After filing an appeal in court declaring Marilyn Manson "not guilty" in the incident involving a photographer at one of his concerts, the singer's defense has now presented its arguments to assert his innocence.
Manson received an arrest warrant and had to appear at the Los Angeles Police Department in July regarding an incident that occurred in 2019, where he allegedly spat and deliberately sprayed phlegm on a videographer working at a show.
Marilyn Manson's lawyer, Kent Barker , claimed that the photographer "consented" to expose herself to any likely "accidental contact" by positioning herself near the stage.
“The defendant’s performances over the past twenty years are known to include suggestive antics similar to those that occurred here. The alleged victim consented to being exposed to any potential contact with sweat, saliva, and phlegm in the vicinity,” wrote the lawyer, classifying Manson’s actions as unintentional.
In July, the singer was booked and released on bail after agreeing not to have any contact with the victim and to attend all court hearings.
The incident in question has no connection whatsoever with the series of abuses, torture, and violence of which Marilyn Manson has been accused by numerous women in recent months.
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