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Smithline claims Wood and others had manipulated and pressured her into coming forward, which Wood denies.
Mansons remaining claims were set for trial, but he ultimatelydropped the suit against herin November 2024.
This following timeline contains descriptions of sexual assault.
At 8, Warner is allegedly molested by the kid next door, hetellsPurrin 1995.
He will laterallegethat he experienced many different types of sexual abuse from all different directions while growing up.
He also alleges that he later hit her, spit on her and tried to choke her.
Warner is kicked out of school after putting his grandfathers dildo in the Bible teachers desk, he laterclaims.
He transfers to a public school, where he is allegedly bullied.
Warners autobiography includes several unsettling anecdotes involving women during these early years.
He attends a packed show alongside 300 fans, who arrive in costumes and makeup mimicking the bands aesthetics.
Within weeks, Tovar is managing the band.
July 1994:Marilyn Mansons major-label debut,Portrait of American Family, is releasedJuly 19.
The album includes a track about child molestation.
December 1994:Marilyn Manson begins their first headlining tour in Florida.
Theres something about a terrified girl that I find exciting.
Warner reportedly lived in New Orleanswhile recordingprojects released in 1995 and 1996.
October 1996:Antichrist Superstar, the bands second studio album, debuts on theBillboard200 at No.
November 1997:The U.S. Senate holds ahearingon music violence.
A settlement is reached in October.
The legal complaint alleges that Warners bodyguards grabbed Marks by the neck and threw him against the wall.
Marks claims that Warner said, Thats what you get when you disrespect me.
Warner later countersues for defamation, and the case is eventually settled out of court.
The engagement ends in January 2001.
April 1999:Initial reports of the Columbine High School massacrefalselydescribethe school shooters as Marilyn Manson fans.
Warner cancels the final five dates of his bands ongoing tour out of respect for those killed.
In a statement obtainedby the New YorkTimes, he criticizes coverage of the tragedy.
Her death is sad and tragic.Paperreportsthat the case is later settled out of court.
The lawsuit is officiallydismissedin May 2003.
He is ordered to pay Joshua Keasler a $4,000 fine.
Keasler later sues Warner for sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
AccordingtoPeople, the pair began dating in January 2001.
December 2006:Von Teese files for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
Warner laterclaimsshe couldnt put up with his rock star lifestyle.
January 2007:Warner, now 38, begins publicly dating 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood,perWomens Healthmagazine.
I meant it in an almost violent way but also in a romantic way, he says.
Wood laterallegesin the 2022 documentaryPhoenix Risingthat she was essentially raped on-camera during the shoot.
Warner denies the allegations in the $20 million suit, which is eventually settled in December 2009.
November 2008:Wood confirmstoPeopleshe and Warner have broken up to focus on work.
January 2010:Wood and Warner reconcile.Todayreportsthat she accepted his marriage proposal onstage in Paris.
Later, she allegestoPeopleshe was raped, whipped, and cut by Warner at his apartment.
She initially claims the abuse continued during a relationship that lasted about two years.
In February 2023, she recants her allegations,claimingshe made false accusations of abuse against him.
Warner has denied the allegations.
August 2010:Wood and Warnercall off their engagement.
March 2011:Wood gets an abortion after becoming pregnant with Warners child, according toPhoenix Rising.
In the documentary, she describes Warner allegedly telling her to make him dinner right after the abortion.
She also alleges Warner refused to use condoms during the relationship.
Warners team denies all allegations of assault and abuse in response to the documentary.
Warner has denied the allegations, calling them provably false.
May 2012:The last episode of the medical dramaHouseairs on Fox.
December 2014:A video containing footage of a staged sexual assault of Lana Del Rey leaks online.
Im a person that would beat somebodys ass if they raped somebody that I know.
She broadly refers to having experienced physical, psychological, sexual abuse.
He removes White from the band.
February 2018:Woodspeaksin support of the proposed Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights Act.
Wood again alleges she was raped by an unnamed significant other during a relationship.
Per Nylon, Wood alleges that she met her unnamed abuser when she was a teen.
She describes enduring constant, daily abuse, and, on occasion, rape.
She recalls her abuser allegedly threatening others with force, legal action, and illegally collected blackmail.
Three months later, Biancotestifiesin support of the Phoenix Act.
October 2019:The Phoenix Act is signed into law.
October 2020:Warner revealsinInterviewmagazinehe was secretly married during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His wife is Lindsay Usich, whom he has been romantically linked to as early as 2012.
PerThe Hollywood Reporter, she claims in the Story that Warners wife was behind the threat.
I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail, she says.
I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.
Some allege they witnessed him inflicting abuse on others.
Warner is quicklydroppedby Loma Vista,CAA, and various scheduled TV-show appearances.
My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners.
Regardless of how and why others are now choosing to misinterpret the past, that is the truth.
Had they, I would not have married him in December 2005.
I was there when he was with Evan Rachel Wood.
I was at his house, he says,perMetal Hammer.
Its not fucking cool, and thats all Im gonna say about it.
February 4, 2021:Phoebe Bridgers expresses her support for Mansons accusers.
Shesaysshe visited his house with friends when she was a teenager.
I stopped being a fan.
Wolf Alices Ellie Rowsell tweets her support for Wood and Warners other accusers.
Bianco claims she ended their relationship in May 2011 after he allegedly chased her with an axe.
Walters corroborates the story to the Cut, claiming she saw Warner threatening Bianco with the blade.
An attorney for Warnerdeclines to comment.
April 30, 2021:Biancofilesa lawsuit against Warner for sexual assault and sexual battery.
May 5, 2021:Fifteen women have now accused Warner of abuse,Peoplereports.
Smithlinedetails new allegationsin aPeoplecover story.
May 18, 2021:Walters, one of his initial accusers,filesa lawsuit against him.
The Los Angeles filing reportedly cites sexual assault, battery, and harassment.
In response to the suit, a spokesperson for Warner vehemently denies any accusations of assault.
May 25, 2021:New Hampshire policeissue an active arrest warrantover the 2019 incident with the videographer.
Her lawsuit claims she repressed her memories until multiple accusers came forward with allegations against Warner.
Doe claims she was afraid the girl in the video had been murdered.
June 29, 2021:Smithline becomes the fourth woman to take legal action against Warner, the Cutreports.
July 2, 2021:Per TMZ, Warner turns himself over to authorities in New Hampshire.
He is booked and released on bail.
Warners team alleges she and other accusers plotted their testimony to conflate Warners stage persona with his private actions.
The following month, Warnerpleadsnot guilty to criminal-assault charges for the incident.
A judge declines to issue a decision until later.
The director of the documentarytells Newsweekthat the film is completely legally sound.
This is why people dont want to come forward, she says.
March 15, 2022: The first episode ofPhoenix Risingairs on HBO.
May 25, 2022:Walterss lawsuit is dismissed because the statute of limitations has passed,according toBillboard.
The case is dismissed with prejudice.
The findings will be evaluated to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
January 24, 2023:Biancosettlesher sexual-assault lawsuit against Manson out of court.
She alleges she was sexually assaulted by Warner on a tour bus when she was a minor.
The civil suit is dismissed without prejudice.
A final pretrial hearing will take place July 20.
Smithline alleges she became convinced she had been abused and was pressured into publicly coming forward.
She also claims Gore drafted and posted the Instagram statement of her initial allegations against Warner.
Vulnerable women were manipulated by unscrupulous individuals seeking to build their own brands and pursue their own vendettas.
This sworn testimony proves it.
Wood also denies Smithlines allegations.
Evan never pressured or manipulated Ashley, her spokesperson says.
It was Ashley who first contacted Evan about the abuse she had suffered.
Warners attorney, King,tells Law & Crimehe believes the voice-mail is not authentic.
Evans full of shit.
Thats my comment, Smithline tellsRolling Stone.
Shes saying anything she can to discredit me.
May 9, 2023:Multiple core claims in Warners defamation caseagainst Wood are thrown out by a judge.
Among the claims thrown out are that Wood had recruited women to speak out against Warner.
He must report the proof of community service by February 4.
The appellate court disagrees.
November 26, 2024:Mansonagrees to drop his lawsuitagainst Wood and pay her attorneys fees.
In the meantime, I have received death threats, while my abuser continues to perform publicly.
(That summer, Mansonwent on tourfor the first time since 2019 with Five Finger Death Punch.)
The press release commends the courage and resilience of the women who came forward.
Manson is very pleased with the decision, his attorneytells KTLA.
Meanwhile, Bianco describes feeling deeply disappointed but sadly not surprised in anInstagram statementreacting to the news.
This post has been updated.
