Last we heard of the custody arrangement between Evan Rachel Wood and Jaime Bell was in May 2023. Then it was reported that according to court documents, Evan Rachel Wood lost primary custody of her son Jack to her ex-husband Jaime Bell, who wanted "the Court to know that Evan's recent behavior with Jack is truly alarming." Among the "truly alarming" things cited by Jaime was that she was "feeding" their son false information about Marilyn Manson, which caused him to have crippling anxiety and fear. Evan, who lived in Tennessee at the time and still does, had been allegedly keeping the boy away from Los Angeles, where Jaime lived, because, she claimed (based on a forged FBI letter written by Evan and Illma Gore), she was a key witness in an investigation into abuse by Manson, who she believed was a threat to her and her son. She had also claimed that in 2014 Manson threatened her that he would "fuck" her infant son. Manson has denied all the...
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| Photo courtesy of Lisa from The Manson Cases |
Here is my promised concert review.
This was Marilyn Manson's third show of the tour, the second supporting Five Finger Death Punch. The setlist included all twelve songs performed on August 2nd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, except at this show the new single "As Sick As The Secrets Within" was added after "The Dope Show", like it was on August 3rd in Silver Spring, Maryland. It was also the day the new music video for the song hit one million plays on YouTube.
This was Manson's first Amphitheatre show of the tour. The advantage of an Amphitheatre is that they are designed to produce a great sound from a given performance, especially if you are in the seated area which is covered above you. With that being said, Manson's vocals really sounded great at this show, and the band was clear, strong and tight.
This was Marilyn Manson's third show of the tour, the second supporting Five Finger Death Punch. The setlist included all twelve songs performed on August 2nd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, except at this show the new single "As Sick As The Secrets Within" was added after "The Dope Show", like it was on August 3rd in Silver Spring, Maryland. It was also the day the new music video for the song hit one million plays on YouTube.
This was Manson's first Amphitheatre show of the tour. The advantage of an Amphitheatre is that they are designed to produce a great sound from a given performance, especially if you are in the seated area which is covered above you. With that being said, Manson's vocals really sounded great at this show, and the band was clear, strong and tight.
On a personal note, because I've been suffering through some pretty bad back pain the past few months from an injury a long time ago, I was not able to stand through most of the show, so I had to sit and watch it on the side stage monitor after the third song. And the pain combined with the oppressively humid weather was making me a bit nauseous and physically uncomfortable.
Despite these personal setbacks, I could tell Manson and the band are progressively getting more comfortable in their live performance this tour, and noticeably were having a great time. And though I couldn't see everything on the stage, the energy from the band was clearly high and the crowd was electrified. Where I was sitting most of the people were there for Five Finger Death Punch, but throughout Manson's set they stood up, cheered and were overall very receptive.
One particular introductory line from Manson which was new during this show was before he sang "Disposable Teens": "The last time they tried to kill me, I made a record called Holy Wood".
Despite these personal setbacks, I could tell Manson and the band are progressively getting more comfortable in their live performance this tour, and noticeably were having a great time. And though I couldn't see everything on the stage, the energy from the band was clearly high and the crowd was electrified. Where I was sitting most of the people were there for Five Finger Death Punch, but throughout Manson's set they stood up, cheered and were overall very receptive.
One particular introductory line from Manson which was new during this show was before he sang "Disposable Teens": "The last time they tried to kill me, I made a record called Holy Wood".
Overall, in case you had your doubts, I haven't heard Manson sound this
great in a long time, and though the band plays only for about 50
minutes, this is a tour that should not be missed.
As an added
personal note, I met up with Lisa from The Manson Cases, since we were
seated next to each other, and we both had the exciting opportunity to meet with
Manson and Lindsay after the show. They were both very kind and hospitable and grateful,
and you can tell Manson is very happy to be making music again and
performing live on the stage. It was a dream come true to finally meet him.
Lindsay even offered me the setlist Manson had taped to his mirror, and Manson was kind enough to sign it for me with his lipstick.
