Game of Thrones star Esme Bianco has accused Marilyn Manson of physical and psychological abuse.
The 38-year-old previously came forward as a survivor of abuse when she testified in front of the California Assembly in 2019 to help reform domestic violence laws, but did not name her alleged abuser.
Now, Bianco has claimed that Manson, real name Brian Warner, left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and derailed her career after subjecting her to years of torment.
In an interview with The Cut, the actress described Manson as a ‘monster who almost destroyed me and almost destroyed so many women’.
Bianco – best known for playing Ros in three seasons of Game of Thrones – met Manson through his then-partner Dita Von Teese in 2005; like Von Teese, Bianco is a burlesque performer.
While they had a flirty but platonic relationship after Manson’s split from Von Teese in 2007 and Bianco got married in 2008, their relationship allegedly changed in 2009 when Manson flew the actress out to the States to film a video for his song I Want to Kill You Like They Do in the Movies.
Bianco, who was 26 at the time, was told that she would be ‘kidnapped’ by Manson for the video, but alleges that over a three-day period, Manson provided her with cocaine rather than food, lashed her with a whip, tied her to a prayer kneeler with cables and used an electrical kink sex toy called a Violet Wand on her wounds.
Manson never released the footage from the video shoot.
Bianco began a long-distance affair with Manson, and alleges that the Beautiful People singer would bite her without her consent during sex.
In 2011, Bianco left her husband and moved to LA to live with Manson, where she alleges the star began to control what she wore and when she slept.
Bianco claimed that on one occasion, Manson ‘repeatedly cut her torso with a knife’, saying: ‘ I just remember laying there, and I didn’t fight it. It was kind of this final-straw moment where I had lost all sense of hope and safety.’
Manson allegedly sent a photo of the cuts to his personal assistant Ashley Walters, who has also accused the rockstar of abuse.
Bianco left Manson in June 2011, weeks after he allegedly chased her around their apartment with an axe.
An attorney for the actress, Jay Ellwanger, told The Cut that Bianco has interviewed by the FBI and gave agents evidence that could potentially be related to human trafficking and sex crimes; the FBI does not confirm or deny investigations.
Manson – who has been dropped by his manager, agency and record label – has yet to address Bianco’s claims specifically, but previously said of other allegations: ‘Obviously, my art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality.
‘My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how – and why – others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.’
Multiple women have accused Manson, 52, of physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse, after his ex Evan Rachel Wood came forward.
The Westworld actress, who was previously engaged to Manson and dated him between 2007 and 2010, alleged: ‘The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson. He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. 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.’
Manson has not faced any charges.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Manson’s lawyer for comment.
