Marilyn Manson Accuser Recants Sexual Assault Allegations, Says Evan Rachel Wood Pressured Her

A former girlfriend who had accused Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Warner) of abuse has recanted her allegations. In a declaration of support in Manson’s defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood, Ashley Morgan Smithline alleged on Thursday that she was pressured by Wood to publicly accuse Manson of sexual assault and battery. Wood has previously denied ever coercing women to make allegations against Manson, whom she has said “horrifically abused” her for years when they were a couple and briefly engaged.