Marilyn Manson announced on his Instagram page today (February 17, 2026) the return of Tim Skold to the band following last months departure of Tyler Bates. He did this with two photos of him and Skold together, captioning one with the anticipated announcement: "We are the things of shapes to come. MM + TS." According to the dictionary, "If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in the future things will be like this." Tim Skold likewise posted the photo on his Instagram page, after wiping out everything else, including those who he follows, choosing to follow only Marilyn Manson. This indicates that he is all in on his return to the band. Skold was a pivotal member of the band from 2002 to 2008, serving as producer, bassist, and guitarist. He was the primary collaborator on the albums The Golden Age of Grotesque and Eat Me, Drink Me . Tim Skold has been one of Marilyn Manson's mos...
On January 6th 2026, an over two hour long interview with Rose McGowan was published on the We Need To Talk show on YouTube. Among the many things she spoke about in her interview was her relationship with Marilyn Manson, though only briefly. And in a clip posted on the Instagram page for We Need To Talk, where a clip of her talking about Manson is shown, Rose decided to answer a few questions in the comments section, as you can see below:
Rose therefore confirmed that she and Marilyn Manson are still friends. And when the allegations against him were made public in February 2021 and she gave a statement supporting his accusers, she was "confused" and "getting heat to comment and condemn." She said what she said at that time because she was going through a lot at the time and didn't want to deal with "another crisis," therefore she gave into pressure. She goes on to say how she and Manson later "reconnected," and asked to read the court files in order to come to a better understanding of the allegations and the factors at work against Manson, namely the conspiracy to target and destroy him. Though she didn't want to address this further in a comment section of a video, she also confirmed that Manson apologized to her for denying in an interview many years ago that Rose had told him about her assault by Harvey Weinstein, which hurt her very much. She also confirmed his "sobriety is good." Then she says to those reading that she does not hate him even of others do, that time has healed her of the hurt she felt by his denial, and that they "exchange kind and supportive messages."
Among the many other comments by others, Rose also liked and approved the following comment posted by The Marilyn Manson Cases:
Among the many other comments by others, Rose also liked and approved the following comment posted by The Marilyn Manson Cases:
Rose McGowan has spoken previously, in 2022, how she was pressured to write and say what she did in 2021 in support of the accusers (Dita Von Teese confirmed this as her own experience in 2022 as well), and she has always spoken very positively about her relationship with Manson, not to mention that in the summer of 2024 it was noticed she refollowed Manson on Instagram and was seen having dinner with him in a restaurant in Los Angeles. However, this is the first time she has specifically addressed the allegations and expressed her support for Manson. It is evident she has a lot more to say, and hopefully one day she will say it.
You can see the clip where the comments can be seen as well, below, and here is a link to the full interview which is worth watching.