Marilyn Manson continues his world tour, hitting American cities for the first time since a bombshell lawsuit was filed against the controversial rock star.
Manson has announced U.S. tour dates for the spring, including concerts in Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Houston. The musician is currently on a world tour, with sold-out concerts scheduled in Zurich, Milan, Berlin and other European cities in February, as well as Peru’s Vivo X El Rock festival in March.
Manson’s last tour was 2019’s “Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies Tour.”
The past few years have been troubling for the 56-year-old “Shock Rock” singer, who is embroiled in multiple sexual abuse, assault and misconduct lawsuits and is currently under investigation by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
“Experienced prosecutors in our office’s Sex Crimes Unit are carefully reviewing new leads and additional evidence that continues to be of interest in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation,” the department said in October. “New evidence has come to light in recent weeks and will be added to the already extensive case file submitted to our office by LASD.”
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In recent years, more than a dozen women have publicly accused Manson (real name Brian Warner) of sexual assault and abuse, including ex-fiance Evan Rachel Wood and “Game of Thrones” actor Esme Bianco. are. In one of the ongoing legal battles, the singer is accused of sexually assaulting a woman when she was 16 years old.
Bianco’s lawsuit was settled in January 2023, and several other lawsuits were also settled or dismissed. Although Ms. Wood never formally filed a lawsuit, Mr. Manson withdrew his defamation suit against her in November after a two-year legal battle, claiming that Ms. He was accused of spreading “malicious falsehoods” that he “publicly condemned” as “criminal crimes.” And the abuser. ”
Contributor: Kimi Robinson