Photo by Lindsay Warner (Dec. 2025) In my attempt to write a year in review for Marilyn Manson in 2025, I wanted to first read as much of an objective evaluation as possible if one existed, so I decided to go on Chat GPT and asked the question: "Can you give me a year in review for Marilyn Manson in 2025?" This is what the response was: Marilyn Manson: A Year in Review (2025) The year 2025 marked one of the most consequential chapters in the career of Marilyn Manson—a year defined by closure, reemergence, and a recalibration of his place in contemporary culture. After years of controversy, legal uncertainty, and near-total industry exile, Manson’s return unfolded steadily across legal, musical, and public arenas, culminating in a reassertion of his artistic and personal narrative. Legal Resolution and Aftermath The most significant development came early in the year. In January 2025, the Los Angeles County District Attorney officially dropped all criminal charges related...
According to Rolling Stone (which purposefully posted a photo of Manson from the last decade looking defeated), Ashley Walters, who was Marilyn Manson's personal assistant from 2010 to 2011, and whose case against him was revived upon appeal in December 2023, is now set to get a trial against her former boss, with a jury trial set to begin June 2, 2025.
Apparently there was an attempt to resolve the case through mediation in December 2023, but according to Walters’ lawyer, James Vagnini, the parties were “not successful at resolving the case.”
“We are happy that the delays are behind us and that we will have an opportunity to depose Mr. Warner and present all the facts to a jury next year,” Walters’ lawyer James Vagnini said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “We are confident they will acknowledge the harm done to Ms. Walters and deliver a resounding message to all survivors of such terrible abuse.”
There has been no comment as of yet from Manson's team, but he has denied "each and every allegation" against him made by his former assistant. Specifically he "denies that he assaulted, battered, harassed, or discriminated against Plaintiff."
Apparently there was an attempt to resolve the case through mediation in December 2023, but according to Walters’ lawyer, James Vagnini, the parties were “not successful at resolving the case.”
“We are happy that the delays are behind us and that we will have an opportunity to depose Mr. Warner and present all the facts to a jury next year,” Walters’ lawyer James Vagnini said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “We are confident they will acknowledge the harm done to Ms. Walters and deliver a resounding message to all survivors of such terrible abuse.”
There has been no comment as of yet from Manson's team, but he has denied "each and every allegation" against him made by his former assistant. Specifically he "denies that he assaulted, battered, harassed, or discriminated against Plaintiff."