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  • Brian Hugh Warner was born on the 5th of January 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He grew up in a household where his mother attended Episcopal church while his father practiced Catholicism. The young Brian attended Heritage Christian School from first grade through tenth grade. His instructors tried to show children what music they were not supposed to listen to. This strategy backfired. Brian fell in love with the forbidden sounds he was told to avoid. He later transferred to GlenOak High School and graduated in 1987.

    After relocating with his parents, Brian enrolled at Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1990. He worked toward a degree in journalism while writing articles for the music magazine 25th Parallel. He interviewed musicians and soon met several of the artists to whom his own work would later be compared. Groovie Mann from My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails were among those he met. Reznor became his mentor and eventually produced his debut album.

    In 1989, Brian formed a band with guitarist Scott Putesky. Brian wrote lyrics while Putesky composed the majority of the music. They adopted the stage name Marilyn Manson by combining the first name of American female sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and the last name of male serial killer Charles Manson. The group quickly developed a loyal fanbase within the South Florida punk and hardcore music scene. Their intentionally shocking concerts featured band members performing in women's clothing or bizarre costumes. Live shows routinely included amateur pyrotechnics, naked women nailed to crucifixes, children locked in cages, and experiments in reverse psychology. They also used butchered animal remains in their performances.

    Within six months of forming, they were playing sold-out shows in 300-capacity nightclubs throughout Florida. They signed a record deal with Sony Music in early 1991, although this deal was rescinded before any material was recorded for the label. The band instead used the proceeds of this deal to fund the recording of subsequent demo tapes, which were released independently. The name of the group was shortened to Marilyn Manson in 1992. They continued to perform and release cassettes until the summer of 1993, when Reznor signed the act to his vanity label Nothing Records.

    Brian Warner trademarked the name Marilyn Manson in the same way that Walt Disney trademarked Mickey Mouse. He stated that it was not a stage name but rather a brand owned by Brian Warner. The records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office show that he registered four trademarks of the name between 1994 and 1999. These registrations protected entertainment services, merchandising, and branding. He used those trademark registrations to issue cease and desist orders to media outlets who wrongly blamed him for the Columbine High School massacre. One journalist had erroneously reported the shooters were wearing Marilyn Manson makeup and t-shirts, although the reports were soon proved incorrect. Once the wheels started spinning, Fox News began covering the story. As a result of these accusations, Brian's career was seriously harmed. He was shunned by many venue owners and received numerous death threats.

  • Their debut studio album, Portrait of an American Family, was released in July 1994. Brian later criticized Nothing Records and its parent label Interscope for a perceived lack of promotion. While recording b-sides and remixes for the album's proposed third single, Dope Hat, the band decided to issue the resultant material as a standalone release titled Smells Like Children. The record included their cover version of the Eurythmics song Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). The song's music video was placed on heavy rotation on MTV and earned the band their first nomination for Best Rock Video at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.

    Their second studio album, Antichrist Superstar, was released in 1996. It sparked a fierce backlash among Christian fundamentalists. The album was an immediate commercial success, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and selling almost 2 million copies in the United States alone. It sold 7 million copies worldwide. Lead single The Beautiful People received three nominations at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, where the band also performed.

    For 1998's Mechanical Animals, Brian said he took inspiration from 1970s glam rock. He adopted a wardrobe and hairstyle similar to David Bowie. He said he did this to avoid being portrayed as a boogeyman, a role which had been ascribed to him by mainstream media following the band's commercial breakthrough. Interscope's promotion of the album was massive, with the label erecting enormous billboards of Brian as an androgynous extraterrestrial in Times Square and the Sunset Strip. Lead single The Dope Show was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards.

    The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, but was the lowest-selling number-one album of 1998 in the United States, with sales of 1.4 million copies in the country as of 2017. The album was not well received by longtime fans, who complained about its radio-friendly sound and accused the vocalist of selling out. Interscope were reportedly disappointed with its commercial performance. The band sold 8.7 million albums alone in the United States as of 2011. Three of their albums received platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America, and a further three received gold certifications. Ten of their releases debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including two number-one albums. In the United Kingdom, the band are certified for sales of almost 2 million. Marilyn Manson has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

    The band's third album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), was released in 2000. It was a return to the band's industrial metal roots after the glam-influenced Mechanical Animals. The album was a critical success, with numerous publications praising it as the band's finest work. Despite being certified gold in the United States for shipments in excess of half a million units, mainstream media openly questioned the band's commercial appeal. A cover of Tainted Love was an international hit in 2002, peaking at number one in several territories. The Golden Age of Grotesque was released the following year, an album primarily inspired by the swing and burlesque movements of 1920s Berlin. Like Mechanical Animals in 1998, The Golden Age of Grotesque debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, but was the lowest-selling studio album to debut at number one that year, selling 527,000 copies in the United States as of 2008. The album was more successful in Europe, where it sold over 400,000 on its first week of release to debut at number one on Billboards European Top 100 Albums. Brian began his collaboration with French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier during this period, who designed much of the elaborate attire worn by the band on the supporting Grotesk Burlesk Tour.

  • On the 20th of April 1999, Columbine High School students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed thirteen people and wounded twenty-four others before committing suicide. In the immediate aftermath of the massacre, media reports surfaced that were heavily critical of Goth subculture. They alleged the perpetrators were wearing Marilyn Manson T-shirts during the massacre and that they were influenced by violence in entertainment, specifically movies, video games and music. Five days after the incident, William Bennett and Joseph Lieberman appeared on Meet the Press, where they cited Brian's music as a contributing factor to the shooting.

    Soon after, sensationalist headlines such as Killers Worshipped Rock Freak Manson and Devil-Worshipping Maniac Told Kids To Kill began appearing in media coverage of the tragedy. Despite confirmation that the pair were fans of German industrial bands such as KMFDM and Rammstein, and had nothing but contempt for Brian's music, mainstream media continued to direct the majority of blame for the shooting at Brian. The Mayor of Denver, Wellington Webb, successfully petitioned for the cancelation of KBPI-FM's annual Birthday Bash, at which Brian was scheduled to appear on April 30. Webb said the concert would be inappropriate because the two gunmen were thought to be fans of Brian.

    Coloradoan politicians Bill Owens and Tom Tancredo accused Brian of promoting hate, violence, death, suicide, drug use and the attitudes and actions of the Columbine High School killers. On April 29, ten US senators led by Brownback sent a letter to the head of Seagram, the conglomerate which owned Brian's record label, requesting they stop distributing music to children that glorifies violence. The letter named Brian, accusing him of producing songs that eerily reflect the actions of Harris and Klebold.

    Brian canceled the final four dates of the Rock Is Dead Tour out of respect for the victims while criticizing the media for their irresponsible coverage of the tragedy. He elaborated on this point in an op-ed written for Rolling Stone titled Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?. In the article, Brian castigated America's gun culture and the political influence of the National Rifle Association, but was heavily critical of news media. He argued the media should be blamed for the next school shooting, as it was them who propagated the ensuing hysteria and witch hunt.

    On May 4, Brownback chaired a congressional hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on the distribution and marketing of supposedly violent content to children by the film, music, television and video-game industries. The committee heard testimony from Bennett, the Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput, as well as professors and mental health professionals. They criticized Brian, his label mates Nine Inch Nails, and the 1999 film The Matrix for their alleged contribution to a cultural environment enabling violence such as the Columbine shootings. Recording Industry Association of America executive Hilary Rosen said she refused to participate in the hearing as it was staged as political theater. They just wanted to find a way to shame the industry, and I'm not ashamed. The committee eventually requested the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice investigate the entertainment industry's marketing practices to minors. The lyrical content of the band's 2000 album Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) was largely inspired by the massacre, with Brian saying it was a rebuttal to the accusations leveled against him by mainstream media. He also discussed the massacre and its aftermath in Michael Moore's 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine.

    Several state legislatures, including the Utah State Legislature, South Carolina Legislature and the Virginia General Assembly, enacted legislation specifically targeting the group, banning them from performing at state-operated venues. These laws would later be repealed, following separate lawsuits from fans and the American Civil Liberties Union. Ozzy Osbourne sued the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority after they forced the cancelation of the New Jersey date of the 1997 Ozzfest at Giants Stadium. Brian's appearance had been cited as the reason for the cancelation. In November 1997, Brian's lyrical content was examined during congressional hearings led by Lieberman and Sam Brownback, in an attempt to determine the effects, if any, of violent lyrics on young listeners. The subcommittee heard testimony from Raymond Kuntz, who blamed his son's suicide on Antichrist Superstar, specifically the song The Reflecting God. Lieberman went on to claim that the band's music was driving young listeners to commit suicide, and called the band the sickest group ever promoted by a mainstream record company.

  • After a three-year hiatus, in which the vocalist pursued other interests, the band returned with 2007's Eat Me, Drink Me. The album's lyrical content largely related to the dissolution of Brian's marriage to Dita Von Teese and his affair with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood. Seventh studio album The High End of Low was released in 2009, and was their final album issued by Interscope. While promoting the record, Brian made a series of disparaging comments about the label and its artistic censorship, as well as its president Jimmy Iovine.

    Brian signed a lucrative recording contract with British independent record label Cooking Vinyl in 2011, with the band and label sharing profits equally after the label recouped costs associated with marketing, promotion and distribution. The first album released under the deal was 2012's Born Villain. Lead single No Reflection earned the band their fourth Grammy nomination. Subsequent albums were released in the United States by Loma Vista Recordings, beginning with 2015's The Pale Emperor, which was widely seen as a return to form and was a commercial success upon release.

    Heaven Upside Down followed in 2017, with its single Kill4Me becoming the band's highest-peaking single ever on Billboard Mainstream Rock. While touring in support of the record, Brian was injured by two large falling stage props as he performed on stage at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. He broke his fibula in two places, requiring a plate and ten screws to be inserted in the bone, as well as another screw in his ankle, which he had sprained during a show in Pittsburgh. God's Gonna Cut You Down was released as a non-album single in 2019, and is the band's highest-peaking single on Billboard Hot Rock Songs and Rock Digital Songs.

    Their most recent studio album, 2020's We Are Chaos, was the band's tenth top ten release on the Billboard 200. Brian announced in March 2024 that the band would embark on an arena and amphitheater tour of North America with Five Finger Death Punch. The tour began on August 2, and was interspersed with Brian's own headlining shows. The same day that the tour began, the band released As Sick as the Secrets Within, their first new single in four years. This was followed two weeks later by Raise the Red Flag. Music videos were released for both songs, each directed by Bill Yukich. The band will perform their own headline shows in Europe in 2025.

    Brian has collaborated extensively with other musicians. Cello rock act Rasputina opened for the band throughout the Dead to the World Tour, the controversial tour supporting Antichrist Superstar. Lead vocalist Melora Creager performed cello and backing vocals for the band, most notably for renditions of Apple of Sodom, a live version of which appeared as a b-side on Brian's 1998 single The Dope Show. Brian also created three remixes of the song Transylvanian Concubine, two of which appeared on their 1997 EP Transylvanian Regurgitations. Brian befriended the Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan in 1997, and performed renditions of Eye and The Beautiful People alongside that band at the 1997 edition of Bridge School Benefit concert. Brian frequently consulted Corgan during the early stages of recording Mechanical Animals. Referring to its inclusion of glam rock influences, Corgan advised Brian that This is definitely the right direction but to go all the way with it. Don't just hint at it. In 2015, Marilyn Manson and the Smashing Pumpkins embarked on a co-headlining tour titled The End Times Tour.

    To promote Mechanical Animals in 1998, the band embarked on their first co-headlining concert tour: the Beautiful Monsters Tour with Hole. The tour was problematic, with Brian and Hole vocalist Courtney Love frequently insulting one another both on-stage and during interviews. Private disputes also arose over finances, as Hole were unwittingly financing most of Brian's production costs, which were disproportionately high relative to Hole's. The tour was to consist of thirty-seven dates, although Hole left after nine. When Hole departed from the tour, it was renamed the Rock Is Dead Tour, with Jack Off Jill announced as one of the support acts. Brian had produced many of Jack Off Jill's demo recordings in the early 90s, and later wrote the liner notes to their 2006 compilation Humid Teenage Mediocrity 1992-1996.

  • Brian made his film debut in 1997, as an actor in David Lynch's Lost Highway. Since then he has appeared in many minor roles and cameos, including Party Monster; then-girlfriend Rose McGowan's 1999 film Jawbreaker; Asia Argento's 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things; Rise; The Hire: Beat The Devil, the sixth installment in the BMW films series; and Showtime's comedy-drama TV series Californication in 2013, in which Brian portrayed himself. He also appeared on HBO's Eastbound & Down, of which Brian is reportedly a longtime fan, and had lobbied to appear on for years; and ABC's Once Upon a Time, for which he provided the voice of the character Shadow.

    He was interviewed in Michael Moore's political documentary Bowling for Columbine (2002) discussing possible motivations for the Columbine massacre and allegations that his music was somehow a factor. He has appeared in animated form in Clone High and participated in several episodes of the MTV series Celebrity Deathmatch, becoming the show's unofficial champion and mascot. He often performed the voice for his claymated puppet, and contributed the song Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes to the soundtrack album. In July 2005, Brian told Rolling Stone that he was shifting his focus from music to filmmaking. I just don't think the world is worth putting music into right now. I no longer want to make art that other people , particularly record companies , are turning into a product. I just want to make art.

    He had been working on his directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, a project that has been in development hell since 2004, with Brian also set to portray the role of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Initially announced as a web-only release, it was later decided to give the estimated 4.2 million budget film a conventional cinema release, with a slated release date of mid-2007. The film was to have an original music soundtrack with previously unreleased songs. Production of the film had been postponed indefinitely until after the Eat Me, Drink Me tour. In 2010, studio bosses shut down production on the project, reportedly due to viewers' responses to the violent content of clips released on the internet. The film was later officially put on indefinite production hold.

    According to a 2010 interview with cowriter Anthony Silva about the hold, the film was still on and the talk of it being shut down was just a myth. In a June 2013 interview, Brian stated that he had resurrected the project, and that Roger Avary would direct it. In a separate interview during the previous year, he said a small crew similar to what he used for his Slo-Mo-Tion music video would be used, and would rather film the movie on an iPhone than not film it at all. In a Reddit AMA with Billy Corgan on the 4th of April 2015, Brian commented that he had withdrawn from the project because the writing process for the film was so... damaging to my psyche, I've decided I don't want to have anything to do with it, and further commented that the only footage that had been created thus far had been content created for the trailer, which was made to promote the film.

    Brian appeared in the final season of the TV series Sons of Anarchy, portraying white supremacist Ron Tully. In January 2016, it was announced that Brian would be joining the cast for season 3 of WGN's Salem. He played Thomas Dinley, a barber and surgeon described as the go-to man in Salem, from a shave and a haircut to being leeched, bled, sliced open or sewn up. In 2020, Brian was a guest star on the HBO television series The New Pope, in which he has a personal audience with the series' Pope and recommends that he visit the prior Pope that lies unconscious in a coma.

    Brian stated in a 2004 interview with i-D magazine to have begun his career as a watercolor painter in 1999 when he made five-minute concept pieces and sold them to drug dealers. On the 13th of September 14, 2002, his first show, The Golden Age of Grotesque, was held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre. Art in Americas Max Henry likened them to the works of a psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy and said his work would never be taken seriously in a fine art context, writing that the value was in their celebrity, not the work. On the 14th of September 15, 2004, Brian held a second exhibition on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin. The show was named Trismegistus which was also the title of the center piece of the exhibit , a large, three-headed Christ painted onto an antique wood panel from a portable embalmers table.

    Brian named his self-proclaimed art movement Celebritarian Corporation. He has coined a slogan for the movement: We will sell our shadow to those who stand within it. In 2005 he said that the Celebritarian Corporation has been incubating for seven years which if correct would indicate that Celebritarian Corporation, in some form, started in 1998. Celebritarian Corporation is also the namesake of an art gallery owned by Brian, called the Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition was the inaugural show. From the 2nd of April 17, 2007, his works were on show at the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary art gallery in Fort Myers, Florida. Forty pieces from this show traveled to Germany's Gallery Brigitte Schenk in Cologne to be publicly exhibited from June 28 , the 28th of July 2007. Brian revealed a series of 20 paintings in 2010 entitled Genealogies of Pain, an exhibition showcased at Vienna's Kunsthalle gallery which the artist collaborated on with David Lynch.

    Brian launched Mansinthe, his own brand of Swiss-made absinthe, which has received mixed reviews. Some critics described the taste as being just plain, but it came second to Versinthe in an Absinthe top five and won a gold medal at the 2008 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Other reviewers, such as critics at The Wormwood Society, have given the absinthe moderately high praise. In 2015, Brian stated he was no longer drinking absinthe.

Common questions

When and where was Brian Hugh Warner born?

Brian Hugh Warner was born on the 5th of January 1969 in Canton, Ohio.

How did Marilyn Manson form the band name?

The group adopted the stage name Marilyn Manson by combining the first name of American female sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and the last name of male serial killer Charles Manson.

What happened to Marilyn Manson after the Columbine High School massacre?

Mainstream media blamed Brian for the shooting despite evidence proving the shooters were not fans, leading to death threats, canceled shows, and congressional hearings. The band faced accusations from politicians and media outlets that their music contributed to the tragedy.

Which albums did Marilyn Manson release between 1994 and 2000?

Marilyn Manson released Portrait of an American Family in July 1994, Antichrist Superstar in 1996, Mechanical Animals in 1998, and Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) in 2000.

What legal issues did Brian Warner face in 2021 and 2022?

Multiple women accused Brian of abuse and sexual assault starting on the 1st of February 2021, leading to lawsuits and a criminal investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The investigation concluded in January 2025 with no charges filed due to insufficient evidence and statute of limitations.

What is Marilyn Manson's total record sales worldwide?

Marilyn Manson has sold over 50 million records worldwide, with ten releases debuting in the top ten of the Billboard 200 and three albums receiving platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America.

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  35. 59Marilyn Manson Just Made an Unexpected ComebackSosa, Chris — February 2, 2015
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  52. 113NewsDMX: Hear 10 Essential SongsChristopher R. Weingarten — April 9, 2021
  53. 129NewsMarilyn Manson Joining 'Once Upon a Time' CastScott Neumyer — October 18, 2013
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  100. 22410 Best Marilyn Manson VideosFord, Chris — January 3, 2014
  101. 225From Worst To Best The Music Videos Of Marilyn MansonBarkan, Jonathan — May 13, 2015
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  107. 234BookMetal Music: A History for HeadbangersHorning, Nicole — Greenhaven Press — December 15, 2018
  108. 235NewsElvis Fan Bill Bennett Attacks Rap, Marilyn MansonGoldberg, Michael — Viacom Media Network — June 1, 1996
  109. 238NewsAnother Right Wing Attack On Rap & RockGil Kaufman — MTV — December 11, 1996
  110. 239Critics expected to take on MCA for explicit rap lyricsPhilips, Chuck — December 10, 1996
  111. 240The Traveling Controversy That Is Marilyn MansonMirapaul, Matthew — April 24, 1997
  112. 241MagazineMarilyn Manson: The Vampire of the Hollywood HillsHedegaard, Erik — January 6, 2015
  113. 243NewsRichmond Makes Martyr Out Of MansonSpencer, Jim — April 20, 1997
  114. 244NewsOzzy Osbourne To Sue New Jersey Over Marilyn MansonNelson, Chris — April 19, 1997
  115. 245Heavy Metal Upstaged By a Fury OffstageStrauss, Neil — June 17, 1997
  116. 247NewsSenate Hearing Attempts To Connect Manson To SuicideChris Nelson — November 7, 1997
  117. 249NewsA Bogey Band to Scare Parents WithStrauss, Neil — May 17, 1997
  118. 253A clique within a clique, obsessed with guns, death and HitlerWright, Gerard et al. — April 22, 1999
  119. 256NewsColorado Tragedy Continues To Spark Manson BashingO'Connor, Christopher — April 26, 1999
  120. 257MagazineScreaming For VengeanceTom Bryant — Bauer Media Group — November 10, 2010
  121. 258BookPop Music and the PressJones, Steve — Temple University Press — 2002
  122. 260Fatal FriendshipBartels, Lynn et al. — August 22, 1999
  123. 261Inside the Columbine High investigationCullen, Dave — September 23, 1999
  124. 263NewsColumbine left its indelible mark on pop cultureFrance, Lisa Respers — April 20, 2009
  125. 265NewsColorado Governor, Congressman Support Anti-Manson GroupJoe D'Angelo — Viacom — May 21, 2001
  126. 266Politicians Go on Offensive Against Marilyn MansonO'Connor, Christopher — Viacom Media Networks — May 1, 1999
  127. 267NewsTerror in Littleton: The Culture; Rock Concerts Are CancelledSterngold, James — April 29, 1999
  128. 268NewsManson cancels rest of US tourApril 29, 1999
  129. 269MagazineColumbine: Whose Fault Is It?Manson, Manson — June 24, 1999
  130. 270NewsMarilyn Manson: The Write To Be WrongAdam Bychawski — Time Inc. UK — May 1, 1999
  131. 272Hollywood on trialJake Tapper — Salon Media Group Inc. — August 29, 2000
  132. 273MagazineScreaming For VengeanceTom Bryant — November 10, 2010
  133. 274On the Cover: Marilyn MansonAmes, Jonathan — May 17, 2007
  134. 275Marilyn Manson is innocentPidd, Helen — January 5, 2005
  135. 276Maz's Arresting CommentsFebruary 21, 2001
  136. 277Luke Mitchell loses appeal in Jodi Jones murderGlendinning, Lee — May 16, 2008
  137. 278NewsJodi Jones death 'similar to Hollywood killing'Cramb, Auslan — January 7, 2005
  138. 281Marilyn Manson DVD Played In Murder TrialBychawski, Adam — Time Inc. UK — December 24, 2004
  139. 282NewsJodi killed by boyfriend attracted to sex, drugs and SatanPeterkin, Tom — January 22, 2005
  140. 284Blame Jodi killer's upbringing: MansonPA — Fairfax Media — February 14, 2005
  141. 288NewsBoy, 14, kills himself after shooting four in school rampageGumbel, Andrew — October 10, 2007
  142. 289NewsPolice: Suspended boy shoots 4 at Ohio schoolNBCUniversal — October 10, 2007
  143. 291NewsShooting Spree At Cleveland High SchoolCBS Corporation — October 10, 2007
  144. 293Photo of Asa Coon's body taken by Cleveland policemanPuente, Mark — Cleveland.com — October 20, 2007
  145. 294NewsLa. student shoots self, misses teacherJervis, Rick — May 18, 2009
  146. 296Teen Classroom Shooter: 'Hail Marilyn Manson'Fitzmaurice, Larry — May 19, 2009
  147. 298NewsMarilyn Manson fined for blowing nose on concert camerawomanMax Matza — BBC News — September 18, 2023
  148. 321Former Marilyn Manson assistant's lawsuit dismissedJohnson, Josh — ABC News — December 17, 2025
  149. 323NewsMarilyn Manson's ex-girlfriend accuses him of rape, abuse in lawsuitMinyvonne Burke et al. — May 29, 2021
  150. 330Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Lawsuit DismissedTorres, Eric — January 4, 2023
  151. 333NewsMarilyn Manson faces more assault allegationsPengelly, Martin — January 30, 2023
  152. 334NewsMarilyn Manson Sued By Woman Who Claims Singer Sexually Assaulted Her When She Was A MinorTed Johnson — Deadline Hollywood — January 30, 2023
  153. 337Marilyn Manson sues Evan Rachel Wood for defamationHughes, William — March 2, 2022
  154. 356Grammy winners 2022: The full listFrance, Lisa Respers — April 7, 2022