Oct 10, 2024
(KTLA) – The sex crimes division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing new leads and evidence in the investigation into shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, who has been accused by multiple women, including “Westworld” actor Evan Rachel Wood, of sexual abuse, officials announced Wednesday.   The musician and artist, whose real name is Brian Warner, has vehemently denied the allegations, though he has settled at least two related lawsuits.   120 accusers to file lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: lawyer One of those lawsuits was settled in 2023, after “Game of Thrones” actor Esme Bianco alleged sexual assault, sexual battery and human trafficking. That same year, according to reporting by the Los Angeles Times, Manson also settled with a Jane Doe who claimed she was orally and vaginally raped by him.   At least a dozen women have come forward with claims against Manson since 2021, the same year his West Hollywood home was raided by investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.   Marilyn Manson arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) In a statement to the LA Times, Manson's attorney Howard King claimed the allegations have three things in common. “They are false, alleged to have taken place more than a decade ago, and [are] part of a coordinated attack by former partners and associates of Mr. Warner who have weaponized the otherwise mundane details of his personal life and their consensual relationships into fabricated horror stories.”   LASD’s Special Victims Bureau, which handles investigations into physical and sexual abuse, turned their 19-month-long investigation into Manson over to the district attorney’s office in 2022, The Times reported.   Country music star Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault by makeup artist In a statement released Wednesday, the DA’s office, which has yet to file any charges against Manson, said prosecutors are carefully reviewing “new leads and additional evidence.” “New evidence has emerged in the last few weeks, adding to an already extensive case file presented to our office by the LASD,” L.A. County DA George Gascón said. “It is our office’s responsibility to ensure that we have a complete picture of the admissible evidence available before making a filing decision.”  Gascón added that his office anticipates making a filing decision on the matter soon. 
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