Actress Says Marilyn Manson Ruined Business Deal to “Silence” Her

• Esme Bianco says Marilyn Manson ruined one of her business deals in 2022 to “silence” her. 
• Bianco made the claim in an updated complaint against Manson, who she is suing on sex-assault allegations.
• Manson’s lawyers did not respond to Insider’s request for comment on Wednesday.

“Game of Thrones” actress Esmé Bianco accused her ex-boyfriend, Marilyn Manson, of torpedoing a business deal to “silence” her after she publicly accused him of sexual assault, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Bianco, who is best known for playing the character of “Ros” on “Game of Thrones,” filed an amended complaint against Manson which includes a new accusation of tortious interference. She is asking for unspecified damages in the suit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Bianco originally sued Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — on accusations of sexual assault, sexual battery, and violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. 

She said Manson raped her, physically abused her during sex acts, used her as “unpaid labor,” and withheld food and rest. Bianco lived with Manson for a month in 2011. 

The new allegations center on Manson’s behavior toward Bianco after she filed the lawsuit in July 2021.

In her updated complaint, Bianco details how she signed a contract with the metal group Deftones in April 2022, to partake in a photo shoot that would be used in artwork for an upcoming tour.

But soon after she participated in the photo shoot, Manson found out about the deal and “proceeded to call the band’s lead singer and confront him” over the band’s “decision to work with” her, Bianco’s complaint stated.

Bianco said in the complaint that Manson “threatened the Deftones with actions that would disrupt the band’s world tour, and which would have caused the Deftones financial harm.” 

In response, Deftones members instructed the creative director not to use the photos of Bianco, according to the complaint. 

Bianco said she suffered “the loss of exposure from images being used during the Deftones’ world tour” and the lost gig “resulted in reputational damage and a loss of future economic opportunity with the Deftones,” according to the complaint.

Manson “continues to work to silence Ms. Bianco through threats, intimidation, and coercion,” the complaint reads. 

Representatives for Manson, Bianco, and Deftones did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.

Manson faced a flood of sexual misconduct allegations in 2021, when actress Evan Rachel Wood accused him on social media of being abusive during their four-year relationship. 

Four other women, including Bianco, proceeded to sue Manson on abuse allegations, though two of those cases have since been dismissed. In fact, it was also on Tuesday that Ashley Smithline’s sexual assault lawsuit against Manson was dismissed, after her lawyer dropped out of the case and she failed to retain new representation. Smithline was originally represented by Jay Ellwanger, Bianco’s attorney. 

In court filings, Manson’s legal team has been pushing a theory that the women are working together to smear him with false allegations, citing the fact that many of them have openly spoken about meeting together in 2020, before they went public with their accusations.