Evan Rachel Wood responds to DA dropping Marilyn Manson sexual abuse case

Evan Rachel Wood speaking out after Los Angeles district attorney, Nathan Hochmanannounce that her ex, Marilyn Mansonhe will not be charged with domestic violence and sexual assault.

Wood and several other girls had accused Manson (Real name: Brian Warner) In 2021 of their abuse. On Friday, January 24, Hochman said he was closing a four-year investigation into the allegations against Manson.

“We have determined that allegations of domestic violence are outside the statute of limitations and we cannot prove allegations of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt,” Hochman noted in his announcement. “We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences, and we thank them for their cooperation and patience with the investigation.”

Responding to Friday’s news, Wood, 37, took to her private Instagram account with a statement of her own.

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“My attorney and I were advised by the Deputy District Attorneys and Sheriff’s deputies who investigated the case that there was compelling evidence to support our allegations, but that the statute of limitations prevented many of those crimes from being prosecuted,” Wood wrote. in and Post, Per People.

“We always knew that the statute of limitations would be an obstacle, which is why we created the Phoenix Act so that other victims would not have to experience this outcome,” he continued, referring to the law he helped pass in California in 2019 2019 .

“Unfortunately, the Phoenix Act cannot help in cases that occurred before it was passed, but hopefully this sheds light on why it is so important to advocate for better laws,” Wood concluded. “Evidence of violent crimes should not have an expiry date. I am grateful for the work that law enforcement has done, and I am endlessly proud of all the survivors who risked everything to protect others by speaking the truth. “

Wood and Manson, 56, started dating in 2007 and got engaged in January 2010. The Engagement was called seven months later.

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“He started grooming me when I was a teenager and abused me horribly for years,” Wood claimed via Instagram in February 2021. “I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission.”

The actress also claimed in that post that she decided to speak out because she was “made to live in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail,” adding, “I’m here to expose this dangerous man and call the industries many have enabled it, before it ruins more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent. “

Wood’s revelation came after she claimed she was Rolling stone In November 2016 she had been raped twice in the past, once by a “significant other” and later by a “bar owner.”

Sue Manson Wood for defamation and emotional distress in March 2022, just weeks before HBO’s release Phoenix rises documentary miniseries which included Wood’s allegations of rape and sexual abuse against Manson during their three year relationship.

US Weekly it was confirmed in November 2024 that Manson abandoned his legal case and agree to Paid approximately $327,000 to pay attorney fees accrued by wood.

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