Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Roswell has added her voice to the growing list of musicians to have come forward against Marilyn Manson in the wake of the various allegations of abuse made against him earlier this week. If you’re just catching up, this past Monday, February 07th, saw several women come forward with allegations against Manson that ranged from sexual assault and torture to grooming, emotional abuse and more.
Manson‘s own ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood was among those to publicly call him out, with that initial collection of allegations made against him available to read in full at this location. Manson himself was quick to deny the allegations leveled against him, insisting they were “horrible distortions of reality.”
His dismissal did little to stem the ensuing backlash however, as several musicians and peers of Manson would come forward against Manson in the days that followed, sharing their own tales of disturbing situations they had experienced with him. Among them were Limp Bizkit guitarist (and former Marilyn Manson band member) Wes Borland, Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor, Phoebe Bridgers and Otep frontwoman Otep Shamaya.
Several other people from Manson‘s past, including former partners and personnel would also come forward to voice their support for the alleged victims as well. Speaking via Twitter over the weekend, Roswell added her own experience with Manson to those allegations, claiming that she caught him filming up her skirt at a festival several years ago. She said of that:
Solidarity to Evan Rachel Wood and those calling out Marilyn Manson. It's sad to see people defending him, just because he put his depravity in plain sight doesn't give him a free pass to abuse women?!
— ellierowsell (@elliecrowsell) February 6, 2021
I met Marilyn backstage at a festival a few years ago. After his compliments towards my band became more and more hyperbolic I became suspicious of his behaviour. I was shocked to look down and see he was filming up my skirt with a gopro.
— ellierowsell (@elliecrowsell) February 6, 2021
There were no repercussions for his behaviour, his tour manager simply said 'he does this kind of thing all the time'
— ellierowsell (@elliecrowsell) February 6, 2021
If he does this kind of thing all the time why on earth has he been headlining festivals for so many years? When will we stop enabling misogynists on the account of their success? Women must feel safe in the male dominated world that is the music industry.
— ellierowsell (@elliecrowsell) February 6, 2021
I wasn't sure whether to bring any of this up but Manson claims in his recent statement that his relationships were 'entirely consensual' – I don't think he knows the meaning of consent if he goes around up-skirting young women at festivals. Thank you for your courage Evan <3
— ellierowsell (@elliecrowsell) February 6, 2021
In other news, in addition to recently claiming that Manson frequently used anti-Semitic and racial slurs during their relationship, Wood also claimed on her Instagram Stories this weekend that she filed a police report on December 19th of last year against Manson‘s current wife, Lindsay Usich. She said in part of that:
“On Dec. 19, I had to file a police report after I was alerted to threats made by @leslee_lane and @lindsayusichofficial (Brian’s wife) for conspiring to release photos of me when I was UNDERAGE”
Wood backed up her claims with a screenshot of the police report with select identifying information blacked out. She alleged in the post that the threats were made to “shut her up” and “ruin her career” should she apparently pursue her allegations against Manson.
Since the allegations were made public, Manson has been dropped by his management, his record label, his talent agency and also lost several film/TV roles.
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