Marilyn Manson Accuser Recants Sexual Assault Allegation, Claims Evan Rachel Wood ‘Manipulated’ Her

One of the many women who’ve accused Marilyn Manson of sexual assault has recanted. Ashley Morgan Smithline alleged in May 2021 that the musician raped, brainwashed, and cut her during their relationship. She was one of more than a dozen women who accused Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, of sexual assault. In a legal filing obtained Thursday by Page Six, however, Smithline recanted her story. She also claimed Evan Rachel Wood, who first outed Manson as her alleged abuser in February 2021, “manipulated” the model into filing her allegation in the first place. Advertisement “I succumbed to pressure… Read Full Article