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A Deep Dive Into the Second Court Dismissal of the Case of Ashley Walters Against Her Former Employer Marilyn Manson

On December 16th 2025, it was announced that the case of Ashley Walters (ex-assistant) brought against her former employer Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner) through her second amended complaint on March 11th 2022, has been dismissed without prejudice. This is because on September 19th 2025, Marilyn Manson and Marilyn Manson Records, Inc. filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, and this Motion was granted on December 16th. Hence the jury trial which was scheduled for the 26th of January will no longer take place.  According to court documents, the Motion for Summary Judgment was granted for three reasons: 1. “There is no triable issue of material fact.” The court is saying: Even if we look at the evidence most favorably to the plaintiff, there is nothing a jury needs to decide because the key facts are either undisputed or legally irrelevant. Meaning: The dispute is purely legal, not factual — and the law favors the defendants. 2. “Plaintiff’s claims are time barred.” The court is saying:...

Marilyn Manson Proclaims "A New Beginning" Exactly Four Years After Being Falsely Accused


At 4:00am on February 1st 2021, Evan Rachel Wood posted for the first time the name of one of the men she had said back in 2016 that years prior had sexually assaulted and abused her. In her statement she posted that day on her Instagram account, she revealed: "The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson." On this day and over the course of the next few days she had coordinated with other women to put out similar statements against Marilyn Manson, of which hers was written to serve as an introduction. Some of these women would go on to bring lawsuits against Manson a few months later. Manson himself faced a major personal challenge and a setback to his career like no other controversy before, and it was relentless for a long time.

Flash-forward exactly four years later, February 1st 2025, at around 3:00pm, Marilyn Manson and his wife Lindsay Warner are in a very different position, and it is they who are making a personal statement on Instagram. A week before, on January 24th, it was announced by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office that after a four year comprehensive investigation, there was not enough evidence for them to pursue criminal charges against Manson, so his case was dropped. This was the major legal victory Manson was waiting for. And what better time to issue a statement in light of this victory than on the anniversary of the day when his false accusers tried to destroy his personal life and his career.

On January 24th, Manson and Lindsay simply reposted a photo from May 15th 2023 of them together holding three lit candles surrounded by darkness with the caption: "There is light in the darkness." At that time this was a message to Manson fans and supporters to have hope and faith. Then on Saturday February 1st 2025 a series of three photos were posted by Manson that were taken by Lindsay showing Manson sitting in front of an unlit fireplace surrounded by lit candles. The caption says: "A new beginning." Lindsay also posted those photos with other new photos of her own, but her caption only had one word: "Faith." Of course, only Manson and Lindsay can explain what those captions mean to them, but the message seems to be that on the four year anniversary of perhaps the worst day of their lives, Manson and Lindsay feel like the light of truth and justice has served in their favor, which allows Manson to comfortably proclaim he is making a new beginning in his career and as an artist and in his personal life, while Lindsay seems to be saying that she not only always had faith in Manson, but she also had faith that the light of truth and justice would shine in the end. Lindsay also posted a single similar polaroid photo of Manson in her Instastories with a single word: "Together." Indeed, this was a personal trial they faced together.






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