Marilyn Manson Apparently Dropped By Record Label Over Accusations from Rachel Evan Wood
Marilyn Manson Apparently Dropped By Record Label Over Accusations from Rachel Evan Wood
Following Evan Rachel Wood’s Instagram post accusing Marilyn Manson, aka Brian Warner, of “horrifically” abusing her for years starting when she was a teenager, it appears that Loma Vista Records has dropped the artist.
The band’s artist page has been scrubbed from Loma Vista’s website. A reporter for Billboard was able to place a cassette in his shopping cart this afternoon, but by the time he went to check out, the item was gone and Marilyn Manson has been removed from the label’s website.
As recently as Jan. 1, Loma Vista was offering more than 25 Marilyn Manson related items through its online site, ranging from limited edition vinyl to We Are Chaos puzzles, socks and candles, according to the Internet Archive.
Manson’s first release through Concord imprint Loma Vista was 2015’s The Pale Emperor. Concord’s chief label head and Loma Vista founder Tom Whalley had worked with Manson when Whalley ran Interscope Records.
Manson’s last album, We Are Chaos, came out Sept. 11, 2020, and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart.
Wood’s post accuses Warner, whom she began dating when she was 18 and Warner was 38, of “grooming her,” adding I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail. I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.”
Loma Vista Released The Following Statement
“In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel Wood and other women naming Marilyn Manson as their abuser, Loma Vista will cease to further promote his current album, effective immediately,” the label said in a statement. “Due to these concerning developments, we have also decided not to work with Marilyn Manson on any future projects.”
Manson had released his two most recent albums through Loma Vista, including 2020’s We Are Chaos.
