Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco has sued singer Marilyn Manson for sexual assault. The lawsuit alleges that Manson forced the British actress to have sex, through drugs, force and threats. The actress also claims that the singer and his manager lured her to come from London to the US with empty job promises.
The artist has denied numerous allegations of abuse against him, calling them "terrible distortions of reality".
In February, Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood publicly accused Manson of domestic abuse. Since then, more than 12 other women have come up with similar charges.
In an Instagram post on February 1, Manson wrote:
"Obviously, my art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but these latest claims about me are horrible distortions of reality. My intimate relationships have always been consensual with partners. Regardless of how, and why, others "Now they are choosing to misinterpret the past. That is the truth."
Bianco, who played Ros in Game of Thrones, was among several women who testified against Manson earlier this year. Bianco says she met the rocker in 2005. According to the lawsuit, in February 2009, he invited her to Los Angeles to film a music video. But when Bianco arrived she said there was no shooting crew at his home. Bianco claims she was deprived of food and sleep and was given drugs and alcohol during her 4-day stay.
The lawsuit alleges they began consensual sex in May 2009 and maintained a long-distance relationship until 2011. In her complaint, Bianco says Manson forced her to have often violent and degrading sex, sometimes even when she was unconscious or otherwise unable to give consent.
She alleges that Manson committed multiple sexual acts without her consent in 2011 and raped her in May of that year.
