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Ashley Walters v. Marilyn Manson (Part Three - 2021 Media Features of Ashley Walters)

In 2021, Ashley Walters was featured in three media articles to supplement her statements and lawsuit against her former boss, Marilyn Manson. It seems that besides their social media statements, each of Manson's main accusers worked out deals to be featured by the media in various ways. Ashley Walters was featured twice by The Cut (Feb. 10, 2021 and May 18, 2021) and once by Rolling Stone (Nov. 14, 2021). Here we will explore each one. 1. The Cut (Feb. 10, 2021) This story was titled " Marilyn Manson ‘Almost Destroyed Me’: Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco says her relationship with the singer left her with physical scars and PTSD ". It was written by Angelina Chapin, who since this article has written five more articles on the Manson cases for The Cut . This one in particular focuses on Esme Bianco's accusations against Manson, but supplemented by the testimony of her close friend Ashley Walters, who is named 20 times in this article. 4 of the 20 times Ashley W

How Evan Rachel Wood and Her Supporters Use Coercion and Bullying To Gain Support

A Few Words on Cancel Culture For most of human history, shunning, excommunication, and public humiliation have been used for social conformity. The modern versions are generally categorized as “calling-out” or “canceling.” While the first use of these terms is not certain, sometime in the early 2010s, "fans" of various celebrities and groups began to post on social media, identifying imperfections in their "idols" and “calling them out” on their behaviors. During 2017 and 2018, online posts calling out others drastically increased and were part of the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements. By 2019, the term "cancel culture" became more known and moved into mainstream media usage. Cancel culture has been considered acceptable by some people in some cases because it seemed to provide a way for marginalized individuals and groups to silence someone they deemed hurtful. As a result, powerful individuals or groups that would otherwise evade responsibility for

Marilyn Manson in the News (October 3 - December 15, 2022)

October 3 - Evan Rachel Wood Appears on Two Episodes of the Podcast "A Little Bit Culty" Ever since Evan Rachel Wood appeared in the premier episode of season five on the podcast A Little Bit Culty on October 3rd, and when the second season of The Vow premiered on HBO on October 17th, which is a documentary series that chronicles the escape of the podcast hosts from NXIVM, which they describe as a cult, Evan has not only been fan-girling the hosts, but she has revealed how their documentary series was instrumental in her moving forward with her own documentary, Phoenix Rising , emphasizing what she describes as similar cult-like experiences while she was with Marilyn Manson. It is for this reason that I wrote the following article: How Evan Rachel Wood Tried to Make Marilyn Manson a Dangerous Cult Leader and Herself a Heroic Survivor Forthcoming is another article in which I will go through the long two podcast interviews with Evan and offer an analysis on some of the parts

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