Marilyn Manson Unmasked: a deep dive into the allegations against the controversial shock rock star
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A new documentary series — airing at 10pm on Wednesday on Channel 4 — is set to examine the numerous sexual assault allegations made against singer Marilyn Manson. Split into three parts, Marilyn Manson: Unmasked, details the accounts of three women who allege that Manson sexually assaulted them. It includes interviews with former fans, friends and Manson’s entourage to paint a picture of the allegations, how they impacted his career and whether his controversial persona and public image enabled him to allegedly abuse women.
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More than a dozen women have since accused Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, of abuse. Here is a timeline of how the allegations against Mason unfurled. In a now-deleted tweet, actress Charlyne Yi — best known for her role in medical drama House — accused Manson, who was a “huge fan” of the show, of harassing “just about every woman” during a visit to the set. Yi said that Manson “asked us if we were going to scissor, rhino & called me a China man”.
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Also in 2018, Manson’s ex-girlfriend actress Evan Rachel Wood — who appears in the documentary — testified before US Congress in an attempt to pass a bill for survivors of sexual assault across the US. In her testimony, Wood detailed her experiences of sexual assault and domestic abuse in a past relationship with an unnamed man.
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“My experience with domestic violence was this. The toxic mental, physical and sexual abuse which started slow but escalated over time, including the threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me, raping what he believed to be my unconscious body,” she said. Over a year later, Wood testified once again before a Californian panel, still refusing to identify her abuser.
