'Marilyn Manson horrifically abused me for years': Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood, 33, claims rocker ex-fiancé, 52, 'groomed and brainwashed her as a teenager' as four more women make allegations about him
Actress Evan Rachel Wood and four other women have accused Marilyn Manson of 'horrifically' abusing them.
Westworld star Wood, 33, met Manson when she was 18 and he was 36 in 2010. They were engaged for eight months.
In an Instagram statement on Monday, she wrote: 'The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson.
'He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years.
Evan continued: '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.
She concluded: 'I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.'
Around the same time, four other women posted similar statements on Instagram.
They are Ashley Walters, Sarah McNeilly, Ashley Lindsay Morgan and a woman who gave her name only as Gabriella.
In their statements, they detailed 'harrowing experiences that they claim included sexual assault, psychological abuse, and/or various forms of coercion, violence, and intimidation'.
Manson’s reps have 'categorically denied' similar accusations in the past but they have not yet addressed the statements the women made on Monday.
'He horrifically abused me for years': Evan Rachel Wood, 33, has alleged ex-fiancé Marilyn Manson, 52, 'groomed and brainwashed her as a teenager' (pictured in June 2007)
Words: Evan released this statement on Instagram on Monday with fans expressing their support - Manson’s reps have 'categorically denied' similar accusations in the past
Evan said: 'I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail' (pictured as Dolores Abemathy in Westworld in 2020)
