“Unveiling the Darkness: Channel 4 Documentary Delves into the Disturbing Allegations Surrounding Marilyn Manson”

<p class="texttext_nEn66″>In a world where celebrity personas often obscure the truth, the new documentary Marilyn Manson: Unmasked raises a question that’s hard to ignore: How well do we really know the artists we admire? As we peel back the layers of Marilyn Manson’s controversial life, this Channel 4 feature dives into not only his rise to fame as the self-styled ‘Antichrist Superstar,’ but also the disturbing allegations that have cast a long shadow over his career. With testimony from former partners like Evan Rachel Wood, who alleges she faced grooming and abuse during their tumultuous relationship, the documentary aims to delineate fact from fiction in a narrative that’s not just about music, but about the deeper implications of power and exploitation. Viewer discretion is advised, as the discussion touches upon sensitive topics of rape and sexual assault. Ready to confront the haunting realities behind the facade? LEARN MORE.

Warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.

A new documentary about the musician Marilyn Manson, real name Brian Warner, contains a plethora of serious claims and allegations.

Marilyn Manson: Unmasked is showing on Channel 4 and declares it follows the singer’s life ‘from his meteoric rise as the self-proclaimed ‘Antichrist Superstar’ to the chilling abuse allegations that have engulfed his career’.

Claiming it ‘dives deep into Manson’s world to separate fact from fiction’, the documentary speaks to his accusers, including his former partner Evan Rachel Wood, who started dating the singer when she was 18 and he was 37.

They got engaged in 2010, but their relationship ended soon afterwards, and in 2021, Wood made allegations claiming that Manson ‘started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years’. She also previously told a congressional committee that she had been raped and abused, but didn’t name the alleged perpetrator.

Manson denied the claims and later sued Wood for defamation and emotional distress, though last year Deadline reported that he dropped the suit and paid her $327,000 (£267,000) in legal fees.

Marilyn Manson: Unmasked goes over many of the allegations made against the singer. (Niels van Iperen/Getty Images)

Among her allegations, Wood said that she had been told that in the music video for ‘Heart-Shaped Glasses’, a reference to the poster for the Stanley Kubrick film of Lolita, there would be a sex scene between her and Manson.

However, she alleged that she’d been told cameras and lighting would be set up to make it difficult to see anything, but when they got on set, she claimed that Manson ‘just started pulling my clothes off’.

She said: “From there, it just didn’t stop. They yelled cut. The next thing I knew, the entire crew walked on set. And I was sitting on the bed naked, just crying.

“I felt so f**king violated, but I didn’t call it rape for like, many many years.”

Also appearing in the documentary is Manson’s attorney Howard King, who said it was ‘demonstrably false that Brian Warner raped Evan Rachel Wood while filming a music video’, describing the claim as ‘completely fabricated’.

Manson and his lawyers deny the allegations made against him in the documentary, and among those who spoke out is his former partner Evan Rachel Wood. (Frazer Harrison /2020 Getty Images)

Marilyn Manson: Unmasked will cover these claims and allegations made by others, including former fan Jennifer Pavao, who told the documentary that when she was in high school, the singer once asked her to send him pictures of her through a hotline set up so fans could talk to the band.

Pavao claimed that the singer signed one of her lunchboxes: “To Jen, you cum-guzzling gutter-slut, love Marilyn.”

She also alleged that when they spoke over the phone, he told her to ‘call me daddy’ and said the first time she saw a man’s penis was during an alleged incident where Manson is claimed to have exposed himself on stage.

LADbible have contacted Marilyn Manson’s legal representatives for comment.

Marilyn Manson: Unmasked continues with a second episode on Channel 4 at 10pm tonight (15 January) and concludes tomorrow (16 January).

If you have been affected by any of the issues in this article and wish to speak to someone in confidence, contact the Rape Crisis England and Wales helpline on 0808 500 222, available 24/7. If you are currently in danger or need urgent medical attention, you should call 999.