenix Rising and she responded to a question about the lawsuit.
Click inside to find out what she said…
“I can’t, obviously, speak about any of the specific allegations of the lawsuit, but I am not scared,” Evan said during the interview. “I am sad, because this is how it works, this is what pretty much every survivor that tries to expose someone in a position of power goes through, and this is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet. This is why people don’t want to come forward, because this is — this was expected.”
She continued,”I am very confident that I have the truth on my side and that the truth will come out, and that this is clearly timed before the documentary. This is the reason. So yes, again, I’m not doing this to clear my name, I’m doing this to protect people. I’m doing this to sound the alarm that there’s a dangerous person out there and I don’t want anybody getting near him. And so people can think whatever they want about me, I have to let the legal process run its course. And I’m steady as a rock.”
Marilyn‘s rep spoke out after the interview and told EW, “As we have stated from the beginning, Mr. Warner vehemently denies any and all claims of sexual assault or abuse of anyone.”
Evan‘s lawyer also released a new statement, saying, “As we detailed in our lawsuit, nothing that Evan
Evan Rachel Wood got emotional while speaking with Drew Barrymore about her alleged abuser Marilyn Manson.
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Phoenix Rising, the first words that Marilyn Manson, 36 at the time, uttered to the then 18-year-old actor was a command. One laced in sarcasm, yes, but still an example of what she says was to come for their relationship. “Don’t fall,” he allegedly told the young Thirteen actor, who was on a balcony with a group of friends at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. This was more than a decade ago—an interaction Wood still regrets.
Marilyn Manson’s 2007 single ‘Heart-Shaped Glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)’, after alleging in her new documentary that she was “essentially raped on camera” during the video’s filming.On Wednesday (March 16), Wood shared the petition – launched by Victoria Ambrose, who describes herself as “an advocate for survivors of domestic violence” – on her Instagram Story.Ambrose argues in the petition that the video “should not still be allowed on YouTube, or circulating anywhere for that matter” as it allegedly depicts Manson penetrating Wood without her consent. At the time of writing, the petition – which you can sign here – has received just over 6,600 signatures.The video for ‘Heart-Shaped Glasses’ remains available for public viewing on YouTube.
Rachel Evan Wood appears on the Thursday, March 17 edition of “The Drew Barrymore Show” to discuss “Phoenix Rising”, the Amy J. Berg-directed documentary in which she details the abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of ex Marilyn Manson.
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WATCH BELOW: Phoenix Rising TrailerThe two-part documentary series will delve into Evan’s three-year relationship with Manson, and reveals some new allegations from Evan, such as that she did not consent to sex with Manson on the set of his music video for the song Heart Shaped Glasses.The documentary includes commentary from her family on her mental state during the relationship, while Evan alleges that Manson isolated her from them as part of the abuse.Manson denies all allegations made by Evan.Directed by the Oscar-nominated Amy Berg, the two-part series follows Evan’s plight to extend the statute of limitations on domestic violence cases in the state of California by lobbying the Phoenix Act.Evan with Marilyn Manson.What are the allegations?Evan first went public with her allegations in February of 2021.Although she had alluded to being in an abusive relationship in the past, she had never named the alleged perpetrator. She took to Instagram, sharing text straight to her grid to reveal his identity.“The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” she began.“He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years,” she alleged.“I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission.
“I have every right to be afraid,” Evan Rachel Wood says to viewers who have tuned in to hear more from the actress about her tumultuous relationship with rock star, Marilyn Manson. In the second part of the documentary, Phoenix Rising, Evan is seen meeting with a group of other women who’ve also accused Manson of physical and emotional abuse. Over the course of the film, Evan goes into detail about the worst parts of her relationship with Manson, including what happened when she tried to leave him.
It’s been nearly 15 years since an 18-year-old Evan Rachel Wood met 36-year-old Marilyn Manson at a Hollywood party, but for the first time, the actress known for her roles in True Blood and Westworld has come forward to tell her story about their relationship and the abuses she claims she endured during it.
Evan Rachel Wood has insisted she is "steady as a rock" as she faces a defamation lawsuit against her alleged abuser Marilyn Manson. The Westworld actress appeared on The View on Monday to promote her new documentary, Phoenix Rising, in which she details her abuse allegations against her former fiancé Manson, real name Brian Warner. During the interview, Wood was asked about the defamation lawsuit Manson filed against her earlier this month and she admitted the legal action was expected.
Marilyn Manson, who Wood has accused of grooming before subjecting her to “horrific abuse” when they began a relationship.Manson – real name Brian Hugh Warner – sued Wood for defamation, emotional distress and “impersonation over the internet” earlier this month, seeking a jury trial and naming both Wood along with Illma Gore (who is described as Wood’s “on-again, off-again romantic partner” in the lawsuit) as defendants.In the lawsuit, filed in California court, Manson alleges that Wood and Gore committed “wrongful and illegal acts done in furtherance of a conspiracy… to publicly cast [Warner] as a rapist and abuser – a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career”.The lawsuit claims Wood and Gore “recruited, coordinated and pressured prospective accusers to emerge simultaneously with allegations of rape and abuse against Warner”, and alleges they impersonated an FBI agent in order to “create the false appearance that Warner’s alleged ‘victims’ and their families were in danger, and that there was a federal criminal investigation of Warner ongoing”.It followed the premiere of Wood’s documentary, Phoenix Rising, at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Set to arrive on HBO Max today (March 15), the Amy Berg-directed film recounts the abuse Wood allegedly suffered from Manson, and follows her decision to publicly accuse him last year.Now, appearing on The View, Wood has spoken out about Manson’s lawsuit.
Marilyn Manson filed a lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood over allegations of abuse she leveled against the shock rocker in February 2021.
Evan Rachel Wood is sharing her experience ahead of the debut of her documentary “Phoenix Rising”.
Zack Sharf Evan Rachel Wood appeared on “The View” ahead of her two-part documentary “Rising Phoenix” debuting on HBO this week and stood defiant against a recent lawsuit Marilyn Manson filed against her. “I can’t obviously speak about any of the specific allegations of the lawsuit, but I’m not scared,” Wood said. “I am sad, because this is how it works.
Marilyn Manson‘s history of alleged abuse is coming to light in the new documentary Phoenix Rising. Actress Evan Rachel Wood, 43, details the 53-year-old musician’s alleged acts of sexual and physical abuse in the two-part documentary, which premieres March 15 on HBO and is directed by Amy Berg. Evan has accused Marilyn (real name Brian Warner) of abusing her while they were in a relationship from 2007 to 2010, and Marilyn has denied all the allegations.
Marilyn Manson assistant Ashley Walters was allegedly threatened with “retaliatory legal action” if she took part in Evan Rachel Wood’s upcoming documentary Phoenix Rising.Phoenix Rising, which premieres March 15 and 16 on HBO, details the alleged abuse Wood suffered while with Manson.When it was announced back in January, Manson’s legal team filed a lawsuit against Wood, suing her for defamation, emotional distress, and “impersonation over the internet.”However, according to an amended lawsuit filed Friday (March 11) by Walters’ lawyers, she was also threatened with similar legal proceedings if she took part.In May 2021, Walters sued the singer for sexual assault, battery, and harassment.
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Zack Sharf Amy Berg’s two-part HBO documentary “Phoenix Rising” finds Evan Rachel Wood reflecting on her abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson. New details from the documentary’s second part (airing March 16 on HBO) have emerged courtesy of Insider and the New York Post, including Wood’s allegation that Manson told her to make him dinner right after she got an abortion.