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Agence France-Presse

US actress Evan Rachel Wood has accused goth rocker Marilyn Manson of raping her on camera during the filming of a music video for his 2007 hit single Heart-Shaped Glasses.
Wood made the allegations – which Manson denies – in Phoenix Rising, an HBO documentary premiering at the Sundance film festival on Sunday.
“We had discussed a simulated sex scene. But once the cameras were rolling, he started penetrating me for real,” said Wood.
“I had never agreed to that.”
Former child actress Wood began dating Manson – whose real name is Brian Warner – in 2006 when she was 18 and he was 37.
Manson said Heart-Shaped Glasses was inspired by seeing Wood wearing the glasses made famous on the movie poster for Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita.
“I didn’t know how to advocate for myself or know how to say no, because I had been conditioned and trained to never talk back, to just soldier through,” said Wood, star of TV series Westworld.
“I could tell that the crew was very uncomfortable and nobody knew what to do.
“I was coerced into a commercial sex act under false pretences … I was essentially raped on camera.”

According to the documentary, Manson later pressured Wood to tell journalists there had been no actual sex during the filming of the video.
Wood’s mother recounts hearing through a crew member that Manson was giving Wood absinthe “and whatever else”, and that she was unable to consent when he went off script.
Manson’s lawyer Howard King denied the allegation in a statement.
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“Of all the false claims that Evan Rachel Wood has made about Brian Warner, her imaginative retelling of the making of the Heart-Shaped Glasses music video 15 years ago is the most brazen and easiest to disprove, because there were multiple witnesses,” he wrote.
King said Wood was “fully coherent” during the three-day shoot and “heavily involved in weeks of pre-production planning and days of post-production editing of the final cut”.

“The simulated sex scene took several hours to shoot with multiple takes using different angles and several long breaks in between camera set-ups.
“Brian did not have sex with Evan on that set, and she knows that is the truth.”
Manson has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault, including Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco.
Los Angeles police last year confirmed they were investigating domestic violence allegations against the singer.
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Manson, who has long cultivated a controversial image with his ghostly make-up and stage name evoking serial killer Charles Manson, has parted ways with his record label Loma Vista Recordings and Hollywood agency CAA since the allegations became public.
But he continues to record music, appearing on Kanye West’s album “Donda” last year.
Phoenix Rising documents efforts by Wood and other sexual assault survivors to extend the statute of limitations for sex crimes, allowing women more time to seek justice following abuse.
The Sundance film festival – taking place online again this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic – runs until January 30.


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Evan Rachel Wood says Marilyn Manson raped her during music video shoot

Evan Rachel Wood. Photo: Sundance Institute via AP

Marilyn Manson. File photo: AFP

Evan Rachel Wood and Marilyn Manson in 2007. File photo: AFP

Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco sues Marilyn Manson for sexual abuse

British actress Esme Bianco arrives for the Game of Thrones eighth season premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York in April 2018. Photo: AFP

(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 9, 2019 Marilyn Manson performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas - "Game of Thrones" actor Esme Bianco filed a lawsuit against US goth rocker Marilyn Manson on April 30, 2021 setting out graphic allegations of rape, sexual abuse and violence. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

Evan Rachel Wood attends the Premiere Of HBO's "Westworld" Season 3 TCL Chinese Theatre on March 05, 2020, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/TNS)

US singer Marilyn Manson under investigation over domestic abuse allegations

US singer Marilyn Manson is facing a growing number of sexual and physical abuse accusations. Photo: EPA-EFE

By naming Marilyn Manson as her abuser, Evan Rachel Wood begins the healing process and encourages others to speak out

Actress Evan Rachel Wood (left) has accused singer Marilyn Manson of subjecting her to years of abuse starting when she was a teenager. Wood, now 33, was 19 and Manson 38 when they first went public with their relationship. Photo: AFP

(FILES) In this file photo Marilyn Manson performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas - "Westworld" star Evan Rachel Wood on February 1, 2021 accused industrial rock icon Marilyn Manson of being a "dangerous man" who subjected her to years of abuse starting when she was a teenager. The American actress, who began working in entertainment as a child, has in the past alleged abuse by an ex-partner whom she kept anonymous, but on Monday identified her abuser as "Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson." (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood accuses Marilyn Manson of ‘horrifically’ abusing her

Evan Rachel Wood attends the premiere of Westworld’s third season in Hollywood in March 2020. Photo: TNS

(FILES)(L-R) Actor Jim Sturgess, musician Marilyn Manson, actress Evan Rachel Wood and actress T.V. Carpio attend the after party for a special screening of "Across The Universe" at Bette on September 13, 2007 in New York City. - "Westworld" star Evan Rachel Wood on February 1, 2021 accused industrial rock icon Marilyn Manson of being a "dangerous man" who subjected her to years of abuse starting when she was a teenager. The American actress, who began working in entertainment as a child, has in the past alleged abuse by an ex-partner whom she kept anonymous, but on Monday identified her abuser as "Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson." (Photo by Scott Wintrow / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

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US actress makes rape claim after turbulent relationship with Marilyn Manson
Goth rocker Manson has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault



US actress Evan Rachel Wood made the allegations – which Manson denies – in an HBO documentary premiering at the Sundance film festival.


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Evan Rachel Wood says Marilyn Manson raped her during music video shoot

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US actress makes rape claim after turbulent relationship with Marilyn Manson

Goth rocker Manson has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault