A choose has tossed out a lawsuit in opposition to Marilyn Manson alleging that he sexually, psychologically and bodily abused his ex-girlfriend.
Ashley Morgan Smithline claimed Manson, whose actual identify is Brian Hugh Warner, dedicated the allege abuse in opposition to her throughout their two-year relationship that started in 2010.
Smithline’s case was dismissed with out prejudice yesterday after the mannequin fired her lawyer, after which failed to fulfill the deadline to acquire illustration in courtroom.
Smithline was one in all 15 ladies – together with actresses Evan Rachel Wooden and Esme Bianco – who made allegations in opposition to Manson.
A federal choose has tossed out a lawsuit in opposition to Marilyn Manson alleging that he sexually, psychologically and bodily abused his ex-girlfriend Ashley Morgan Smithline (pictured)
Smithline’s case was dismissed with out prejudice yesterday after the mannequin fired her lawyer, after which failed to fulfill the deadline to acquire illustration in courtroom. Manson (pictured) had beforehand denied the allegations made by Smithline
Smithline’s claims included that she was sexually assaulted by Manson a number of instances, that he lower her with a swastika-emblazoned knife regardless of her being of Jewish descent, shoved his fist in her mouth throughout intercourse, pressured her to do a blood pact, and was locked right into a soundproof room known as ‘the unhealthy ladies room’ every time she made him indignant.
A choose dismissed her case with out prejudice on Tuesday after she failed to supply correct authorized illustration throughout the allotted timeframe.
She was beforehand being represented by Jay Ellwanger however the legal professional withdrew his illustration after Smithline allegedly despatched him a sequence of weird textual content messages through which she expressed she not needed him to be her legal professional.
Manson’s legal professional Howard King, in an unique assertion to MailOnline, stated: ‘We thank and commend Ashley Smithline for dismissing her claims in opposition to Brian Warner with out searching for or receiving something in return.
‘We want her nicely and can proceed to work to guarantee {that a} important value can be paid by those that have tried to abuse our authorized system.’
Smithline’s claims included that she was sexually assaulted by Manson a number of instances, he lower her with a swastika-emblazoned knife regardless of her being of Jewish descent, shoved his fist in her mouth throughout intercourse, pressured her to do a blood pact, and was locked right into a soundproof room known as ‘the unhealthy ladies room’ every time she made him indignant
Smithline allegedly despatched Jay Ellwanger a sequence of weird textual content messages through which she expressed she not needed him to be her legal professional
The courtroom granted Ellwanger’s movement to withdraw illustration as Smithline’s legal professional on October 5, 2021.
Smithline was then ordered to file both a discover of recent counsel or a choice to signify herself by December 5.
Courtroom paperwork reviewed by MailOnline point out that Smithline didn’t file a response throughout the date required by the order.
‘The courtroom, due to this fact, DISMISSES this motion with out prejudice, for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute the motion,’ the paperwork learn.
In his deposition to the courtroom final yr, Manson denied the allegations made by Smithline and {accused} Wooden, one other one in all his exes, of launching a smear marketing campaign in opposition to him.
‘I perceive that on or round February 1, 2021, Wooden posted to Instagram that I used to be her abuser,and shortly thereafter quite a lot of different ladies concurrently emerged with false public accusations in opposition to me of abuse, assault, rape, threats, trafficking, and the like,’ he advised the courtroom.
‘These ladies embody Ashley Morgan Smithline, Ashley Walters, Jane Doe, and Esme Bianco. To the extent I had relationships with these ladies, these relationships have been consensual.
‘I by no means abused, assaulted, raped, threatened, or trafficked any of those ladies, as they contend. Their accusations in opposition to me of abuse, assault, rape, threats, and the like are unequivocally false.’
Manson (pictured) stated in his deposition: ‘I by no means abused, assaulted, raped, threatened, or trafficked any of those ladies, as they contend. Their accusations in opposition to me of abuse, assault, rape, threats, and the like are unequivocally false’
Smithline first named Manson as her abuser in an Instagram put up again in February 2021 earlier than she known as him the ‘most terrifying monster on this planet’ in a Folks Journal characteristic
Smithline first named Manson as her abuser in an Instagram put up again in February 2021 earlier than she known as him the ‘most terrifying monster on this planet’ in a Folks Journal characteristic.
She stated that she first got here into contact with Manson in the summertime of 2010 as Manson had reached out to her about an appearing position in a movie whereas she was modelling in Asia.
The 2 started chatting and located a deeper connection by means of shared love of artwork and literature earlier than issues began to get ‘slowly increasingly more invasive’. Smithline claimed that Manson even requested her to search out Nazi memorabilia regardless of her Jewish background.
Smithline stated that she first flew to Los Angeles to fulfill him in November 2010 earlier than she moved into his West Hollywood residence.
