Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco sues Marilyn Manson for sexual abuse
- She says the singer deprived her of food and sleep, gave her alcohol and drugs, locked her up, whipped her, gave her electric shocks and threatened to rape her
- On another occasion, Manson allegedly chased Bianco with an axe, cut her with a ‘Nazi knife’, then posted pictures of the wound online
Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco sued Marilyn Manson on Friday, alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles, Bianco says that the US goth rocker violated human trafficking law by bringing her to California from England under the false pretences of roles in music videos and films that never materialised.
An email seeking comment from a lawyer who has previously represented Manson was not immediately returned. Manson said earlier this year that all of his intimate relationships have been entirely consensual.
The lawsuit alleges that in 2009, Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, flew Bianco to Los Angeles to shoot a video for the song I Want to Kill You Like They Do in the Movies.
The suit says that Bianco was expected to stay at Manson’s home instead of the hotel where she had been booked, and there was no crew, only Manson himself shooting with a phone.