Marilyn Manson accused of sexual violence by several women (Archives) -
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She opened the floor, and other women followed.
This Monday, American actress Evan Rachel Wood revealed the name of the person who abused her, on whom she had already spoken without citing her name in March 2018.
The star of the
Westworld
series
wrote in a post on Instagram: "The name of my attacker is Brian Warner, also known as Marilyn Manson".
"I fantasize every day about crushing his skull"
Evan Rachel Wood and Brian Warner were in a discontinuous relationship between 2007 and 2010, when the actress was only 18, and the singer 36. In 2009, while they were separated, the star Marilyn Manson s was expressed about their separation in an interview with
Spin
, claiming to have tried to call her 158 times that day - which theoretically constitutes sexual harassment in French law.
In this same interview, the singer also claimed to have written the song
I want to kill you like they do in the movies
(I want to kill you as they do in the movies) while thinking of her, adding: "I fantasize every day about crushing his skull with a hammer ”.
Death threats, gas burns
It seems that at least part of these fantasies were not mere fantasies, if we are to believe Evan Rachel Wood.
The actress had already revealed to the US Congress two years ago that she had suffered, among other things, “death threats, gas burns, brainwashing”.
"My experience with domestic violence has been toxic, mentally, physically, with sexual abuse that started slowly and then escalated over time," she explained.
Post-traumatic stress
In her Instagram post dated February 1, the actress says Brian Warner has "horribly assaulted" her for years, but says she is ready to "end" living in "fear of blackmail, reprisals. and slander ”.
"I am determined to point out this dangerous man and all the companies that have helped him before he ruins other lives," she wrote.
Since speaking at least four other women have spoken,
Vanity Fair
spotted
: Ashley Walters (her post has since been deleted), Sarah McNeilly, Ashley Lindsay Morgan and another person who calls themselves sourgirrrl on social media. .
All of them claim to have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a type of anxiety disorder common after sexual assault.
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