Marilyn Manson: 5 of the most shocking claims from Channel 4’s documentary
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Three-part documentary explores musician Brian Warner’s relationship with fans, controversies, and allegations of abuse by former partners and ex-assistants. Channel 4’s three-part documentary about shock rocker Marilyn Manson airs this week, delving into the life and career of the controversial musician as well as the allegations of abuse against him.
![[Wood (right) recounts the making of Warner’s ‘Heart-Shaped Glasses’ music video in the Channel 4 documentary]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/01/25/09/Marilyn-Manson-Evan-Rachel-Wood.jpg)
“From his meteoric rise as the self-proclaimed ‘Antichrist Superstar’ to the chilling abuse allegations that have engulfed his career, this series dives deep into Manson’s world to separate fact from fiction,” the synopsis reads. The first episode – featuring testimony from fans and his former bandmates – explores the musician born Brian Warner’s early career and rise to fame, as he became known around the world for his onstage antics and faced a backlash from critics who accused him of inspiring youth violence.
![[Evan Rachel Wood in the Channel 4 documentary Marilyn Manson: Unmasked]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/10/17/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-17.02.06.jpg)
Meanwhile, the second episode speaks to a number of women who allege that Warner subjected them to years of physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Warner has denied all of the allegations against him and says his “intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners”.
![[Brian Warner, aka Marilyn Manson]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/27/00/Sexual_Misconduct_Marilyn_Manson_65534.jpg)
One of his accusers is Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood, who began dating Warner when she was 18 years old and he was 37. Wood publicly accused Warner of abuse in 2021, claiming that he groomed her when she was a teenager before “horrifically” abusing her for years as well as “brainwashing and manipulating” her “into submission”.
![[Evan Rachel Wood with Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner) in 2007]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/05/01/09/newFile-1.jpg)
