"I'm here today to talk about Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson."
These are the words spoken by Evan Rachel Wood in the trailer for the new documentary
Phoenix Rising
, unveiled on Tuesday, February 22.
A production signed HBO which will be available on March 15 on the platform.
In this almost two-minute trailer, the 34-year-old actress speaks in front of the camera and tells the dark story behind the musician, accused of sexual and psychological violence.
In 2007, when she met the idol of metal fans, the actress was 18 years old.
He is 36. Together for three years, they got engaged in January 2010 and separated in August of the same year.
11 years later, Evan Rachel Wood publishes on Monday February 1, 2021, on her Instagram account, a message where she accuses her ex-fiancé of domestic violence.
"You are not alone"
After this announcement, and in the days, weeks and months that will follow, tongues will loosen with regard to the singer.
Nearly a dozen women and alleged ex-companions of Marilyn Manson will thus deliver similar testimonies and for some file a complaint.
Singer Phoebe Bridgers will relate her own experience on Twitter on February 4, 2021.
The tumultuous love life of Marilyn Manson
In images, in pictures
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In an article published in
The Cut
, on February 11, 2021, actress Esmé Bianco will recount how Marilyn Manson left permanent scars on her body, including cutting her chest with a knife.
Marilyn Manson's former assistant, Ashley Walters, will file a complaint on May 18, 2021, in Los Angeles.
For her part, Ashley Morgan Smithline will admit to suffering from anxiety, post-traumatic stress, night terrors and OCD.
“I choose to express myself so that he finally stops”, she underlines.
A fourth woman will testify under the pseudonym of Gabriella: "I am a survivor."
On May 29, 2021, yet another woman will file a complaint, this time anonymously.
The attorney for the principal concerned will announce that his client “vehemently denies any allegation of sexual assault or abuse of anyone.”
Adding that these accusations would be “all false”, “dating back more than ten years” and would be part of “a coordinated attack”.
In video, Marilyn Manson accused of sexual violence by Evan Rachel Wood
This documentary will include interviews with the mother and brother of Evan Rachel Wood, but also the actress talking with other victims, or even testifying in court.
“You are not alone”, confides the heroine of the
Westworld
series , in a sequence where we see her hugging a young blonde woman.
The feature film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, includes new revelations.
Evan Rachel Wood affirms in particular that Marilyn Manson would have abused her during the turning of the clip
Heart-Shaped Glasses
, in 2007. We had spoken about a scene of simulated sex, she explained.
But when the cameras were rolling, he started to really penetrate me."
Before continuing: “I had never given my consent for that.”
A documentary split in two, the first part of which is entitled
Don't Fall
, will be broadcast on Tuesday, March 15 at 9 p.m.
The second,
Stand Up
, will be unveiled the next day at the same time.
Phoenix Rising
is directed by filmmaker Amy Berg (
West of Memphis
(2012) and
Janis
(2015)).
Phoenix Rising,
available March 15 on HBO.