Marilyn Manson appeared in a New Hampshire courtroom Monday morning dressed in an all-black suit and pale makeup — a look resembling Nicolas Cage’s portrayal of Dracula from the movie “Renfield” — while pleading no contest. of blowing his nose in front of a cameraman at a concert.
The rocker, 54, was sentenced to 20 hours of community service, a $1,400 fine and agreed to stay out of trouble and inform officials if he performs in the Granite State for two years as part of his contract agreement. culpability. .
Manson, born Brian Warner, pleaded no contest to one of two misdemeanor charges of simple assault for a confrontation with cameraman Susan Fountain at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford on Aug. 19, 2019. The second charge will be being eliminated as part of the agreement.
The rock star had tried to appear by video at the hearing, an offer that the judge rejected, forcing him to appear at the Laconia courthouse, which he entered wearing dark sunglasses.
Marilyn Manson appeared dressed in black and with pale makeup during a hearing in New Hampshire.AP
The look resembled Nicolas Cage’s portrayal of Dracula in the movie “Renfield.” Universal
He spoke quietly inside the courtroom, simply answering “Yes” to the judge’s questions but saying nothing else during the proceedings.
Manson will be allowed to perform his community service from California, where he resides, which he must complete by February 4.
Manson could have faced less than a year in prison if convicted.
“The Dope Show” singer was scheduled to face trial in August after pleading not guilty to charges in 2021 over allegations that he confronted Fountain in the venue’s stage area and spit a “big room” that landed. in his hands.
Manson pleaded no contest to charges of launching a rocket at a cameraman during a concert.AP
Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and a $1,400 fine for the incident.AP
He allegedly later knelt and closed her nostril, sending a rocket of snot into her arms and hands, according to a police affidavit.
Fountain described the incident in a statement as “the most disgusting thing a human being could have done.”
His attorney Kent Barker had argued in 2021 court papers that concert videographers are often subject to “incidental contact” with bodily fluids during Manson’s performances.
“It is well known that the defendant’s performance over the past twenty years includes shocking and evocative antics similar to those that occurred here,” Barker wrote at the time. “The alleged victim consented to exposing himself to possible contact with sweat, saliva and phlegm in confined spaces.”
Manson must stay out of trouble and report to New Hampshire authorities every time he performs in the state for the next two years.
Manson has separately faced accusations of sexual abuse from several women, including “Game of Thrones” actress Esme Bianco, but most of the cases have been dismissed or resolved.
He also has a pending defamation case against his ex-fiancée, “Westworld” actress Evan Rachel Wood, for allegedly fabricating her allegations of physical and sexual abuse against him. He says the accusations damaged her career. A judge dismissed parts of her lawsuit, which he is appealing.
Cage played Count Dracula in the 2023 horror comedy film “Renfield” about the vampire’s tortured servant, RM Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult.
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