Source Months before Marilyn Manson's first-ever scheduled performance in Ferrara, Italy, on July 11, 2026, what should have been an ordinary stop on his European tour instead became one of the country's most closely watched cultural controversies, drawing in the mayor of Ferrara, the Catholic Church, a community of religious sisters, politicians, festival organizers, and thousands of supporters and critics across Italy. The Tour Begins When Marilyn Manson launched the European leg of his One Assassination Under God Tour in early July 2026, it marked another significant chapter in a remarkable career resurgence. After several years away from extensive international touring, Manson returned to European stages before enthusiastic audiences eager to see one of rock's most recognizable and controversial performers. The opening concerts generated strong fan reactions and reaffirmed that, despite decades of public controversy and intense media scrutiny, his international followin...
On January 24th 2025, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office issued the following announcement in the decision on the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault allegations against Brian Warner, a.k.a. Marilyn Manson: Within a few hours of issuing this statement, it was deleted from their website and all social media accounts and edited as follows. The difference between the two statements are they added an Update on top and they removed a line from the third paragraph which in the original statement said "necessitated by the facts and evidence in this matter." I have little doubt that Evan or Esme disputed this part of the statement and the LADA complied out of fear. Both Evan and Esme would never concede to having their "compelling evidence" downplayed. Eliminating this part of the statement instead allows them to ignore the evidence aspect and focus on the statute of limitations, which would help them elevate their victim status and promote their advocac...