Police investigating allegations of sex assault and domestic violence against rock star Marilyn Manson seized “media storage devices” in a raid on his Hollywood home, it has been revealed.
Authorities said several items were taken with a search warrant. Manson, 52, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner, was away when investigators searched the property early on Monday, the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department said.
It began investigating Manson early this year after reports of sexual assault and domestic violence between 2009 and 2011 in West Hollywood, where he lived at the time.
The women involved were not identified, but several have publicly alleged this year that they were physically, sexually and emotionally abused by Manson, and some have filed lawsuits.
Manson’s lawyer, Howard E. King, declined to comment. Manson has denied the allegations, and King has called them “provably false”.
The shock rocker’s former fiancee, Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood, has also accused him of abuse.
Manson called her statements “distortions of reality”. In May, Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco sued Manson, alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
Bianco claims he violated human trafficking laws by bringing her to California from England for non-existent roles in music videos and films.
Her lawsuit says he locked her in a room, whipped her, gave her electric shocks and threatened to rape her.
