As has been previously reported in the ongoing saga of the Ashley Walters case against Marilyn Manson, on December 16th 2025, a summary judgment was granted to Marilyn Manson which brought the case to an end through a dismissal. Immediately after the summary judgment, Ashley Walters promised to appeal the ruling, so on January 7th 2026 she filed a Motion for Reconsideration, where she invoked the new California law known as AB 250 which went into effect after the dismissal on January 1st 2026, which gives a two-year revival window for otherwise time-barred claims of sexual assault. On January 26th 2026, Judge Steve Cochran reversed his previous ruling to dismiss the case and granted a revival of the case to Ashley Walters based on the new law. "I do think the statute revives the claim. You’re [heading toward trial] all over again,” said the Judge according to Rolling Stone . From the date of this ruling in favor of Walters, she now has 15 days to file an amended complaint. During ...
In this video, Martin DeCoder examines The Extreme Manipulation in ‘Phoenix Rising’ | Evan Rachel Wood vs. Marilyn Manson.
How does the docuseries ‘Phoenix Rising’ create sympathy for Evan Rachel Wood, and what does this tell us about the reliability of Wood’s allegations against Marilyn Manson? These are the questions that this in-depth film and language analysis will answer by looking at the trailer to the docuseries.
Link to his previous analyses of this case are linked below:
Are Evan Rachel Wood’s Allegations Against Marilyn Manson Reliable? | The View Interview Analysis
What Evan Rachel Wood Didn’t Want You to Notice | The Daily Show Interview Analysis
How does the docuseries ‘Phoenix Rising’ create sympathy for Evan Rachel Wood, and what does this tell us about the reliability of Wood’s allegations against Marilyn Manson? These are the questions that this in-depth film and language analysis will answer by looking at the trailer to the docuseries.
Link to his previous analyses of this case are linked below:
Are Evan Rachel Wood’s Allegations Against Marilyn Manson Reliable? | The View Interview Analysis
What Evan Rachel Wood Didn’t Want You to Notice | The Daily Show Interview Analysis