Artistic expression and media

The documentary features previously unreleased clips from Manson’s interview. imago sport, All Over Press

In the documentary series completed this year Marilyn Manson: The Brutal Truth let’s go through the serious sexual crime charges against the American musician Marilyn Manson, aka Brian Warner, and their impact on his career. During the three parts, the victims and Manson’s close circle will be heard.

Manson became a shock rock icon in the 1990s. In the aftermath of the Columbine school shooting, he became an advocate for artistic freedom and a cultural provocateur. In the opening episode, Manson talks alarmingly about his sex preferences and his favorite way to have an orgasm.

– For anal combined with suffocation. I like the suspense of not knowing if they’re going to pass out or die.

The documentary points out that the difficulty is to separate the performance of a rock star from the outrages that happen in front of everyone’s eyes. Also included is a comment from Manson’s lawyer.

– Since the trial is in progress, Warner will not comment on matters related to the charges until the legal process is over.

It all started in February 2021, when a group of women accused Manson of rape. Manson’s manager, agent and record label immediately canceled their contract with him. Among the women who made accusations is actress Evan Rachel Wood, who met Manson at the age of 18, and who participated in the making of the documentary. Her relationship with Manson attracted attention when it was made public after Manson’s resignation From Dita Von Teese in 2007. Years later, Wood accused Manson, among other things, of rape on the set of a music video. Manson’s lawyer Howard King deny it in the documentary.

Marilyn Manson: the cruel truth today on TV2 at 21:00 & Areena. See all TV programs and broadcast times in Telku’s TV guide.

Michael Jackson’s estate is now seeking $213 million. AOP

Michael Jackson’s the estate has started legal proceedings against a man who has threatened to publish allegations about the pop star’s improper behavior, reports the Financial Times magazine.

Already in 2019, the man and four other people threatened to make public their accounts of Jackson’s inappropriate behavior, which they experienced in their own childhood. In 2020, the estate quietly settled the matter with all parties. The estate made a contract with them worth 16.5 million dollars, after which the man and other people promised to defend Jackson’s reputation.

Now, however, the man wants to get $213 million more money from the estate, and the estate accuses him of making up previous claims. The estate tries to get damages from the man through arbitration and obliges him to comply with the agreement made in 2020.

According to the agreement, the man and four other people each received 3.3 million euros in a six-year window. In January, before the last installment was distributed, the man informed the heir that he would no longer comply with the agreement and demanded an additional payment of 213 million dollars.

The estate of Michael Jackson, who died in 2009, currently has a fortune of 3 billion dollars. Initially, the estate was saddled with debts of 500 million dollars, but the sale of Jackson’s music catalog and the success of the Broadway musical and Circue du Soleil shows turned the situation upside down. The pop star’s three children, mother and various charities will benefit from the inheritance.