Marilyn Manson Sexual Attack Suit Dismissed Without Bias

Charlotte Pence BondJanuary 5, 2023

A suit versus vocalist Marilyn Manson was dismissed without bias on Tuesday after Ashley Morgan Smithline tried to fire her legal representation and did not discover brand-new counsel prior to a due date.

The suit termination implies that the match can be advanced once again in the future. Smithline sent a movement to withdraw representation in October however didn’t get brand-new attorneys by December 5.

Smithline’s initial suit consisted of allegations versus Manson, whose whole name is Brian Warner, stating that he raped and abused her several times from 2010 to 2013.

“We thank and commend Ashley Smithline for dismissing her claims against Brian Warner without seeking or receiving anything in return,” Manson’s legal representative, Howard King, said in a declaration provided to Fox News Digital.

“Ms. Smithline has refused to be manipulated by others who are trying to pursue their own agendas against Mr. Warner. We wish her well and will continue to work to assure that a significant price will be paid by those who have tried to abuse our legal system,” King included.

Manson has actually declared that his and Smithline’s relationship didn’t even last a week in 2010 which her claims never ever occurred.

“There are so many falsehoods within her claims that we wouldn’t know where to begin to answer them,” he said in a declaration in 2015 quickly after the filing of the match.

“It has been important for me to come forward the way I have because I live in constant fear even to this day,” Smithline told People when she filed the lawsuit “I am seeking justice because I want to move forward and heal from the terrible abuse I faced. I want Brian Warner to be held accountable once and for all.”

These are not the only sexual attack allegations that have actually been lobbed at Manson. Starlets Evan Rachel Wood and Esmé Bianco have both stated that he abused them.

Manson has actually stated he did not abuse the females who have actually stepped forward, which total up to a minimum of 15 females in addition to Smithline.

An extra sexual assault examination was carried out over 19 months by the Los Angeles County Constable’s Department and provided to District Lawyer George Gascón in September.

Gascón’s workplace said at the time that “there is more material that is still outstanding, however, we do not have a timeline for the additional submission from the LASD,” including that the “review will take some time, but rest assured, our officer takes these allegations very seriously.”