- Heavy metal band Slipknot is facing significant fan backlash and calls for a boycott after announcing controversial rock singer Marilyn Manson as a supporting act for their upcoming 2027 stadium tour across South America and at London's Wembley Stadium.
- Devoted fans flooded social media with comments expressing deep disappointment over the decision, with many declaring they refuse to purchase tickets or financially support the shows while Manson remains on the bill.
- The widespread outrage stems from severe allegations made in 2021 by actor Evan Rachel Wood, Manson's former fiancée, who publicly accused him of grooming her when she was a teenager and subjecting her to years of horrific physical and sexual abuse.
- Wood's initial statement prompted more than a dozen other women to step forward with similar allegations of abuse against the 57-year-old musician, whose real name is Brian Warner.
- Manson has consistently denied all claims of misconduct, characterising them as horrible distortions of reality, while a defamation lawsuit he filed against Wood was dismissed by a Los Angeles judge in 2023.
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