A California judge has tossed out most of Marilyn Manson’s defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood following the actress’ claims of abuse during the one-time couple’s relationship from 2007 to 2010.
“The Court grants Wood’s special motion to strike in part,” rule Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet in the tentative order [via Deadline], which invoked California’s anti-slapp law and its protections on individual free speech.
Manson’s defamation suit from March 2022 alleged that Wood penned a fake FBI letter and a checklist for other alleged Manson abuse victims — both of which have been tossed out with the latest motion. It’s another loss for the Manson camp, which was previously not allowed to add Ashley Morgan Smithline’s about-face recantation as a new declaration to the lawsuit.
“We are very pleased with the Court’s ruling, which affirms and protects Evan’s exercise of her fundamental First Amendment rights,...
“The Court grants Wood’s special motion to strike in part,” rule Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet in the tentative order [via Deadline], which invoked California’s anti-slapp law and its protections on individual free speech.
Manson’s defamation suit from March 2022 alleged that Wood penned a fake FBI letter and a checklist for other alleged Manson abuse victims — both of which have been tossed out with the latest motion. It’s another loss for the Manson camp, which was previously not allowed to add Ashley Morgan Smithline’s about-face recantation as a new declaration to the lawsuit.
“We are very pleased with the Court’s ruling, which affirms and protects Evan’s exercise of her fundamental First Amendment rights,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
A judge struck down many of the claims made by Marilyn Manson in his defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood on Tuesday, marking a big win for Wood in the continued legal battle between the musician and the Westworld actress.
A Los Angeles judge sided with Wood in striking several claims in Warner’s original complaint including that she had “recruited, coordinated, and pressured” women to make false statements against the musician using a checklist and script, and claims that Wood had forged an FBI letter.
“Based on the foregoing,...
A Los Angeles judge sided with Wood in striking several claims in Warner’s original complaint including that she had “recruited, coordinated, and pressured” women to make false statements against the musician using a checklist and script, and claims that Wood had forged an FBI letter.
“Based on the foregoing,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Evan Rachel Wood will not have to face defamation claims from Marilyn Manson accusing her of manufacturing a conspiracy to portray him as a serial abuser who has sexually assaulted several women.
At the center of the dispute were allegations that Wood and her friend Illma Gore lied to prospective accusers to encourage them to come forward with sexual assault allegations against the musician, namely by saying that he filmed the assault of a minor in a 1996 short film he made called Groupie. In a tentative ruling adopted by the court on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Beaudet tossed claims against Wood under a law providing for the dismissal of suits arising out of protected speech.
Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sued the pair in 2021 ahead of the premiere of HBO documentary Phoenix Rising, which explores sexual assault allegations against the musician and Wood’s efforts...
At the center of the dispute were allegations that Wood and her friend Illma Gore lied to prospective accusers to encourage them to come forward with sexual assault allegations against the musician, namely by saying that he filmed the assault of a minor in a 1996 short film he made called Groupie. In a tentative ruling adopted by the court on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Beaudet tossed claims against Wood under a law providing for the dismissal of suits arising out of protected speech.
Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sued the pair in 2021 ahead of the premiere of HBO documentary Phoenix Rising, which explores sexual assault allegations against the musician and Wood’s efforts...
- 5/9/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson just got a legal shock as a California judge tossed out most of the fading musician’s defamation case against Evan Rachel Wood over the Westworld actress’ claims of abuse during the former couple’s relationship.
“The Court grants Wood’s special motion to strike in part,” wrote , LA Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet Tuesday in a multi-pronged tentative order that has just become final (read it here).
Emphasizing the Golden State’s anti-slapp statute and its protect of individual free speech, Judge Beaudet took a lot of the guts out of Manson a.k.a. Brian Warner’s suit of March 2022. While Manson’s case can proceed on the remaining counts, the big-ticket items are pretty much dead, at least for now. Among the claims now out of the suit are Manson and his lawyers attempts to taint Wood with penning a fictitious FBI...
“The Court grants Wood’s special motion to strike in part,” wrote , LA Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beaudet Tuesday in a multi-pronged tentative order that has just become final (read it here).
Emphasizing the Golden State’s anti-slapp statute and its protect of individual free speech, Judge Beaudet took a lot of the guts out of Manson a.k.a. Brian Warner’s suit of March 2022. While Manson’s case can proceed on the remaining counts, the big-ticket items are pretty much dead, at least for now. Among the claims now out of the suit are Manson and his lawyers attempts to taint Wood with penning a fictitious FBI...
- 5/9/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
In the latest twist in Marilyn Manson’s battle against allegations of sexual crimes, Evan Rachel Wood is rejecting claims she coerced another woman into saying the shock rocker raped her, saying instead the accuser was pressured to recant.
“I never pressured or manipulated Ashley Morgan Smithline to make any accusations against Plaintiff Brian Warner, and I certainly never pressured or manipulated her to make accusations that were not true,” Wood said in a declaration filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court. “It was Ms. Smithline who first contacted me in March 2019,” the Westworld actress said in the document (read it here).
“Ms. Smithline has always told me that she was abused by Mr. Warner,” Woods bluntly added in the declaration.
The recent stark about-face by Smithline, a month after her 2021 lawsuit against Manson/Warner was dismissed by default, came as attorneys for the much-accused singer and Wood argued...
“I never pressured or manipulated Ashley Morgan Smithline to make any accusations against Plaintiff Brian Warner, and I certainly never pressured or manipulated her to make accusations that were not true,” Wood said in a declaration filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court. “It was Ms. Smithline who first contacted me in March 2019,” the Westworld actress said in the document (read it here).
“Ms. Smithline has always told me that she was abused by Mr. Warner,” Woods bluntly added in the declaration.
The recent stark about-face by Smithline, a month after her 2021 lawsuit against Manson/Warner was dismissed by default, came as attorneys for the much-accused singer and Wood argued...
- 2/28/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Evan Rachel Wood is refuting a Marilyn Manson accuser’s claim that Wood “manipulated” her into making false allegations against the musician in 2020 by saying the accuser had reached out to Wood first the previous year. In a new legal declaration, the actress provided screenshots of Instagram comments dating back to 2019, along with reported text messages, DMs, and voicemails from the last three years she says proves Smithline lied in a recent legal filing on behalf of the rocker.
In Monday’s filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, Wood denied ever...
In Monday’s filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, Wood denied ever...
- 2/28/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
One of Marilyn Manson’s accusers has come forward, claiming that her previous claims of sexual abuse were made up.
Ashley Morgan Smithline, who appeared on the cover of People magazine back in May 2021 alongside the headline “I survived a monster,” at the time claimed she was horribly abused by Manson. In the cover story, she alleged that, while she was sleeping, the musician had tied her up and raped her, drank her blood and carved his initials into her thigh.
“I was brainwashed, and it makes me feel disgusting,” she said in the story, which also displayed a photo of her scar.
However, Smithline has now renounced her allegations in a three-page declaration that was filed in court on Thursday.
She stated that the former claims regarding Manson, 54, “contained untrue statements…including that there was violence and non-consensual sexual activity in our brief relationship.”
She added that throughout their...
Ashley Morgan Smithline, who appeared on the cover of People magazine back in May 2021 alongside the headline “I survived a monster,” at the time claimed she was horribly abused by Manson. In the cover story, she alleged that, while she was sleeping, the musician had tied her up and raped her, drank her blood and carved his initials into her thigh.
“I was brainwashed, and it makes me feel disgusting,” she said in the story, which also displayed a photo of her scar.
However, Smithline has now renounced her allegations in a three-page declaration that was filed in court on Thursday.
She stated that the former claims regarding Manson, 54, “contained untrue statements…including that there was violence and non-consensual sexual activity in our brief relationship.”
She added that throughout their...
- 2/26/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Ashley Morgan Smithline, who previously sued Marilyn Manson for sexual assault, recanted her previous allegations and now claims that actress Evan Rachel Wood and others “manipulated” her into speaking out against the singer. The about-face comes in a declaration submitted by Manson’s lawyer, Howard King, in a suit the musician, whose real name is Brian Warner, filed against Wood and Wood’s friend, Illma Gore. “I succumbed to pressure from Evan Rachel Wood and her associates to make accusations of rape and assault against Mr. Warner that were not true,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Singer Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has found himself amid an onslaught of sexual abuse lawsuits throughout his career, but his latest legal complications might be even more disturbing: alleged rape of a minor.
In 2021, Games of Thrones actress and burlesque performer Esmé Bianco sued the now 54-year-old Manson for psychological and physical abuse, persisting a stream of accusations from multiple other women who claimed that he had assaulted them. Bianco said that she was left with Ptsd and physical scars.
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In response to the accusations, Manson took to Instagram, acknowledging that despite his “art and life” having long been “magnets for controversy” in the public eye, all his relationships were consensual.
He condemned the plaintiffs as purposefully misrepresenting the past for unknown reasons and uploaded a copy of his complaint file to his social media, urging his...
In 2021, Games of Thrones actress and burlesque performer Esmé Bianco sued the now 54-year-old Manson for psychological and physical abuse, persisting a stream of accusations from multiple other women who claimed that he had assaulted them. Bianco said that she was left with Ptsd and physical scars.
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In response to the accusations, Manson took to Instagram, acknowledging that despite his “art and life” having long been “magnets for controversy” in the public eye, all his relationships were consensual.
He condemned the plaintiffs as purposefully misrepresenting the past for unknown reasons and uploaded a copy of his complaint file to his social media, urging his...
- 2/2/2023
- by Brian Zhang
- Uinterview
Marilyn Manson has been sued by an anonymous woman, who alleges that the shock rock singer groomed and sexually assaulted her numerous times in the Nineties when she was underage.
This new lawsuit comes just days after Manson reached a settlement with Game of Thrones actor Esmé Bianco in her sex abuse lawsuit against him.
The latest court documents list Manson – real name Brian Warner – as a defendant, alongside his former music labels Interscope and Nothing Labels, according to Rolling Stone.
Filed in Nassau County Supreme Court in New York, the legal filing is said to include counts of sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence, among other charges against Warner.
Submitted anonymously by the now-adult woman “Jane Doe”, she wrote that she was 16 when she first met Warner in 1995 after a Dallas concert.
She and a group of other people had been waiting outside Warner’s tour...
This new lawsuit comes just days after Manson reached a settlement with Game of Thrones actor Esmé Bianco in her sex abuse lawsuit against him.
The latest court documents list Manson – real name Brian Warner – as a defendant, alongside his former music labels Interscope and Nothing Labels, according to Rolling Stone.
Filed in Nassau County Supreme Court in New York, the legal filing is said to include counts of sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence, among other charges against Warner.
Submitted anonymously by the now-adult woman “Jane Doe”, she wrote that she was 16 when she first met Warner in 1995 after a Dallas concert.
She and a group of other people had been waiting outside Warner’s tour...
- 1/30/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
Marilyn Manson is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims that the singer sexually assaulted her in 1995, when she was 16, and later when she was an adult.
The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Monday (read it here), comes a week after a settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco, who had filed suit claiming that Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sexually assaulted her.
The New York lawsuit was filed by a Jane Doe, which her attorneys wrote that they used to protect the woman’s privacy as a victim of sexual assault. The lawsuit also names as defendants Interscope Music Publishing and Nothing Records, accused of being aware of Manson’s conduct.
“As a result of Brian Warner’s sexual abuse and assault, enabled and encouraged by Defendants Interscope and Nothing Records, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional,...
The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Monday (read it here), comes a week after a settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco, who had filed suit claiming that Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sexually assaulted her.
The New York lawsuit was filed by a Jane Doe, which her attorneys wrote that they used to protect the woman’s privacy as a victim of sexual assault. The lawsuit also names as defendants Interscope Music Publishing and Nothing Records, accused of being aware of Manson’s conduct.
“As a result of Brian Warner’s sexual abuse and assault, enabled and encouraged by Defendants Interscope and Nothing Records, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“Game of Thrones” actor Esmé Bianco has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with rocker Marilyn Manson in which she alleged sexual, physical and emotional abuse, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday.
Bianco reached the agreement in her lawsuit against Manson and his record company “in order to move on with her life and career,” lawyer Jay Ellwanger said in an email.
Manson’s attorney Howard King also confirmed the agreement in an email. He previously said the actions alleged in the suit “simply never happened” and were “provably false.”
In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles in 2021, Bianco said Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, violated human trafficking law by bringing her to California from England in 2009 and 2011 under the false pretenses of roles in music videos and movies that never materialized.
The suit alleged Manson deprived Bianco of food and sleep, gave her alcohol and drugs,...
Bianco reached the agreement in her lawsuit against Manson and his record company “in order to move on with her life and career,” lawyer Jay Ellwanger said in an email.
Manson’s attorney Howard King also confirmed the agreement in an email. He previously said the actions alleged in the suit “simply never happened” and were “provably false.”
In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles in 2021, Bianco said Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, violated human trafficking law by bringing her to California from England in 2009 and 2011 under the false pretenses of roles in music videos and movies that never materialized.
The suit alleged Manson deprived Bianco of food and sleep, gave her alcohol and drugs,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
American shock rock musician Brian Hugh Warner professionally known as Marilyn Manson, who has been accused of sexual abuse by more than a dozen women – was said by Esme Bianco, 40, to have abused and raped her when they were dating in 2011, has settled the sexual assault case, reports Female First UK.
She also claimed that he violated California’s human trafficking laws and kept her locked in a bedroom in his West Hollywood apartment to keep her from fleeing, and said that Marilyn took control of her entire life, and would allegedly refuse to allow her to eat or sleep without his permission.
As per ‘Female First UK’, it was revealed that the pair have reached an out-of-court settlement over the allegations, the terms of which are not known. Esme’s lawyer Jay Ellwanger said in a statement to Rolling Stone magazine: “Ms Bianco has agreed to resolve her claims...
She also claimed that he violated California’s human trafficking laws and kept her locked in a bedroom in his West Hollywood apartment to keep her from fleeing, and said that Marilyn took control of her entire life, and would allegedly refuse to allow her to eat or sleep without his permission.
As per ‘Female First UK’, it was revealed that the pair have reached an out-of-court settlement over the allegations, the terms of which are not known. Esme’s lawyer Jay Ellwanger said in a statement to Rolling Stone magazine: “Ms Bianco has agreed to resolve her claims...
- 1/26/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Marilyn Manson has settled a lawsuit brought by Esmé Bianco, a Game of Thrones actress who accused him of sexual, physical and psychological abuse in a series of violent incidents over the course of their relationship.
The two sides reached a deal “in principle to resolve” the suit, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. Details weren’t disclosed.
Manson, who’s been dropped by his record label, Loma Vista, and Creative Artists Agency, still faces a suit from ex-girlfriend Ashley Morgan Smithline accusing him of rape, domestic abuse and assault. He’s denied all of the allegations from her and several other women, including ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood, who’ve claimed that he raped them. In March, Manson sued Wood for defamation over the allegations.
In a statement, Jay Ellwanger, a lawyer for Bianco, said that his client settled her suit “in order to move on with her life and career.
The two sides reached a deal “in principle to resolve” the suit, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. Details weren’t disclosed.
Manson, who’s been dropped by his record label, Loma Vista, and Creative Artists Agency, still faces a suit from ex-girlfriend Ashley Morgan Smithline accusing him of rape, domestic abuse and assault. He’s denied all of the allegations from her and several other women, including ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood, who’ve claimed that he raped them. In March, Manson sued Wood for defamation over the allegations.
In a statement, Jay Ellwanger, a lawyer for Bianco, said that his client settled her suit “in order to move on with her life and career.
- 1/25/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Esmé Bianco and Marilyn Manson have reached an out-of-court settlement for the sexual assault lawsuit she filed against him and his business, Marilyn Manson Records, Inc., in 2021. The actress, who appeared on Game of Thrones, alleged the singer, whose real name is Brian Warner, had raped and battered her sexually; she also claimed he had violated California human trafficking laws. The terms of the agreement are unknown.
“Ms. Bianco has agreed to resolve her claims against Brian Warner and Marilyn Manson Records, Inc. in order to move on with her life and career,...
“Ms. Bianco has agreed to resolve her claims against Brian Warner and Marilyn Manson Records, Inc. in order to move on with her life and career,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
A video that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) posted to her Twitter feed, in which she celebrated the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House and her bonds with the new chamber leader, was pulled from the platform after a copyright complaint from Dr. Dre.
The spot featured Dre’s hit “Still D.R.E.,” but he told TMZ that it was used without his permission. “I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one,” he told TMZ. TMZ also posted a cease and desist letter that Dre’s attorney Howard King sent to the congresswoman, who was a key ally for McCarthy as he attempted to lock up votes on the right.
Greene’s spokesperson told Deadline that she was locked out of her account, but she did tweet about the incident later in the afternoon Monday. She...
The spot featured Dre’s hit “Still D.R.E.,” but he told TMZ that it was used without his permission. “I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one,” he told TMZ. TMZ also posted a cease and desist letter that Dre’s attorney Howard King sent to the congresswoman, who was a key ally for McCarthy as he attempted to lock up votes on the right.
Greene’s spokesperson told Deadline that she was locked out of her account, but she did tweet about the incident later in the afternoon Monday. She...
- 1/10/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Evan Rachel Wood is standing her ground.
The “Westworld” star revealed that she is “not scared” of the lawsuit filed against her by Brian Warner, aka Marilyn Manson, ahead of the March 15 premiere of HBO’s two-part documentary “Phoenix Rising.”
Wood explained on the March 14 episode of “The View” that she was “lured into a false sense of security” by Manson. “Well in the first place, I was not drawn to him, he was drawn to me,” Wood said. “He approached me under the guise of work, false promises, and that is part of the grooming process.”
Wood alleged in “Phoenix Rising” that Manson “essentially raped” her on camera while filming the 2007 music video for “Heart-Shaped Glasses.” Wood was 19 years old at the time, and alleged that she was given absinthe on set to the point that she was barely conscious; the video features Manson and Wood having sex while...
The “Westworld” star revealed that she is “not scared” of the lawsuit filed against her by Brian Warner, aka Marilyn Manson, ahead of the March 15 premiere of HBO’s two-part documentary “Phoenix Rising.”
Wood explained on the March 14 episode of “The View” that she was “lured into a false sense of security” by Manson. “Well in the first place, I was not drawn to him, he was drawn to me,” Wood said. “He approached me under the guise of work, false promises, and that is part of the grooming process.”
Wood alleged in “Phoenix Rising” that Manson “essentially raped” her on camera while filming the 2007 music video for “Heart-Shaped Glasses.” Wood was 19 years old at the time, and alleged that she was given absinthe on set to the point that she was barely conscious; the video features Manson and Wood having sex while...
- 3/15/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Evan Rachel Wood appeared on “The View” ahead of her two-part documentary “Rising Phoenix” debuting on HBO this week and stood defiant against a recent lawsuit Marilyn Manson filed against her.
“I can’t obviously speak about any of the specific allegations of the lawsuit, but I’m not scared,” Wood said. “I am sad, because this is how it works. This is what pretty much every survivor that tries to expose someone in a position of power goes though, and this is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet. This is why people don’t want to come forward. This was expected.”
“I am very confident that I have the truth on my side and that the truth will come out,” Wood continued. “This is clearly timed before the documentary… I’m not doing this [film] to clear my name. I’m doing this to protect people. I’m...
“I can’t obviously speak about any of the specific allegations of the lawsuit, but I’m not scared,” Wood said. “I am sad, because this is how it works. This is what pretty much every survivor that tries to expose someone in a position of power goes though, and this is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet. This is why people don’t want to come forward. This was expected.”
“I am very confident that I have the truth on my side and that the truth will come out,” Wood continued. “This is clearly timed before the documentary… I’m not doing this [film] to clear my name. I’m doing this to protect people. I’m...
- 3/14/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Berg’s two-part HBO documentary “Phoenix Rising” finds Evan Rachel Wood reflecting on her abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson. New details from the documentary’s second part (airing March 16 on HBO) have emerged courtesy of Insider and the New York Post, including Wood’s allegation that Manson told her to make him dinner right after she got an abortion. Wood became pregnant with Manson’s child while making the 2011 HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.”
“He flew out for the abortion. I was just so scared and sad,” Wood says in the documentary. “I obviously believe in a woman’s right to choose, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t devastating…The second it was over [he] was like, ‘Make me dinner.’ And I remember being like, ‘I’m supposed to be resting — my body has gone through this trauma, there’s aftermath here.’ And he didn’t care.”
Wood alleges...
“He flew out for the abortion. I was just so scared and sad,” Wood says in the documentary. “I obviously believe in a woman’s right to choose, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t devastating…The second it was over [he] was like, ‘Make me dinner.’ And I remember being like, ‘I’m supposed to be resting — my body has gone through this trauma, there’s aftermath here.’ And he didn’t care.”
Wood alleges...
- 3/7/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Following Snoop Dogg’s acquisition of Death Row Records, and “false reports” regarding ownership of The Chronic, Dr. Dre still owns “100%” of the G-funk classic, his lawyer told Rolling Stone.
While it was initially reported that the masters of Death Row classics like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Tupac Shakur’s All Eyez on Me were not included when Snoop Dogg purchased the legendary West Coast label, comments that the rapper made in a recent Tidal interview suggested that he was in possession of The Chronic as part of the deal.
While it was initially reported that the masters of Death Row classics like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Tupac Shakur’s All Eyez on Me were not included when Snoop Dogg purchased the legendary West Coast label, comments that the rapper made in a recent Tidal interview suggested that he was in possession of The Chronic as part of the deal.
- 3/6/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A little more than a year after Evan Rachel Wood accused her former fiancé, Marilyn Manson, of sexual abuse, the musician is suing her for defamation, emotional distress, and “impersonation over the internet,” among other charges.
In a complaint filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — accuses the actress and friend Illma Gore of casting Warner “as a rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career.” It goes on to describe “a conspiracy...
In a complaint filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — accuses the actress and friend Illma Gore of casting Warner “as a rapist and abuser — a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career.” It goes on to describe “a conspiracy...
- 3/2/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Marilyn Manson is taking ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood to court over her allegations of abuse that occurred over the course of the relationship between the widely accused shock rocker and the Westworld star.
“This action arises from the wrongful and illegal acts done in furtherance of a conspiracy by Defendant Evan Rachel Wood and her on-again, off-again romantic partner, Defendant Ashley Gore, a/k/a Illma Gore, to publicly cast Plaintiff Brian Warner, p/k/a Marilyn Manson, as a rapist and abuser—a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career,” reads the complaint filed Wednesday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The suit, which is seeking a jury trial, goes on to make some hard and specific accusations against Wood and Gore, alleging that the duo hacked into the singer’s computers and social media, as well as “created a fictitious email...
“This action arises from the wrongful and illegal acts done in furtherance of a conspiracy by Defendant Evan Rachel Wood and her on-again, off-again romantic partner, Defendant Ashley Gore, a/k/a Illma Gore, to publicly cast Plaintiff Brian Warner, p/k/a Marilyn Manson, as a rapist and abuser—a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career,” reads the complaint filed Wednesday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The suit, which is seeking a jury trial, goes on to make some hard and specific accusations against Wood and Gore, alleging that the duo hacked into the singer’s computers and social media, as well as “created a fictitious email...
- 3/2/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Hollywood’s messiest divorces also will mark one of the industry’s most costly.
Dr. Dre and ex-wife Nicole Young reached a massive divorce settlement Tuesday that will see Young walk away from their 24-year marriage with $100 million. Sources familiar with the settlement tell Rolling Stone that the two sides have finalized terms of their split, with the Death Row Records co-founder forking over more than one-fifth of his fortune and roughly half of his liquid assets. Young will be required to move out of their Malibu beach...
Dr. Dre and ex-wife Nicole Young reached a massive divorce settlement Tuesday that will see Young walk away from their 24-year marriage with $100 million. Sources familiar with the settlement tell Rolling Stone that the two sides have finalized terms of their split, with the Death Row Records co-founder forking over more than one-fifth of his fortune and roughly half of his liquid assets. Young will be required to move out of their Malibu beach...
- 12/28/2021
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Rollingstone.com
Marilyn Manson will report to the Los Angeles Police Department on an active arrest warrant from a 2019 incident of alleged assault in Gilford, New Hampshire.
According to local news outlets including Wmur-9, Gilford police chief Anthony Bean Burpee said Friday that Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has reached an agreement between New Hampshire officials and Manson’s attorney, Howard King, to turn himself in. It is unclear when this will take place.
Manson, 52, was accused of assaulting a videographer at a concert at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in August of 2019, and is charged with ...
According to local news outlets including Wmur-9, Gilford police chief Anthony Bean Burpee said Friday that Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has reached an agreement between New Hampshire officials and Manson’s attorney, Howard King, to turn himself in. It is unclear when this will take place.
Manson, 52, was accused of assaulting a videographer at a concert at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in August of 2019, and is charged with ...
- 6/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Marilyn Manson will report to the Los Angeles Police Department on an active arrest warrant from a 2019 incident of alleged assault in Gilford, New Hampshire.
According to local news outlets including Wmur-9, Gilford police chief Anthony Bean Burpee said Friday that Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has reached an agreement between New Hampshire officials and Manson’s attorney, Howard King, to turn himself in. It is unclear when this will take place.
Manson, 52, was accused of assaulting a videographer at a concert at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in August of 2019, and is charged with ...
According to local news outlets including Wmur-9, Gilford police chief Anthony Bean Burpee said Friday that Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, has reached an agreement between New Hampshire officials and Manson’s attorney, Howard King, to turn himself in. It is unclear when this will take place.
Manson, 52, was accused of assaulting a videographer at a concert at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in August of 2019, and is charged with ...
- 6/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The lawyers representing Bill Murray’s golf apparel company sent a humorous response to the Doobie Brothers after the band issued a similarly comedic letter that accused Murray of using their “Listen to the Music” in ads without compensation.
On Wednesday, the Doobie Brothers’ lawyers publicly sent a quirky legal warning to the William Murray Golf company about the commercials. “It’s a fine song. I know you agree because you keep using it in ads for your Zero Hucks Given golf shirts,” attorney Peter Paterno wrote. “However, given that...
On Wednesday, the Doobie Brothers’ lawyers publicly sent a quirky legal warning to the William Murray Golf company about the commercials. “It’s a fine song. I know you agree because you keep using it in ads for your Zero Hucks Given golf shirts,” attorney Peter Paterno wrote. “However, given that...
- 9/26/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Coachella is on hold for six months. Concert giants Live Nation and Aeg are pausing all tours. As festivals, shows, and other music events flounder due to the global coronavirus outbreak, many in the music business are scrambling for answers from tour insurance — only to find that insurers don’t want to be on the hook for payouts, either.
The Covid-19 outbreak, which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on Wednesday, is not being covered by most major music insurance companies, according to agencies, attorneys, and artist business managers contacted by Rolling Stone.
The Covid-19 outbreak, which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on Wednesday, is not being covered by most major music insurance companies, according to agencies, attorneys, and artist business managers contacted by Rolling Stone.
- 3/12/2020
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
The abrupt reshuffling of major events like Coachella, SXSW, and Pearl Jam and Madonna’s shows due to coronavirus is already devastating to the live music industry — but by some predictions, we’re only seeing the start of the chaos.
Coronavirus-related event cancellations seem to be barreling in by the hour, and the $26 billion global live events industry is watching with bated breath. Several sources across the booking, management, and venues sectors either declined to comment to Rolling Stone on the subject because of the uncertainty around the matter, or...
Coronavirus-related event cancellations seem to be barreling in by the hour, and the $26 billion global live events industry is watching with bated breath. Several sources across the booking, management, and venues sectors either declined to comment to Rolling Stone on the subject because of the uncertainty around the matter, or...
- 3/11/2020
- by Samantha Hissong and Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Universal Music Group continued to blast an ongoing class action lawsuit over alleged damages sustained in a 2008 vault fire as “meritless” amid confirmation that original master tapes or other recordings belonging to 19 artists were either damaged or destroyed in the blaze.
The revelation appeared in a new legal filing pertaining to discovery in the case, and marked the first public confirmation of specific artists whose recordings were affected since The New York Times Magazine detailed the potential damages in a report last year. The artists included Elton John, Nirvana, Sheryl Crow,...
The revelation appeared in a new legal filing pertaining to discovery in the case, and marked the first public confirmation of specific artists whose recordings were affected since The New York Times Magazine detailed the potential damages in a report last year. The artists included Elton John, Nirvana, Sheryl Crow,...
- 2/14/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Original master tapes and other recordings belonging to 19 artists, including Elton John, Nirvana, Sheryl Crow, Soundgarden, Beck and R.E.M., were lost or damaged in a 2008 fire at a Universal Music Group vault, according to new legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone.
The revelation appeared in a new filing in the ongoing class action lawsuit against Umg on behalf of artists seeking damages related to the fire. It marks the first public confirmation of specific artists who lost recordings in the fire following a New York Times Magazine report...
The revelation appeared in a new filing in the ongoing class action lawsuit against Umg on behalf of artists seeking damages related to the fire. It marks the first public confirmation of specific artists who lost recordings in the fire following a New York Times Magazine report...
- 2/14/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Soundgarden, Tom Petty’s ex-wife Jane, Hole, Steve Earle and the estate of Tupac Shakur on behalf of artists who are seeking damages related to a 2008 fire that allegedly destroyed over 500,000 recordings.
The class action lawsuit was filed in late June and accuses Universal Music of negligence in not doing enough to prevent the fire, as well as concealing the extent of the destruction from artists while simultaneously pursuing litigation and insurance claims to recoup losses.
The class action lawsuit was filed in late June and accuses Universal Music of negligence in not doing enough to prevent the fire, as well as concealing the extent of the destruction from artists while simultaneously pursuing litigation and insurance claims to recoup losses.
- 7/18/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
12/11 2:00 Am Pt -- The judge issued the Tro. Courtney's lawyer, Howard King, tells TMZ, "The escalating verbal harassment and threats of Sam Lutfi left no choice to Courtney and her family but to seek protection. The Cobains are grateful for the anti-harassment order issued by the Los Angeles Superior Court against Mr. Lutfi and the powers it provides law enforcement to assure that Mr. Lutfi terminates all contact with the family." Courtney Love has...
- 12/11/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Hours after a man massacred 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump opted to go ahead with a scheduled rally in Illinois. He also chose to play “Happy,” Pharrell Williams’ Oscar-nominated song from Despicable Me 2, at said event.
Williams is not happy about that.
His attorney has fired off a cease-and-desist letter to Trump’s camp that demands Potus not use his client’s music.
“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played [Williams’] song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event,” reads the letter from Howard King (read it here). “There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday, and no permission was granted for your use of this song for this purpose. … Demand is hereby made that you cease and desist from any further unauthorized use of Pharrell Williams’ music.
Williams is not happy about that.
His attorney has fired off a cease-and-desist letter to Trump’s camp that demands Potus not use his client’s music.
“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played [Williams’] song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event,” reads the letter from Howard King (read it here). “There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday, and no permission was granted for your use of this song for this purpose. … Demand is hereby made that you cease and desist from any further unauthorized use of Pharrell Williams’ music.
- 10/30/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Pharrell Williams Sends Legal Warning to Trump Over Rally’s Use of ‘Happy’ After Pittsburgh Shooting
Pharrell Williams sent a legal warning to Donald Trump after the singer’s “Happy” was played at the president’s political event in Indiana Saturday, a rally held just hours after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event in Indiana,” Williams’ attorney Howard King wrote to Trump in the cease-and-desist letter (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon...
“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event in Indiana,” Williams’ attorney Howard King wrote to Trump in the cease-and-desist letter (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon...
- 10/30/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Unlike Game of Thrones itself, the legal battle between Emmy nominee Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and his former manager over commissions and contracts doesn’t look to be ending soon, despite the recent $2 million ruling by an arbitrator who found in favor of the actor’s ex-reps.
Coster-Waldau, who plays Kingslayer Jaime Lannister, and his attorney were handed a detailed interim decision late last month (read it here) telling him to pony up “$1,752,564.55 plus pre-judgment interest at 10% per annum.” Seasoned arbitrator Henry J. Silberberg on August 22 also ordered the actor to make biannual payments on his now-$1,066,667-per-episode Got earnings and any other cash that evolved out of Jill Littman’s handling of his career up until 2015.
Heading into the 70th Primetime Emmys on September 17 with an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nomination, Coster-Waldau got a Final Award on Tuesday (read it here) that also drilled in with a specific...
Coster-Waldau, who plays Kingslayer Jaime Lannister, and his attorney were handed a detailed interim decision late last month (read it here) telling him to pony up “$1,752,564.55 plus pre-judgment interest at 10% per annum.” Seasoned arbitrator Henry J. Silberberg on August 22 also ordered the actor to make biannual payments on his now-$1,066,667-per-episode Got earnings and any other cash that evolved out of Jill Littman’s handling of his career up until 2015.
Heading into the 70th Primetime Emmys on September 17 with an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nomination, Coster-Waldau got a Final Award on Tuesday (read it here) that also drilled in with a specific...
- 9/6/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
After years of legal battles and harsh words, Lil Wayne has settled his lawsuit against Cash Money Records, according to a report in The Blast. If true, presumably the move would clear the way for the long-delayed release of his “Carter V” album.
The Blast cites court documents filed by Wayne’s attorney Howard King, which reportedly say that all sides are willing to dismiss the suit. The site also claims that Wayne received a settlement of “well over $10 million,” although hip-hop insider Karen Civil tweeted “A portion of the information released today is true, a settlement has been reached, but the dollar amount being disclosed is false! Lil Wayne’s PR team will send out a statement shortly with accurate updates.”
King and reps for Cash Money and Universal Music, which is also named in the suit, either declined comment or did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.
The Blast cites court documents filed by Wayne’s attorney Howard King, which reportedly say that all sides are willing to dismiss the suit. The site also claims that Wayne received a settlement of “well over $10 million,” although hip-hop insider Karen Civil tweeted “A portion of the information released today is true, a settlement has been reached, but the dollar amount being disclosed is false! Lil Wayne’s PR team will send out a statement shortly with accurate updates.”
King and reps for Cash Money and Universal Music, which is also named in the suit, either declined comment or did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.
- 6/7/2018
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Travis Scott is firing back at the promoter who sued him for bailing on a Super Bowl weekend concert, while keeping the dough he'd been paid ... TMZ has learned. Travis filed a response to Pjam's lawsuit against him, but also filed his own countersuit against the company. According to the docs, Travis says the promoter never sent him a confirmed travel itinerary for the Minnesota show. He says right up to Feb. 3, the scheduled day of the show,...
- 4/17/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
9:20 Am Pt -- Kanye's attorney, Howard King, tells us the countersuit "is the same generic response Lloyd's files when they don't want to honor a legitimate claim but can't find a factual basis to deny the claim." Kanye West isn't getting paid for his canceled tour because Lloyd's of London believes his breakdown was his own fault, and fueled by prescription drugs and illegal drugs ... according to a new lawsuit. Lloyd's filed a countersuit against Kanye's Very Good Touring,...
- 8/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau claims he got duped into signing a deal that sucked money out of his pockets, but his former manager says he's forgetting some facts. Nikolaj -- who plays Ser Jaime Lannister on 'GoT' -- filed docs Friday saying his former manager, Jill Littman, tricked him into signing a contract in 2011 ... and again in 2014. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Nikolaj says he had a verbal deal with Jill to pay her 10% commission.
- 7/28/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Wayne's beef with Birdman and Universal Music Group just escalated tenfold -- Weezy claims they were in cahoots to screw him out of Millions. Wayne's lawyer, Howard King, filed docs saying the Cash Money honcho and Universal backdated a deal to make it look like it was signed Before Young Money's deal ran out. In docs obtained by TMZ, Wayne's camp says Universal knew that backdating the deals would screw Lil Wayne...
- 7/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tupac Shakur is about to get posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which makes his personal stuff more valuable than ever ... and all that attention has triggered several new lawsuits. The estate of Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mom, is suing to retrieve the rapper's passport, driver's license, clothing, jewelry, handwritten scripts and lyrics and notebooks. The scripts and lyrics are clearly the most valuable. The estate is suing Moments in Time, an auction house,...
- 3/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Iggy Azalea's legal team fired off a scorching letter to Nick Young's baby mama ... warning her that any mention of Iggy in her upcoming tell-all story will spell Big trouble for her. We broke the story ... Nick's baby mama, Keonna Green, shopped around and sold her story as the alleged "other woman" reportedly pregnant with Nick's second child ... while Nick and Iggy were still together. Iggy's lawyer legal eagle, Howard King, didn't mince...
- 7/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tupac's mother guarded his music and financial legacy in life, and TMZ has learned Afeni Shakur took extraordinary steps to do the same in death. Afeni had set up a trust to control all of Tupac's music rights, and a rep for his estate tells us the paperwork is flawless. She also named the perfect executor, Tom Whalley -- former head of Warner Bros. Records -- to handle Tupac's valuable catalog. We're told the trust is very specific about heirs,...
- 5/4/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Roc Nation, the music label run by Jay Z, is now suing Rita Ora. The label claims it signed Rita in 2008 when she was unknown and invested millions in her career. In return she had to deliver 5 albums, but the label says it only got one. As we previously reported ... Rita filed a lawsuit back in December claiming she had a bunch of new music for her second album but the label hadn't released it,...
- 2/1/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams‘ attorneys ripped Marvin Gaye’s family as well as the $7.4 million judgement against their clients in the “Blurred Lines” trial, which deemed that Thicke and Williams’ No. 1 hit did infringe upon the copyright of Gaye’s song “Got to Give It Up.” In a new court document obtained by TheWrap on Thursday, Thicke’s lawyer Howard King accused the Gaye family of “improper” and “unfair tactics” in what they characterize as an attempt to undermine the verdict. “This case is far from over. It is merely entering a new phase,” King writes. The legal response requests that the.
- 3/20/2015
- by Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
Unsatisfied with the verdict in favor of the Gaye family, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ attorney in the “Blurred Lines” case will be seeking an appeal.
News: Marvin Gaye's Family Awarded More Than $7 Million in 'Blurred Lines' Trial
On Wednesday, Howard King stated that the court battle was far from over. “We are going to exercise every post trial remedy we have to make sure this verdict does not stand,” he told Fox Business Network. “We look at it as being in the seventh inning of a game that could go into extra innings."
Earlier this week, a jury awarded the Gaye family $7.4 million in damages and compensation to be paid out by Thicke and Williams, the “Blurred Lines” songwriters who the court determined illegally infringed on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit song “Got to Give it Up.”
"We owe it to song writers around the world to make sure this verdict doesn't stand," King...
News: Marvin Gaye's Family Awarded More Than $7 Million in 'Blurred Lines' Trial
On Wednesday, Howard King stated that the court battle was far from over. “We are going to exercise every post trial remedy we have to make sure this verdict does not stand,” he told Fox Business Network. “We look at it as being in the seventh inning of a game that could go into extra innings."
Earlier this week, a jury awarded the Gaye family $7.4 million in damages and compensation to be paid out by Thicke and Williams, the “Blurred Lines” songwriters who the court determined illegally infringed on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit song “Got to Give it Up.”
"We owe it to song writers around the world to make sure this verdict doesn't stand," King...
- 3/12/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
The attorney who represented Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in the "Blurred Lines" case said he would be appealing the verdict handed down on Tuesday. Howard King told Fox Business Network that he would appeal the order that his clients pay $7.4 million to Marvin Gaye's family for infringing copyright in making the hit song "Blurred Lines." "We owe it to song writers around the world to make sure this verdict doesn't stand," King told Fox Business News. "My clients know that they wrote the song 'Blurred Lines' from their hearts and souls and no other source... We
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- 3/12/2015
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There are no "Blurred Lines" about it: Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" for their 2013 smash, a judge ruled Tuesday. The singers have been ordered to pay $7.3 million to Gaye's family, Variety reports. "While we respect the judicial process, we are extremely disappointed in the ruling made today, which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward," Williams' rep said in a statement Tuesday. "Pharrell created 'Blurred Lines' from his heart, mind and soul and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else. We are reviewing the decision,...
- 3/10/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
There are no "Blurred Lines" about it: Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" for their 2013 smash, a judge ruled Tuesday. The singers have been ordered to pay $7.3 million to Gaye's family, Variety reports. A day earlier, Williams, 41, acknowledged the singles had a similar "feel," and his lawyer said conflating that as copyright infringement would hold grave consequences for the music industry. "No one can claim they own the style or the genre of Marvin Gaye," attorney Howard King said, according to the Associated Press. "There are no virgin births in music.
- 3/10/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
The highly-anticipated “Blurred Lines” copyright trial got underway Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles federal courtroom, and the proceedings lived up to expectations. Superstar musicians Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were present at the proceedings that will decide whether their Grammy-nominated song ripped off R&B legend Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit, “Got to Give It Up.” “I’m not drunk on vodka or high on cocaine or Vicodin,” said attorney Howard King. He is representing Thicke, Williams and Clifford Harris Jr. (professionally known as rapper T.I.) in the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against them by Gaye’s children Nona,...
- 2/25/2015
- by Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
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