National Enquirer

MARILYN MANSON CRIES ON JOHNNY DEPP’S SHOULDER

Hides with pal as abuse claims rain down on him

- Neither Marilyn Manson nor Johnny Depp responded to requests for comment. – SOURCES

SHAMELESS shock rocker Marilyn Manson plans to ride out his sex abuse scandal alongside tarnished star Johnny Depp after multiple women accused the creepylook­ing singer of vile and violent acts, sources said. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, was accused of force-feeding women drugs, not allowing them to sleep and verbally threatenin­g them — in addition to tying up galpals and sexually abusing them. His accusers include “Westworld” actress Evan Rachel Wood, 33, who claimed former fiancé Manson “horrifical­ly abused me for years.” Four other gals made similar charges on Feb. 1 — and even more women have come forward since! However, the “Beautiful People”

all the allegation­s by saying: “These claims about me are

of reality. My intimate

always been entirely consensual … Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misreprese­nt the past, that is the truth.”

But after the charges emerged, Manson was dropped from his record label, Loma Vista Recordings, and his upcoming TV appearance­s on “Creepshow” and “American Gods” were scrapped!

In the aftermath, insiders said Manson consulted with pal Depp, 57, about how to handle the career-threatenin­g backlash — a scenario familiar to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star following a British court’s 2020 ruling that he’d beaten ex-wife Amber Heard! Though Depp has denied the allegation­s, the court found the claims of abuse to be substantia­lly true. A source said: “Johnny understand­s what it’s like to be ‘tried’ in the public eye … Marilyn’s bragging to mutual friends they are both planning to disappear and meet up in Europe.”

But sources said Manson — who married photograph­er Lindsay Usich, 36, last year — doesn’t plan to change his hard-partying ways, sparking drug fears for him and

Johnny.

“Friends are worried that Johnny or Marilyn, or both, could go too far and perhaps overdose,” tattled a tipster. “They feed off each other’s energy — and it’s a potentiall­y dangerous combinatio­n.”

 ??  ?? Johnny knows “what it’s like to be ‘tried’ in the public eye,” said
a source
The rocker and actor are going to Europe, spilled an insider
Johnny knows “what it’s like to be ‘tried’ in the public eye,” said a source The rocker and actor are going to Europe, spilled an insider
 ??  ?? Second wife Lindsay Usich wed Manson last year
Second wife Lindsay Usich wed Manson last year
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Wood
Evan Rachel Wood

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