The director of the documentary “Marilyn Manson: Unmasked”, Karen McGann, just lately spoke to NME concerning the mini-series. When requested if she considers Manson to be a cult chief, McGann replied:
“He had that skill to create this extraordinary devotion in folks. There may be positively one thing cult-like concerning the devotion that he managed to get from his followers. He had extraordinary charisma. You have a look at boards now and there are numerous accounts of people who find themselves very vocal supporters of him. There’s something sort of messianic about him and I believe he very a lot leaned into that within the building of his personal picture within the ‘90s.”
“He’s a wise particular person and understood that he may characterize one thing to individuals who felt underrepresented or disenfranchised. He made a really profitable profession out of that. A lot of [his supporters] will probably be individuals who supported him within the ‘90s. And, I believe, new followers as properly.”
McGann’s documentary follows accusations made in 2021 in opposition to Mason by his ex-partner, actress Evan Rachel Wooden.
“The title of my abuser is Brian Warner, additionally identified to the world as Marilyn Manson,” she wrote on Instagram on the time. “He began grooming me after I was a teen and horrifically abused me for years. I used to be brainwashed and manipulated into submission.”
After Woods’ launched her assertion, various different girls got here ahead with related allegations in opposition to the musician. “Recreation of Thrones” actress Esme Bianco filed a lawsuit accusing Manson of s*xual assault and bodily abuse. In 2023, Warner (aka Manson) and Bianco reached an out-of-court settlement.
