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 ...
On July 2nd 2024, significant updates were made to the lawsuit filed by Bianca Allaine Kyne against Brian Warner/Marilyn Manson.
First, Manson's motion to dismiss all allegations in Kyne's complaint referencing sexual abuse as a minor in 1995 when she was 16 years old was granted.
Second, any reference to Kyne's own personal drawings of Manson from when she was 16 are to be removed.
Third, Kyne is therefore ordered to make a Second Amended Complaint within 30 days removing all of the above.
Why this ruling?
The reason the judge ruled to have these removed was because Manson argued these allegations did not fall under the New York Adult Survivor's Act, which is the reason Kyne was allowed to file her lawsuit against Manson in the first place. The Adult Survivor’s Act does not apply extraterritorially (outside New York) or to claims involving minors (it is designed only for adult sexual assault-related lawsuits). Since Kyne alleges these acts are from when she was a minor while living in Texas, the New York Adult Survivor's Act does not apply to these specific allegations. It should be mentioned that the Plaintiff did concede to have these allegations removed.
What can we expect next?
Bianca Allaine Kyne has 30 days to make a Second Amended Complaint, so we should expect that in the coming days.
First, Manson's motion to dismiss all allegations in Kyne's complaint referencing sexual abuse as a minor in 1995 when she was 16 years old was granted.
Second, any reference to Kyne's own personal drawings of Manson from when she was 16 are to be removed.
Third, Kyne is therefore ordered to make a Second Amended Complaint within 30 days removing all of the above.
Why this ruling?
The reason the judge ruled to have these removed was because Manson argued these allegations did not fall under the New York Adult Survivor's Act, which is the reason Kyne was allowed to file her lawsuit against Manson in the first place. The Adult Survivor’s Act does not apply extraterritorially (outside New York) or to claims involving minors (it is designed only for adult sexual assault-related lawsuits). Since Kyne alleges these acts are from when she was a minor while living in Texas, the New York Adult Survivor's Act does not apply to these specific allegations. It should be mentioned that the Plaintiff did concede to have these allegations removed.
What can we expect next?
Bianca Allaine Kyne has 30 days to make a Second Amended Complaint, so we should expect that in the coming days.