Marilyn Manson Accuser Ashley Smithline Recants Abuse Allegations: Says She Was "Manipulated" by ERW
Marilyn Manson accuser Ashley Morgan Smithline has recanted her sexual abuse allegations against the musician https://t.co/Y7Gn1SOo1w
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 25, 2023
Ashley Morgan Smithline has recanted her sexual abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson. Smithline states she was “manipulated” by Evan Rachel Wood and others to accuse Manson of sexual and physical abuse.
“I succumbed to pressure from Evan Rachel Wood and her associates to make accusations of rape and assault against [Manson] that were not true,” she says.
The statement comes a month after a separate lawsuit against Manson from Smithline was dismissed after she missed a filing deadline. She says she had a “brief, consensual sexual relationship with Brian Warner,” in 2010. But ten years later, Smithline said she was contacted to take part in a group of women alleging sexual abuse from Manson after being in relationships with the rocker, and this included “many conversations” with Evan Rachel Wood.
“I never intended to pursue criminal charges against Mr. Warner and have no intention now of ever pursuing criminal charges, as Mr. Warner did not ever assault or abuse me,” She writes. “Looking back, I feel I was manipulated by Ms. Wood, Ms. Gore, Ms. [Esmé] Bianco and Mr. Ellwanger to spread publicly false accusations of abuse against Mr. Warner.”
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