Music
03 Sep 21

Marilyn Manson pleads not guilty to misdemeanour assault charge

Marilyn Manson in January 2020.

The disgraced shock rocker is accused of spitting and shooting snot onto a videographer at a New Hampshire concert two years ago.

Marilyn Manson has entered a plea of 'not guilty' to the misdemeanour assault charge he faces after being accused of spitting on a videographer at a concert in 2019.

Manson surrendered himself to the Los Angeles police department in July, over two counts of Class A misdemeanour simple assault.

A warrant had been issued for his arrest in October 2019, following allegations he spat at and shot snot onto a videographer, Susan Fountain, during a performance in Gilford, New Hampshire.

According to the allegations, Manson approached Fountain, who was working for Metronome Media at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, during a performance, put his face close to her camera and spit a "big lougee" at her, hitting both her hands with saliva.

Manson allegedly returned a second time, covering one side of his nostril and blowing in Fountain’s direction. Fountain put down her camera and went to the restroom to wash Manson’s bodily fluids from her hands and arms.

The misdemeanor charges can each result in a jail sentence of less than a year and a $2,000 fine if convicted.

An arraignment hearing on the charges was scheduled for Thursday, but lawyers for Manson have filed the not guilty plea and a wavier of arraignment in Laconia District Court in New Hampshire.

A case status hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 27.

Manson – real name Brian Warner – is currently facing multiple lawsuits for sexual battery and assault.

A number of former girlfriends and employees, Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco, model Ashley Morgan Smithline and former assistant Ashley Walters are suing Manson for sexual assault and battery. An anonymous ex-girlfriend identified as Jane Doe is also suing the disgraced shock rocker.

The 52 year old has also been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen women, including his ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood, who testified in 2018 to an anonymous ex-partner "grooming" and horrifically abusing her. She later publicly named Manson as that abuser in early 2021.

Manson has been dropped by his record label due to the allegations, and has been edited out of tv shows American Gods and Creepshow.

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