Marilyn Manson has key parts of defamation case against Evan Rachel Wood dismissed by US judge

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Marilyn Manson is disputing Evan Rachel Wood’s claims.

Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell split in 2014 and have since been caught in a lengthy custody dispute over their now 9-year-old son, Jack Matfin Bell. Back in 2022, Jamie said they had shared “equal custody” of their son for seven years before, as he claimed, Evan started keeping Jack from him. The 35-year-old Thirteen alum denied these claims. However, she was trying her hardest to keep her son with her at her home in Nashville, Tennessee. But things have changed.

“Thus with a kiss I die,” wrote William Shakespeare in Romeo & Juliet, and thus echoed a Los Angeles judge today over the alleged sexual abuse and negligence lawsuit from the stars of Franco Zeffirelli Oscar-nominated 1968 adaptation of the doomed lovers play.

Manchester WAGs Sasha Attwood and Lucia Loi enjoyed a relaxing lunch together in upmarket Hale village in Cheshire on Tuesday. Influencer and model Sasha, 27, and business graduate Lucia, 25, were spotted leaving Victors eatery, which is a favourite with Manchester-based celebs.

Ethan Shanfeld Experimental filmmaker, artist and author Kenneth Anger has died. He was 96. His gallery, operated by Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers, confirmed the news on their website, writing, “Kenneth was a trailblazer. His cinematic genius and influence will live on and continue to transform all those who encounter his films, words and vision.” Anger produced over 30 short films from 1937 to 2013, having made his first movie at 10 years old. Known as “one of America’s first openly gay filmmakers,” he gained a reputation for exploring themes of erotica and homosexuality decades before gay sex was legalized in America. Anger received recognition for his homoerotic 1947 film “Fireworks,” which landed him in court on obscenity charges. Filmed in his childhood home in Beverly Hills, Calif., while his parents were away for the weekend, “Fireworks” is known as the first gay narrative film produced in the U.S.

Quentin Tarantino has killed off his fictional character Rick Dalton from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.The character, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2019 film, was declared dead on May 19 in a tweet from The Video Archives Podcast, hosted by Tarantino and longtime friend Roger Avary.“We are saddened by the news of the passing of actor Rick Dalton, best known for his roles in the hit TV series Bounty Law and The Fireman Trilogy,” the message reads. “Rick passed away peacefully in his home in Hawaii and is survived by his wife Francesca.

“When was the last truly f*cking nasty, nasty, bad pop girl?” This is the question posed in the teaser trailer to HBO’s The Idol, which promises the kind of lurid, adrenaline-pumping pop-culture exposé you’d see if Paul Verhoeven was ever allowed to make a film like Showgirls again. Said trailer also features copious quantities of cocaine, champagne and seriously dirty dancing, suggesting a warts-and-all drama about a super-ambitious Madonna/Lady Gaga type who has recently hit the big time in the dog-eat-dog world of showbiz.

Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend came up short in a ruling from a Florida judge late Wednesday as she not only sought to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement but also aimed to sue Woods for $30 million in public court. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger ruled that Erica Herman's attempt to claim sexual harassment against Woods in an attempt to nullify the NDA was vague, lacking «factual specificity for any claim relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment.»Woods' legal team asked Metzger to throw out the case as the NDA signed by both parties requires disputes to be settled in private.

taking it all, or mostly all, off as a cover girl for Sports Illustrated’s new sexy annual swimsuit issue.Like Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson in the film Sunset Boulevard, Martha, 81, loves being on camera, looks spectacular, and probably believes as Desmond did, “The stars are ageless, aren’t they.” She calls being a sex symbol “fantastic.”But Martha’s decision to pose where once young bikini-clad beauties like Kate Upton, Tyra Banks and Christie Brinkley graced SI’s cover should not come as a surprise to Martha insiders.Long before the public ever heard of her, Martha was considered a very hot and desirable lady — holding sex-themed parties in her Westport estate, Turkey Hill, that would not have been appropriate for inclusion in her first big book that made her a star, “Entertaining.”Those parties, involving a very small select group of couples and singles shocked some of Martha’s close friends who were invited to her sexy get-togethers for the first time.They were also usually held when her attorney husband and later New York publisher, Andy Stewart, was out of town.“My husband was sort of horrified at the behavior he saw going on,” recalled Martha’s close friend, NormaCollier, a former model and Martha’s catering business partner for a time. “Martha, for instance, was on [another man’s] lap.

Johnny Depp is returning to the big screens after his high-profile legal case against ex-wife Amber Heard. During a recent press conference for his new movie Jeanne Du Barry at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, the 59-year-old actor revealed he did feel “boycotted” by Hollywood when many companies canceled him.“You’d have to not have a pulse at that point to feel like, ‘No, none of this is happening. This is actually just a weird joke,’” said Depp during the event.

not guilty of a 19th charge of providing false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Those statements were made in an interview concerning a 2016 trip — paid for by undercover agents posing as real estate developers — that Gillum had taken with his brother to New York, which included a boat tour and tickets to the hit Broadway show Hamilton.Gillum subsequently paid a $5,000 fine to the state ethics commission to settle allegations surrounding that New York trip and an unrelated trip to Costa Rica.Florida law requires that all gifts valued at $100 or more, and any gifts from lobbyists, be disclosed on campaign finance reports.The jury deadlocked on the remaining 18 charges, prompting Winsor to declare a mistrial and cancel a case teleconference meeting scheduled for Wednesday, reports Tallahassee ABC affiliate WTXL.According to the Tallahassee Democrat, 10 of the 12 jurors overwhelmingly favored acquitting Gillum and Lettman-Hicks.

Marilyn Manson has teased fans with what may be his first new music since accusations of sexual and physical abuse.Taking to social media yesterday (May 15), the singer – real name Brian Warner – shared a grainy black-and-white photo of himself, singing into a microphone. “I’ve got something for you to hear,” he wrote in the Instagram caption, as well as giving photo credit to his wife Lindsey Elizabeth Warner.The update was Manson’s first post on social media since March 2022.

Anne Heche has found her final resting place. The late actress was laid to rest on Mother's Day in the Cathedral Mausoleum at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, her rep said in a statement. «Her crypt is across from Chris Cornell and Johnny Ramone, next to Mickey Rooney,» the rep stated on Sunday. «She loved everyone so passionately and deeply and her children, her legacy, thank everyone for their support and love through this difficult time and are grateful to be able to honor their mother, today on Mother's Day.» was first to report the news. Heche was declared brain dead on Aug.

A scene in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood resonated with Michael J. Fox and came rushing back when he decided to retire from acting in 2020.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed portions of a defamation lawsuit filed last year by musician Marilyn Manson against his former fiancee, Evan Rachel Wood. The "Westworld" actress accused Manson of "grooming" her when she was a teenager in an Instagram post shared in February 2021.The former couple began dating in 2007 when Wood was 19 and Manson was 39.

Big win for Evan Rachel Wood!

LEGALA judge has dismissed the majority of Marilyn Manson’s defamation claims against actor Evan Rachel Wood under California’s so-called anti-SLAPP free speech laws. Wood’s attorney, Michael Kump said that Manson had “failed to show that his claims against her have even minimal merit”.

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson just got a legal shock as a California judge tossed out most of the fading musician’s defamation case against Evan Rachel Wood over the Westworld actress’ claims of abuse during the former couple’s relationship.