Last week it was reported that shock rocker Marilyn Manson reached an out of court settlement with actress Esmé Bianco who accused the singer of assault.
“Ms. Bianco has agreed to resolve her claims against Brian Warner and Marilyn Manson Records, Inc. in order to move on with her life and career,” Jay Ellwanger, Bianco’s lawyer says.
Howard King, who represents Manson, states, “Ms. Bianco has agreed to resolve her claims against Brian Warner and Marilyn Manson Records, Inc.”
Two other cases against Manson were recently resolved, but a Rolling Stone reports that a new assault lawsuit has been filed against the musician claiming that he inflicted battery and caused emotional distress against a minor.
According the plaintiff, she first met Manson following a 1995 Dallas concert when she was 16 years old. She claims that she was invited onto his tour bus where Manson allegedly asked her age, school grade and took down her home address and phone number.
The lawsuit claims. “While on the tour bus, Defendant Warner performed various acts of criminal s*xual conduct upon Plaintiff, who was a virgin at the time, including but not limited to forced copulation and v*ginal penetration.” The age of consent in the state of Texas at that time was (and still is) 17.”
The lawsuit also alleges that a member of Manson’s band watched the incident, laughed at the girl and afterward told her to “get the f*ck off my bus” and said if she told anyone he would cause harm to her family.
The lawsuit goes on to claim that Manson exhibited psychological control over her and that he continued to exploit her. She also called out Manson’s record labels claiming they were aware of what the singer was doing.
“This suit by this survivor is a giant step in bringing light and heat to an industry that has been hiding perils in plain sight. It’s time to face the music,” stated the plaintiff’s attorney Jeff Anderson to Rolling Stone.
“Powerful new laws in New York and California give adult survivors the chance to take legal action against predators and those that protect and profit from them. We are grateful to the survivors and so many others who now align with us to expose the predators and those in the music industry that have … permitted, promoted, and profiteered from his violence against the vulnerable.”
