Parts of Marilyn Manson's defamation suit against Evan Rachel Wood were thrown out in court. He sued her after she accused him of 'grooming' her when she was a teenager.
," Manson's lawyer, Howard King, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"The Court telegraphed this outcome when it refused to consider the bombshell sworn declaration of former plaintiff Ashley Smithline, which detailed how women were systematically pressured by Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore to make false claims about Brian Warner."King added,"The failure to admit this critical evidence, along with the Court’s decision to not consider Ms. Gore’s iPad, the contents of which demonstrated how she and Ms.
The judge did not rule on the merits of the FBI letter, but found that the evidence that the defendants used it to recruit other women and harm Manson was hypothetical and thin. Evidence was also lacking that Wood and Gore created the checklist, Beaudet found. She said the probability of Manson prevailing on either part was low.
Wood's attorney, Michael Kump, said in a statement to Fox News Digital:"We are very pleased with the Court’s ruling, which affirms and protects Evan’s exercise of her . As the Court correctly found, Plaintiff failed to show that his claims against her have even minimal merit."
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