Marilyn Manson calls for rape charges to be dropped

According to Marilyn Manson, not only do Esmé Bianco's rape accusations come too late, they are also totally false.

In a motion filed in court and relayed by TMZ, the singer claims that the

actress

"sought cynically and dishonestly to monetize and exploit the #MeToo movement", and that her complaint, as well as those of others women who accuse him of sexual abuse are distortions of reality that the accusers "spent months working on and perfecting."

If he does not deny having had sexual relations, sometimes violent, with the complainants, he assures that everything was consensual and that he has nothing to be ashamed of.

In the specific case of Esme Bianco, the complaint has been prescribed for 8 years, according to him.

Tied up and whipped

Esmé Bianco had stated in her complaint that Marilyn Manson had tied her up, whipped her, electrocuted her, prevented her from eating, and cut her with a knife.

Accusations which the artist claims to be able to prove are "false".

In total, four women have filed a complaint against the interpreter of

, according to Billboard.

In a post dated February 1, Marilyn Manson firmly defended herself for having had inappropriate gestures.

“My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners.

Regardless of how - and why - others now choose to distort the past, it's the truth, ”he posted.

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