Marilyn Manson's legal battle is not over as a judge recently ordered him to pay Evan Rachel Wood's legal fees for her defense after he filed a defamation case against her.
According to a report published by Consequence, the rocker will be required to pay a whopping $326,956 for the actress' defense against the emotional distress and defamation claims derived from the singer's lawsuit which was filed in 2023.
Rolling Stone reported that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Teresa A. Beudet was the one who ordered the reimbursement during a hearing earlier this week.
Marilyn Manson has been ordered to pay Evan Rachel Wood's legal fees for her defense against his defamation and emotional stress lawsuit: https://t.co/8GiozAjVKB pic.twitter.com/UHqXjxkkhi
— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) January 30, 2024
Initially, the legal fees were around $388,000 but the judge removed more than $60,000.
Marilyn Manson, Evan Rachel Wood Lawsuit
According to Pitchfork, the musician filed the instigating defamation lawsuit nearly two years ago which claimed that the actress and her friend Illma Gore decided to "publicly cast him as a rapist and abuser" for him to lose his career in music, television, and movies.
Many accusations were thrown out by the judge which included Manson's allegation that Wood coordinated with other women to make false statements about him.
Despite all the issue, the case is far from over as Manson now alleged that Wood and Gore conspired to hack into his computer, impersonated him around the internet, and made a "swatting call" for the authorities to surround his home.
Regarding that case, the trial will be held on May 1, 2024.
Marilyn Manson Lawsuit
In a recent update regarding Marilyn Manson's series of lawsuits, his former assistant Ashley Walters, who sued him for sexual assault and battery, won a critical appeal in December 2023.
According to Vulture, an appellate court rules her previously dismissed lawsuit and it can finally be reopened again by a judge after the court tossed it in May 2022.
"This is a great victory for all survivors as it provides a clear path for issues of repressed memories and delayed discovery in these types of cases," her lawyer James Vagnini said in a statement.
He added that the court is substantial about its decision "as to why survivors have repressed memories and why that should be relevant when they come."
As of this writing, Marilyn Manson has not shared his statement on social media or in an interview.
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