There is a point in One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 where the language of survival finally becomes the language of retaliation. “The Arsonist” is that point. The song is not simply about having survived an attempt to destroy you. It is about what happens afterward, when the person who has been burned decides that the fire did not finish him and that the scars it left behind have become part of his strength. Manson himself described the song as the moment when the narrative of the two chapters “crystallizes into a battle stance,” and, referring to the painting he created for it, said that the “burned scar tissue” had formed into armor. That description gets very close to the heart of the song. The fire has not disappeared. It has changed him. The title is important because Manson does not call the song The Survivor or The Victim . He calls it "The Arsonist." An arsonist deliberately starts a fire, and this changes the entire perspective of the song. The speaker is no...
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.