Trent Reznor has spoken out against former collaborator and friend Marilyn Manson following allegations filed at Manson by her ex-fiancé Evan Rachel Wood.
Reznor, who has previously rebuked the Gothic rocker, vehemently denied a claim in Manson’s 1998 autobiography, “The Long Hard Road Out of Hell,” that Manson and Reznor allegedly physically and sexually assaulted a drunken woman. in the nineties.
“I’ve been vocal over the years about my aversion to Manson as a person and I cut ties with him almost 25 years ago. As I said then, the passage from Manson’s memoirs is a complete fabrication,” Reznor said. , 55, in a statement to Pitchfork. “It made me angry and I felt offended when he came out and I still am today.”
In 2009, the leader of Nine Inch Nails also described Manson as a “clown” in an interview with Mojo.
“He’s a malicious guy and will step on anyone’s face to succeed and cross any line of decency,” Reznor said of his former protégé. “Seeing him now, drugs and alcohol now rule his life and he has become a clown.”
Following allegations of abuse by Wood and other women this week, Manson’s record label dropped him.
The 52-year-old “Sweet Dreams” musician denied the women’s claims on Instagram and wrote, “My intimate relationships have always been completely consensual with like-minded couples. Regardless of how and why others now choose to misrepresent. the past, that is the truth. “
Meanwhile, police stepped on Manson’s home in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call asking for a welfare check. A representative later assured officers that Manson, whose name is Brian Warner, was fine and simply did not want to leave the house due to his presence in the media.