A former personal assistant to Marilyn Manson supported Evan Rachel Wood after she became one of several women to make allegations of abuse against the musician.
Dan Cleary, who initially worked as a keyboard technician for Manson’s touring team, went on to serve as his personal assistant between 2014 and 2015.
Talking about him Rare Form Radio podcast, Cleary claimed to have personally witnessed Wood’s distress during his tour with Manson between 2007 and 2008.
“Her behavior has changed,” said Cleary. “His physical appearance has changed. She got thinner. She stayed – her whole aura got darker. “
Wood, who was engaged to Manson until her separation in August 2010, named the singer as her assailant earlier this month – having given a similar testimony about an abusive relationship with a House Judicial Subcommittee in February 2018.
“He started to prepare me when I was a teenager and he abused me horribly for years,” she wrote. “I was brainwashed and manipulated until submission. I’m tired of living in fear of retaliation, slander or blackmail. I am here to expose this dangerous man and summon the many industries that have enabled him, before he destroys more lives. I am with the many victims who will no longer be silent. “
Cleary also admitted to feeling a certain degree of complicity, explaining: “I mean, I talked to his manager about it, but the manager seemed to know all about it and didn’t care much.
“There are people saying that I am an accomplice because I saw these things happening and I did nothing and I will accept that. There is some truth to this. “
While Manson denied Wood’s accusations, he was subsequently removed from his label, Loma Vista.
He was also removed from his TV projects, with his appearances removed from the American gods and the Freak show anthology.
In the wake of Wood’s initial allegations, Phoebe Bridgers claimed that she visited Manson’s home when she was a teenager where, she claims, he told her he had a “rape room” in his home.