Marilyn Manson has been dropped by his record label after Evan Rachel Wood and other women accused the musician and actor of abuse.

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“He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission" Wood said on social media. "I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail.”

Her full statement:
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In 2018, Manson’s attorney said his client “categorically denied” abuse claims made in a #MeToo-related complaint about an alleged 2011 incident.

Here's what Wood testified to a House subcommittee in 2018, during the height of the #MeToo movement:
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Loma Vista Recordings, Manson’s record label, dropped him early Monday afternoon. The label also addressed his latest album:
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