On Tuesday, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge dismissed the bulk of Marilyn Manson’s libel suit against Evan Rachel Wood, who accused him of abuse.

The court partially granted Wood’s motion to strike out part of Manson’s case, according to documents analyzed by The Times. The shock rock musician, whose real name is Brian Warner, filed a libel suit against the Westworld actor in March 2022 after she publicly accused him of “terrible” abuse of her over the years.

This week, a court dismissed Manson’s claims that Wood pressured “several women to make false accusations against him” and fabricated an FBI letter to support her claims. The court also found that Manson “did not demonstrate the likelihood of satisfying his claims based on the alleged defamation against Wood.”

In addition, the court granted a motion by artist Ilma Gore to dismiss Manson’s claim that she engaged in “outrageous behavior” by “making knowingly false and defamatory statements against him.” Gore, Wood’s girlfriend, appeared with the actress in Phoenix Rising, a two-part documentary about Wood’s journey, to name her alleged abuser. The court found that Manson “did not demonstrate the likelihood of victory in his defamation suit as such against Gore.”

“We are very pleased with the court’s decision, which affirms and protects Evan’s exercise of her fundamental First Amendment rights,” Wood’s lead attorney, Michael Kamp, said in a statement. deadline after the hearing on Tuesday. “As the Court rightly held, [Manson] could not show that his claims to her have even minimal grounds.

In February, Wood refuted a claim by model Ashley Morgan Smithline that Wood had manipulated Smithline into making false allegations of rape and assault on their mutual ex Manson. Smithline’s coercion statement came after the model’s federal lawsuit against Manson was dismissed because she missed a court deadline to appoint a new attorney.

Manson’s lawyer Howard King cited Smithline’s allegations against Wood in his response to the ruling on Tuesday.

“The decision is disappointing, but not unexpected,” King said, according to Deadline.

“The Court cabled this result when it refused to consider former Plaintiff Ashley Smithline’s sworn statement detailing how Evan Rachel Wood and Ilma Gore pressured women to make false statements about Brian Warner.

“The refusal to accept this important evidence, along with the court’s decision not to consider Ms. Gore’s iPad, the contents of which showed how she and Ms. Wood created a fake FBI letter, will be the subject of an immediate appeal to the California Court of Appeals,” he added.

In accordance with rolling stonethe preliminary trial date has been set for May 1, 2024.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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