Judge denies Marilyn Manson’s plea

A US district court judge has struck down a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Game of Thrones star Esme Bianco against Brian Hugh Warner, better known as the goth rocker Marilyn Manson.

Originally filed April 30, the civil lawsuit alleged that Manson physically, sexually, psychologically and emotionally abused Bianco on multiple occasions between 2009 and 2013. Then a citizen of the UK, Bianco also claimed that Manson violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act after he offered her work in Los Angeles.