Marilyn Manson was accused of sexual abuse by Esmé Bianco, known for her role in “Game of Thrones”.
Bianco’s allegations are the most recent against Manson, which was quickly dismissed by his label, agency and management, following numerous reports of abuse by several women, including Evan Rachel Wood, who accused the musician of domestic violence and rape, detailing allegations that she was drugged, tied and physically harmed by Manson.
Bianco describes Manson as a “monster that almost destroyed me and almost destroyed so many women”, presenting allegations of physical abuse, torture and control, calling him a “serial predator”.
Bianco spoke to The Cut, sharing his story of alleged abuse. The publication writes that, although a Manson lawyer did not respond to his detailed request for comments, Bianco provided emails, text messages and photographs of his time with Manson that corroborate his story.
Given that Manson was dismissed by all of his representatives, Variety was unable to immediately locate a representative for him to comment on and received no response from a lawyer who was currently representing the singer.
Bianco first introduced himself as an abuse survivor in 2019, testifying at the California Assembly in an effort to help reform domestic violence laws. But her interview with The Cut is the first time she has publicly named Manson as her attacker.
Bianco grew up idolizing Manson, as a teenage fan of his music and art. She says she met him in 2005 through his then fiancée, burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, when Manson wanted to cast her in a horror film, “Phantasmagori”. After Manson’s marriage to Von Teese ended in 2007, he kept in touch with Bianco, and eventually cast her in a music video in 2009 for his song, entitled “I Want to Kill You Like they do in the movies ”.
Bianco says the role required her to play a victim and lover of Manson who would be kidnapped in the video. As an actor, Bianco believed that the role would be strictly professional.
Manson became violent, Bianco claims, tying her with cables, whipping her with a whip and using an electric sex toy, which is the same “torture device” that Wood explained as being used on her. Bianco, who was 26 at the time, says she spent the three days of shooting wearing lingerie, barely sleeping and not being fed by Manson, who provided cocaine but not food. (More than once in the interview, Bianco describes Manson as using cocaine regularly and drinking a lot of alcohol.)
“It’s just Manson being theatrical. We are going to make great art, ”said Bianco to The Cut, recalling his thoughts at the time.
The publication corroborated Bianco’s story with several of his friends who told the outlet that they saw her cuts and bruises and remembered she was terrified, at the time, once asking for help from inside a closet where she was hiding in Manson’s house.
Bianco and Manson entered into a long-distance affair with Manson visiting her in London and organizing her trip to LA, where he lived. Over the years, as the relationship continued, Manson promised to help Bianco get a work visa and asked him to move. She lived with him for two months in her West Hollywood apartment. Bianco says Manson would bite her, without consent, during sex and left her body injured. Once, she says, he repeatedly cut his torso with a knife.
Manson categorized the activity as “perverted”, according to The Cut. And Bianco wanted to believe that his behavior was normal – a thought process typical of victims who were sexually abused.
“I was in survival mode at that point, and my brain taught me to be small and nice,” Bianco told the publication, adding that, like many victims of domestic violence, she may have developed a type of Stockholm syndrome that separated her reality.
Bianco describes the relationship as being controlling to the point that Manson dictates the clothes she would wear and her sleep schedule.
“I basically felt like a prisoner,” Bianco told The Cut. “I came and went at will. Who I spoke to was totally controlled by him. I called my family hidden in the closet. ”
When one of Bianco’s “Game of Thrones” episodes aired, Manson allegedly depicted his sex scene repeatedly on a projector in front of friends, saying, “This is my girlfriend, she is a prostitute. Look, her breasts are out ”, according to The Cut.
Bianco’s breaking point came in 2011, when Manson allegedly chased her into his apartment with an ax. After she broke up with Manson, Bianco says she suffered from panic attacks and was unable to find work after Game of Thrones due to her mental state. “I couldn’t go to that moment in my life because of what he did to me,” says Bianco.
Manson classified Wood’s allegations against him as “horrible distortions of reality”.
Bianco says: “He is not a poorly understood artist. He deserves to stay behind bars for the rest of his life. “
Earlier this month, Wood introduced himself and publicly named Manson as his attacker, after talking about being a domestic violence survivor for years. The activist, singer and actress, who stars in “Westworld”, says she was “terribly abused” by Manson over the course of their years-long relationship. Wood’s public allegations opened the floodgates for many other women, who also made equally horrible allegations.
“My attacker’s name is Brian Warner, also known worldwide as Marilyn Manson,” Wood posted on his Instagram on February 1. “He started to prepare me when I was a teenager and he abused me terribly for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated until submission. I got 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 stay with the many victims who will no longer be silent. “
Manson denied Wood’s claims. “Obviously, my art and my life have always been magnets for controversy, but these recent statements about me are horrible distortions of reality,” Manson posted on his social media. “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth. “
Variety will update this report if contacted by someone representing Manson.