Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland, who was part of Marilyn Manson’s band between August 2008 and May 2009, spoke about allegations of abuse directed at the singer.
Earlier this week, actress Evan Rachel Wood publicly accused Manson of abusing her during their relationship in the late 2000s, claiming that the singer “prepared” her as a teenager before “terribly abusing” and “brainwashing” her .
Speaking about Manson on the Twitch channel, Space Zebra Live, Borland said, “He’s not a nice guy. And everything that people said about him is true. So relax about the accusations against women. Like when people say these women are coming after him now … fuck, they’re telling the truth.
“I’m sorry to everyone on this podcast who doesn’t like this. But that guy is incredibly talented, but he’s screwed and needs to be put in check, needs to sober up and needs to come to terms with his demons.
“He’s a bad guy, and I was there when he was with Evan Rachel Wood. I was at his house. It’s not fucking cool, and that’s all I’m going to say about it. And thinking, ‘You blah blah, blah, blah, this and that ‘, fuck it! That’s all I’m going to say.
“Sorry to take this to a dark place, but that guy was canceled. Goodbye, don’t let the door slam at you at the exit. “
Wood’s post caused several other women to share similar allegations against Manson, which was later dismissed by his label, Loma Vista Recordings.
Manson’s accusers also received support from his ex-fiancee, Rose MacGowan, who posted on Instagram, saying, “I’m with Evan Rachel Wood and other brave women who have performed. It takes years to recover from the abuse and I send them strength on your journey to recovery. Let the truth be revealed. Let the healing begin. “
In a subsequent development, California Sen. Susan Rubio called interim attorney general Monty Wilkinson and FBI director Christopher Wray to investigate the allegations made against Manson.
Manson turned to Instagram to refute the allegations, saying, “Obviously, my art and my life have long been controversial magnets, but these recent statements about me are horrible distortions of reality. My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with partners of similar minds. . Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth. “
When Metal Hammer asked Marilyn Manson to respond to allegations of abuse during an interview in late 2020, he hung up on our journalist. Manson’s representatives declined a request for the singer to do another interview to clarify his story. “We advise our client not to comment on his article any more,” said Manson’s spokesman.