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As the Marilyn Manson accusations have continued to unfold, those nearest and not so dearest have all spoken out one by one.
Now, it’s come the time for one person, very close to Marilyn Manson to finally speak out. That person being Manson’s longtime manager, Tony Ciulla.
You know that old say, actions speak louder than words? Well Ciulla’s made one very big action: dropping Marilyn Manson.
Ciulla has been Manson’s manager for the past 25 years.
The news comes in as reported by Rolling Stone, who allege that Ciulla’s decision is legitimate and confirmed by a source close to the situation.
Manson was also dropped by record label, Loma Vista, who announced that they would no longer being working with him.
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Recently, Sharon Osborne has weighed in on the allegations against Manson, with their relationship having spanned over more than one decade.
She recently addressed the topic on her CBS talk show, The Talk.
She said, “I’ve known Marilyn for 25 years. [I’ve] worked with him for many, many years, and, obviously, I would not know what goes on in his bedroom; neither do I want to.”
Sharon also added, “But as far as people who’ve been going on all my socials, calling me names and things and putting up pictures of Marilyn and I, you know, there’s something called a working relationship, and that’s what I’ve had with Marilyn for many years. I know nothing about his sexual preferences or the way he treats women. I know how he treats an older woman, which is me, and he’s always been respectful.”
Amid the allegations, Manson has made a singular statement in defence of himself and against all allegations to date.
“Obviously, my art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.”
