Below is part two of my previous article: How Marilyn Manson's Upcoming Concert in Ferrara Became Italy's Most Controversial Cultural Event . For nearly three months, Marilyn Manson's scheduled appearance at the Ferrara Summer Festival was discussed less as a concert than as a cultural battleground. What began in April with an offhand remark by Mayor Alan Fabbri during a radio interview quickly grew into one of Italy's most unusual public controversies, drawing in city officials, the Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio, the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, politicians, journalists, and commentators across the country. By the time July 11 arrived, the debate had become as much about religion, politics, and artistic freedom as it was about music. Yet when the evening finally came, something unexpected happened. The controversy largely disappeared. Instead of headlines dominated by protests or confrontation, Ferrara witnessed exactly what the city had spent month...
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."