Marilyn Manson will not appear in court in connection with the rape trial against him by an anonymous woman.
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As Billboard reports, both sides only reached an agreement a week before the trial began. An agreement welcomed by the defense of the rock star, whose real name is Brian Warner, and who has been the target of a number of similar complaints in recent years, without any of them being successful.
“Brian is pleased that, just as previous lawsuits were dismissed without paying a single penny, this plaintiff has agreed to drop her lawsuit for a payment that is a fraction of what she asked for and much less than the amount she asked for.” “The proceedings cost him,” Marilyn Manson’s lawyer said in a statement.
For her part, the complainant, quoted under the generic name Jane Doe, wanted to explain her decision not to stand trial.
“I was fully prepared for the trial and never imagined I would be able to settle the matter amicably,” she said in a statement published by Rolling Stone. “But over the last two and a half years I have silently endured threats, harassment, harassment and various forms of intimidation, which have intensified in recent weeks. »
According to her, Marilyn Manson was present during her statement to police, during which she claims she was “subjected to seven hours of aggressive interrogation while he (Manson) watched her from across the table.”
If Marilyn Manson, who has always maintained his innocence (and has even proclaimed a conspiracy), gets off lightly despite the numerous testimonies from women accusing him of abuse, we will be comforted to learn that he will receive a light fine and 20 hours of community service Received work for blowing a camerawoman’s nose during a concert in 2019.