Marilyn Manson sued over 'sick' spending spree

[MissVenus]

Marilyn Manson sued over 'sick' spending spree


Friday Nov 23 08:00 AEDT


By ninemsn staff
Rocker Marilyn Manson squandered his groups' money on "sick" purchases including human skeletons, a former band mate has claimed in court papers.
Keyboardist Stephen "Pogo" Bier filed a complaint in an LA court claiming Manson bought African masks made of human skin and a full skeleton of a 4-year-old Chinese girl which he turned into a chandelier.

The New York Post reports Bier had originally accused the eccentric singer of using the band's funds to purchase "disturbing" items, and now has added more objects to the list.

Manson allegedly bought another skeleton of a man in a wheelchair, as well as swastika wall tiles with matching rugs, a mounted grizzly bear and two mounted baboons.
Bier's lawyer, Keith Fink, said Mason "arranged" his girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood to star in his Heart Shaped Glasses video.
She was reportedly given the "highest salary ever paid to any actress in any music video in history".
The gothic rocker allegedly paid road crew using the band's money to move suitcases with Alice in Wonderland books because he is a fan of author Lewis Carroll.
The lawsuit claims the shock rocker owes the former keyboardist at least $23.35m in shared profits.
The controversial singer told MTV News in August that Bier's claims were ridiculous.
"And I would never spend my money on a Chinese girl skeleton. That would be crossing the line. It's a Chinese boy, for the record," he said.
"It just seems like another ex-band member suing me and trying to assassinate my personality as a means to financial gain," Manson said.

[TaffyMoon]

4 year old girl's skeleton as a chandelier. okay, that's just about enough of him. goodbye.goaway.dontcomeback.

[MissVenus]

Marilyn Manson and Beth Ditto should hook up... they could just disappear to a deserted island somewhere and spend the rest of their lives trying to out-shock each other.

Feral creatures they are!

[memebot]

*yawn* The more outrageous he tries to be, the more boring he becomes. Which is disappointing, because he used to come across rather intelligent in his past interviews. Now you only hear about him when he says something dumb or makes another transparent attempt at shocking people for attention.

His new girlfriend may as well be oatmeal or margarine; she's as bland as he is.

[Trixiebelle]

Where does one go to buy such things? Corpses 'R' Us??

[msdebagain]

why is anyone shocked that this moron does anything out of the norm?

[MrsDark]

What a dumbass spendthrift. And I knew his little girl was a paid whore.

[Raspberry gashes]

So he IS paying ERW...



I bet hes buying all her clothes too, and those wigs she wears in the bedroom.

[sweetness]

She was reportedly given the "highest salary ever paid to any actress in any music video in history".

Well DUH...... it's not like she would f*ck him for free.
As soon as she gets just a little more exposure she'll be dumping his fugly ass.

[Honey]

He collects gross stuff

[DontMindMe]

That's just all kinds of disturbing!

[Bijoux]

Whatever.

Douches will be douches.

This is in no way shape or form shocking. Sorry Manson. Try again. Actually. NO. Don't try again. Save us the boredom.

[Aella]

I don't see what the big deal is-many people like collecting macabre objects. It's a lot less disturbing than, say, those who collect Nazi memorabilia.

[ByRDi]

Originally Posted by Aella

I don't see what the big deal is-many people like collecting macabre objects. It's a lot less disturbing than, say, those who collect Nazi memorabilia.

I agree, but he is so lame and unoriginal and no longer sounds remotely intelligent. He's like a child, desperately trying to get our attention with the same old generic magic show. No one cares.

[NicoleWasHere]

Remember when Marilyn Manson was famous?