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Slipknot are facing backlash after controversial rock singer Marilyn Manson was announced as the opening act for their upcoming stadium tour.
Manson is currently set to join the band’s 2027 tour, announced on Monday, for a series of dates in South America, as well as their concert at London’s Wembley Stadium.
However, fans of the masked metal band are now boycotting shows due to past abuse allegations against Manson. His ex, Evan Rachel Wood, came forward with abuse allegations against Manson in 2021. Wood’s statement prompted more than a dozen other women to share their own experiences of alleged abuse at the hands of Manson.
Manson, real name Brian Warner, has denied all allegations against him.
“As the biggest former Manson fan in the world, what is this? This is so disappointing,” one fan wrote on Instagram while another commented: “I would have loved to see this but there is literally nothing you can do to put my money in Manson’s pockets.”
One person added: “Literally choose someone else????? while another noted: “I would have gone if Manson wasn’t on the bill. What a terrible decision by everyone involved.”
“No original members of Slipknot left and you’re playing with Manson… I’m disappointed I called you my favorite band,” another criticized, with one person adding: “So excited about this – and then I saw MM was supporting. So, no.”
Someone else chimed in: “I was SO excited about your tour announcement, I was even wearing one of your t-shirts at the time… Until I read Manson’s name. I can’t believe this is the reason I can’t see one of my favorite bands. Do better.”
Thousands of similar comments expressing disappointment with the eight-piece band flooded in under the post announcing the tour.
Neither Slipknot nor Manson returned The Independent» requests for feedback.
Manson, 57, has been publicly accused of sexual and physical abuse by his former fiancée, actor Evan Rachel Wood, who had an on-and-off relationship with the singer from 2007 to 2010.
In 2021, Wood shared an Instagram post naming Manson as her attacker. She alleged that he “started grooming me when I was a teenager and horribly abused me for years.”
“I have been brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander or blackmail,” the Western world the actor, now 39, was writing at the time. “I am here to expose this dangerous man and expose the many industries that enabled him to do this, before he ruins more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer remain silent.”
After Wood’s statement, more than a dozen other women came forward at the time and accused Manson of abuse.
Manson denied the social media claims as “horrible distortions of reality,” saying: “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. »
He then attempted to file a defamation suit against Wood, but it was thrown out by a Los Angeles judge in 2023.
The National Domestic Violence Helpline offers support for women on 0808 2000 247, or you can visit Refuge website. There is a dedicated advice line for men on 0808 8010 327.
In the United States, you can call the domestic violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org.
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