The director of the documentary “Marilyn Manson: Unmasked”, Karen McGann, lately spoke to NME in regards to the mini-series. When requested if she considers Manson to be a cult chief, McGann replied:
“He had that skill to create this extraordinary devotion in individuals. There may be positively one thing cult-like in regards to the devotion that he managed to get from his followers. He had extraordinary charisma. You take a look at boards now and there are numerous accounts of people who find themselves very vocal supporters of him. There’s something type of messianic about him and I feel he very a lot leaned into that within the building of his personal picture within the ‘90s.”
“He’s a sensible particular person and understood that he may symbolize one thing to individuals who felt underrepresented or disenfranchised. He made a really profitable profession out of that. Lots of [his supporters] can be individuals who supported him within the ‘90s. And, I feel, new followers as effectively.”
McGann’s documentary follows accusations made in 2021 towards Mason by his ex-partner, actress Evan Rachel Wooden.
“The identify of my abuser is Brian Warner, additionally identified to the world as Marilyn Manson,” she wrote on Instagram on the time. “He began grooming me after I was a young person and horrifically abused me for years. I used to be brainwashed and manipulated into submission.”
After Woods’ launched her assertion, numerous different girls got here ahead with related allegations towards the musician. “Sport of Thrones” actress Esme Bianco filed a lawsuit accusing Manson of s*xual assault and bodily abuse. In 2023, Warner (aka Manson) and Bianco reached an out-of-court settlement.