Marilyn Manson Dealt Big Loss in Evan Rachel Wood Defamation Case
The rocker's attorney described a judge's overturning 10 objections as "disappointing but not unexpected" as musician plans appeal
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Subscribe NowThe rocker's attorney described a judge's overturning 10 objections as "disappointing but not unexpected" as musician plans appeal
Model Ashley Morgan Smithline said in a voicemail last year that she believed rocker's attorney wanted her to “turn on the other girls and say that it was all a ruse”
“This is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet,” actress says
Phoenix Rising will premiere on HBO Tuesday
Filing comes ahead of documentary about actress’ sexual and physical abuse allegations against musician
Two-part documentary will launch next month
Ashley Walters says violence, intimidation, and “other coercive acts” delayed her legal complaint, so Manson shouldn’t be allowed to claim her right to sue for “deranged” acts of sexual harassment and abuse has expired
“I was coerced into a commercial sex act under false pretences,” Wood says in documentary Phoenix Rising of “Heart-Shaped Glasses” video. “That’s when the first crime was committed against me”
Part one of the two-part film Phoenix Rising will screen later this month
At a court hearing, a Manson defense lawyer said his side was open to settlement talks with a Jane Doe rape accuser and might seek “global mediation” with other cases