Evan Rachel Wood has accused her former partner Marilyn Manson of years of “horrific” abuse.
In an Instagram post, the actor 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. 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. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.
Along with her Instagram post, Evan reposted several accounts from others, detailing their own abuse from Marilyn, including photographer Ashley Walters and model Sarah McNeilly. She also shared previous tweets from Marilyn s former personal assistant, Dan Cleary, who stated that the singer broke Evan and turned her into a different person during their time together.
Evan and Marilyn first got together in January 2007 and got engaged in January 2010, before they eventually broke up for good seven months later. In February 2018, Evan appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to support the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights Act. Though she did not name her abuser at the time, she did detail her own experience with abuse. It started slow but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, [and] waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body, she said. And the worst part: Sick