Posted on 08/04/2007 8:47:20 PM PDT by Quiet Man Jr.
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson is being sued by a bandmate for using their earnings to buy Nazi paraphernalia, African masks made of human skin, the full skeleton of a 4-year-old Chinese girl – and ex Dita Von Teese's $150,000 engagement ring.
The 24-count, 96-page breach-of-contract complaint, filed by founding Marilyn Manson keyboardist Stephen Gregory Bier Jr. in Los Angeles, alleges that Manson, 38, commingled his own money with that of the band’s merchandising and touring companies despite a 1993 partnership agreement.
"Because of Manson and others' fraudulent conduct, Bier has spent almost two decades working for one of the world's most popular rock bands, that has made millions of dollars in profit, and now had almost nothing to show for it," says the complaint, which seeks unspecified general, compensatory and punitive damages as well as lost salary, bonuses and attorneys' fees, which Bier "believes to be in excess of $20 million."
A representative for Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, did not yet respond to a request by PEOPLE for a comment.
According to the suit, band money also paid for Manson's collection of Nazi artifacts, including "SS typewriters, swastika wall tiles he had installed in his home library ceiling with custom rugs made to match and Nazi government coat hangers owned by Adolf Hitler."
Manson is also accused of buying a handbag that once belonged to Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun, which he later gave to his then-fiancée (and now estranged wife) Dita Von Teese, and collecting taxidermy models of animals, including a California grizzly and two baboons, as well as the "full skeleton of a 17th-century male in a wheelchair," for a collection in his Chatsworth, Calif., home.
In addition, Bier believes that Manson – who is now dating actress Evan Rachel Wood – used band money to buy Von Teese's $150,000 engagement ring and to fund the couple's lavish 2005 wedding.
The suit goes on to say that Manson, whose albums include Antichrist Superstar, systematically forced out the band's original lineup – in one instance by dousing the drummer's kit with butane and setting it on fire while he was still playing.
The complaint also accuses the singer of spending the money on his drug habit and the production of his upcoming film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
how does one make millions touring with a band and not hire someone of their own to watch their slice of the pie?
David Spade: “I have a message for, uh, Marilyn Manson. Yeah, Satan called and, uh, first, um, he says, ‘Hi.’ And, um, your videos are giving him nightmares. ... So if you could bring it down a notch.”
ROTFLOL
when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
-Hunter S. Thompson
Oldie but goodie. I remember that one.
One of my all-time fave Onion stories!
As odd as MM is, at least he’s got some sense. He absolutely hates Al Gore.
Evan Rachel Wood
Wood has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being “wise beyond her years” and as “one of the best actresses of her generation”
Down in the Valley (2006), in which her character engages in a sexual relationship with an older man posing as a cowboy. Wood has commented on her choice of sexually themed roles, saying that she is not aiming for the “shock factor” in her film choices, and adding that she hopes her roles “spread awareness” about the consequences of deviant behavior among teenagers, citing that she has known people who behave similarly to her film characters.
In 2007, Wood’s relationship with shock rock star Marilyn Manson became public. The two met at a party at the Chateau Marmont Hotel; Wood has stated that she was attracted to Manson’s frequent use of black eye liner and has described their relationship as “healthy and loving”.
is also the inspiration behind Manson’s song “Heart-Shaped Glasses” and appeared with Manson in the music video for his song, “Heart-Shaped Glasses”, having simulated sex with him in the video. Wood has three tattoos: the letter J, on her ankle, in reference to her relationship with Jamie Bell;[9] a Beatles-themed tattoo on her other ankle; and a black heart with a lightning bolt on her thigh, with the heart representing her love for Marilyn Manson and the bolt referencing to David Bowie.
Marilyn Manson steps out in London with his "twin," new girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood, on Thursday. Despite their 19-year age difference, Manson, 38, told France's Le Parisien newspaper "that's not a problem for me. She likes the same things as me. She understands I like to get up when night falls and go to sleep at dawn."
No weireder than collecting postage stamps
I saw some show, probably "One Hit Wonders", and some guys from a group that got shafted said "...and then hire somebody to watch the guys you just hired to watch your ..." "slice of the pie".
Reminds me of the three branches of gub'mint" McCain-Feingold shafts the First Amendment, Bush signed it, and the USSC said "Okay".
Apparently, the music biz set the template for a lot of things.
You mean no weirder than collecting postage stamps made out of human skin. : P
Another example of the saying - makeup hides a multitude of sins!
>>>>Shock rocker Marilyn Manson is being sued by a bandmate for using their earnings to buy Nazi paraphernalia, African masks made of human skin, the full skeleton of a 4-year-old Chinese girl – and ex Dita Von Teese’s $150,000 engagement ring.<<<<<
That is absolutely shocking! $150,000 for a ring? uff da
I thought the thing was collecting lamp shades with number tattoos. Personally I thought the boy screwed up when he let Rose McGowan get away.
I remember that,LOL!
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