Marilyn Manson Ordered to Pay Evan Rachel Wood's Legal Fees

Defamation Claims Dismissed, Remaining Lawsuit Continues with Trial Set for May 1

Marilyn Manson has been ordered to pay Evan Rachel Wood over $300,000 in legal fees after a defamation lawsuit against the actor was dismissed.
The lawsuit saw Manson claim that Wood “recruited, coordinated, and pressured” women to make false statements about him.
The claims have now been struck from the still-pending lawsuit, but Wood and her friend Illma Gore are still facing claims that they conspired to hack into Manson’s computer, impersonate him over the internet and make a “swatting” call which brought police to his house.
A trial is set for May 1, and Manson has repeatedly denied Wood’s allegations, as well as all other separate claims of abuse from more than 12 women.
Last September, Manson reached a private settlement with a Jane Doe plaintiff who alleged he raped her in 2011, and last month his former assistant Ashley Walters won a critical appeal that revived her case which was originally dismissed last year.