Will Evan Rachel Wood suffer the same fate as Amber Heard? Johnny’s bestie Marilyn Manson is suing his ex for defamation and fans are showing support on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube – just like with Depp

Aug 15 , 2022

Evan Rachel Wood and Amber Heard have both accused their former lovers – Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp, respectively – of abuse. Photos: @evanwooders/Instagram; TNS

Johnny Depp fans flooded social media to discredit Amber Heard – now they’re doing the same to take down Marilyn Manson’s accuser and ex-GF Evan Rachel Wood

But with the combative treatment and petitions to remove Heard and Wood from Aquaman and Westworld respectively, this can negatively impact other real-world victims of domestic violence

Marilyn Manson sued his ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood earlier this year, after she accused him of rape and abuse. In the lead-up to the trial, Manson fans are using some of the same tactics used against Amber Heard during her trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp. Across YouTube and TikTok, content discrediting Wood is already gaining traction.

So what exactly is going on, and how does it compare to the Depp vs Heard trial?

The lawsuit

Evan Rachel Wood attends the premiere of HBO’s Westworld season three at TCL Chinese Theatre in March 2020, in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

In February 2021, actress Evan Rachel Wood released an explosive statement in which she accused her ex-boyfriend, singer Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Warner), of grooming and abusing her during the course of their relationship. Manson denied the claims in an Instagram statement saying his intimate relationships have “always been entirely consensual”.

The pair met in 2005 when Wood was 19 and Manson was 36. They confirmed they were dating in 2007 and had a tumultuous, on-and-off relationship until 2010, when they broke up following an engagement.

Evan Rachel Wood and Marilyn Manson at the Gala Screening of Sony Pictures Across The Universe during the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall in 2007, in Toronto, Canada. Photo: Getty Images

In the subsequent years, Wood spoke publicly about being sexually assaulted and abused, but did not name a perpetrator. Following her statement accusing Manson last year, the singer was dropped by his record label and cut from two acting projects, Deadline reported.

Now, Manson is suing Wood for defamation, following the lead of his close friend Johnny Depp, who filed a similar suit against his ex-wife and accuser Amber Heard. Depp’s defamation case against Heard dominated the cultural conversation earlier this year.

How is it similar to the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case?

Johnny Depp, left, attending the trial and Amber Heard looking on in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 24. Photos: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

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