Manson and Evan Call It Quits (Again)

[Jakob Synn]

Talk about on-again, off-again: Marilyn Manson and actress Evan Rachel Wood ended their engagement last week, a source tells PEOPLE.

The newly single Manson, 41, then hit the town Saturday night, dining at L.A's STK and clubbing at next door Boudoir with a group including Twiggy, Manson's longtime guitarist, and former Playmate of the Year Colleen Shannon.

"They just broke off their engagement, and he needed a night out with friends," says another source.

While together, the shock rocker proposed to the True Blood actress, 22, during a January stage performance in Paris, according to reports.

The two began dating in 2006 but then broke up in 2008, when Wood was linked briefly to actor Shane West.

They reconciled for a short time, only to split again before becoming engaged last January.

From: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20413552,00.html

[ieoshua]

Bo-ring.

[R_Flagg]

Hmm, doesn't seem that legit at first. Don't know how trustworthy this People thing is so..

[Freeston3r]

Hope this isn't true. =/

[ShelfLife]

I'm hoping, for the sake of happy endings, that it isn't true.

However, if it is, I can't say I wasn't expecting it. Manson just doesn't seem to be the kind of guy who could be happy being married.

[love_lolita]

Marilyn Manson this is the end...beautiful friend.
Mood: depressed
Posted: 11.08.10


just a reminder.

[love_lolita]

More confirmation about gossip. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/08/marilyn-manson-evan-rachel-wood-break-up-engaged.html

http://perezhilton.com/2010-08-17-marilyn-manson-and-evan-rachel-whore-split-again

I was really hoping for them too. =/

[Ludwig]

Yeah that last status update could be anything.

Maybe Twiggy/Evan left him again.

Called it!

Do I win any rep points?

[Lord MeowMeow]

Whoa, my heart totally skipped a beat when I read the thread title. A successful, 22-year-old actress without a substance abuse problem and a 41-year-old man who has been in the midst of a very public, and in my opinion painfully embarrassing existential crisis for the majority of the past decade suddenly figure out for the third time that their relationship is an untenable situation?

Shocker!

[spaceSuicide]

Well that engagement didn't last long. LMAO.

[DecayingSinner]

This had better be it for them. The relationship thing does not seem to work too well for Manson.

[love_lolita]

Does this mean no more sex in the videos? =/

[Celiny-O]

Aw. That's too bad. I was happy for the two of them. :(

[Mary]

Does this mean no more sex in the videos? =/

I doubt it. Since when does a girl have to be Marilyn Manson's girlfriend to have sex with him?

[The Empirical Guy]

I'd like to hope against hope that this isn't true. I'd have really liked things to have worked out for them.



http://perezhilton.com/2010-08-17-marilyn-manson-and-evan-rachel-whore-split-again


Fuck, every time I see his site I just want to punch that guy in the face. With a pickaxe. Can assholes get any bigger?


just a reminder.

First thing I thought of too.

[Angel Annihilation]

Comical, lame...

[Emma]

Well I think its a shame and its also sad how people are quickly laughing or judging it as "lame".

[ImNotJesus]

Really not surprised.

She's 22 (practically still a kid, not 2 years older than myself) and he's 40-whatever, that shit hardly (if ever) holds together with any kind of stability.

She probably got tired of his wrinkly scrotum.

[Dysmorphia]

If it is true, I think it is really sad. I thought Manson and Evan were quite suited to each other.
:(

[S.Hal0mega.B]

hardy har har har i could give a shit if i did. And part of me does. But that part is on hold at the moment. :)

[Cringeon]

Keep it civil guys, this is not the place to throw insults toward either party. I think it's unfortunate because while ERW was young, there was something in her personality that I really like and thought she was a beautiful woman. I know regardless of reasons they split, it must be a downer for all involved. Perhaps this wasn't a split due to something happening, but maybe they both are just heading in directions that don't allow for the relationship to work.

[CellarOwl]

I hope we don't get another goddamn break-up album.

[Dope Box]

^Exactly. Apart from that I couldn't give a toss.

[love_lolita]

I heard the rumor that they apparently fought a lot, but like i told Creepyklutz before we went to bed last night, they are in two different phases in their life. They typical 22 year old is fresh out of college, and 41 year olds sometimes already have kids! Some people can handle the age gaps, but they are in two different phases with different needs.

[ShelfLife]

Some people can handle the age gaps, but they are in two different phases with different needs.

Absolutely. But I think the real thing that set off alarm bells in my head was "marriage" - I couldn't imagine that working out for either of them. Manson has already discovered that he isn't suited to being married, and Evan is barely into her twenties, with a whole lifetime of experiences waiting for her.
A long term relationship between the two of them might have continued working, but as soon as you start pulling out rings, everything changes. And I don't think either of them were ready for that stage.

[Dysmorphia]

Perhaps this wasn't a split due to something happening, but maybe they both are just heading in directions that don't allow for the relationship to work.

This exactly.

[ieoshua]

I hope we don't get another goddamn break-up album.

I really second that.

[Anima XI]

=(

Aww, I thought they were a cute couple, regardless of ages or anything like that. I know some people in relationships with people substantially older or younger than them that are very happy, so I don't think that's the reason. Proposing to ERW was kind of romantic <3

Anyway, like some people said, maybe Manson just decided marriage isn't for him at all..? And maybe the split was amicable?

[Shangs]

Manson doesn't want to settle down. Evan wants to grow up. Other than that, Manson relies on misery and desolation to survive as an artist. He can not sacrifice certain parts of his, (no not just drugs), life in order to maintain a functioning comittment to someone. I get tired of it. My sympathy is PALPABLE.

[Christina]

This is complete assumption but hey, everyone does it!

I think Evan was working alot and M was working alot and it just clashed.

When oh when will Manson find a Barb Warner, someone who will dedicate their every waking moment to him. Seems what he's looking for. Again, complete speculation!

[Cringeon]

Judging from his most recent few myspace updates, I get the impression MM was the one to call it off.

[ThreeEyedGod]

Now go get Dita back!

[Dysmorphia]

Now go get Dita back!

Eeew. No.

[The Empirical Guy]

I hope we don't get another goddamn break-up album.

Yeah, because getting more songs as awesome as Devour would be a real drag, huh?

/sarcasm.


Now go get Dita back!


Eeew. No.

Dysmorphia is correct.

[ThreeEyedGod]

Aww

[Method Man]

I wonder if ERW heart shapped glasses are still intact.


d'oh!

[dopedevil73]

If there was a chance that he will go back with Dita, then expect another 1930's style album like GAOG, and the songs that were written would be in the back-burner like those 100 songs written during the HW Era.

[Tinuviel]

=(

Aww, I thought they were a cute couple, regardless of ages or anything like that. I know some people in relationships with people substantially older or younger than them that are very happy, so I don't think that's the reason. Proposing to ERW was kind of romantic <3

Anyway, like some people said, maybe Manson just decided marriage isn't for him at all..? And maybe the split was amicable?

I agree with you. I liked seeing the two of them together and I did not expect the ending of the relationship anytime soon. So, I really hope it was an amicable break-up.

[Christina]

Now go get Dita back!

Talk about watering a dead flower.

I think Dita's in a long term relationship now anyways, isn't she?


Judging from his most recent few myspace updates, I get the impression MM was the one to call it off.

I know I can't provide any proof but he was, and from what I "hear" she's heartbroken over it.

Break ups are so evil!

[ShelfLife]

Break ups are so evil!

Quoted for truth. :C

[Shangs]

I know I can't provide any proof but he was, and from what I "hear" she's heartbroken over it.

I'm almost positive that he will dramatically, and excessively feign an equal, if not greater sentiment of feeling betrayed and dejected on this next record, and most of the fanbase will somberly console him by ... buying it. I'm not trying to break Mansons balls here, but if he does that, ... it's just going to be pathetic. Yeah, that last part was sort of anti-climatic? I'm just saying. .. . ... ...

[Cringeon]

I doubt this change in relationship is going to have an impact on the album - you forget the album was already far underway prior to this. It's not like a split is causing the theme for an album, so I think people need to stop with the worrying already.

[Ludwig]

I doubt this change in relationship is going to have an impact on the album - you forget the album was already far underway prior to this. It's not like a split is causing the theme for an album, so I think people need to stop with the worrying already.

Wasn't an album scrapped to make way for Eat Me, Drink Me?

[Cringeon]

I honestly don't think a full album was really underway. There was something about Pogo and Skold writing songs, but I think they probably just had a few demos here and there. Manson has come back and since said that Pogo pretty much was uninvolved with the band post-GAOG (and even had a minimal input on that album), so I'm thinking it might have just been talk. I mean specifically during this time (LWF) was when MM was pretty much ready to throw in the towel on music altogether.

The thing I'm curious about is how this will play out for the new album release. The plan was for both MM and Evan to star in the Splatter Sisters film, and the album to be tied into that movie with a different band. I'm guessing that unless both decide to stay attached to the film, that the plan may be scrapped and the new album will just proceed as MM and stand on it's own rather than for the film. Which honestly, I would prefer to see the band get back out and tear it up rather than see the film idea played out. Although it was an interesting idea, I think MM is just as strong as ever and I'm excited to see the new dynamic now with Fred on board.

[Sputnik]

Oh, come on. I thought that they were a cute couple together, and expected that after the whole emdm drama, and them getting back together it would work out. :c
*sigh*

[vht]

Hey it could have been worse if the breakup happened after he put the ring on her finger.

[vilebody]

(...)

[ShelfLife]

he's just a young girl

Sure he is, the poor baby. :3

That's a bit presumptuous, suggesting he should go for Sharon Osbourne or her like, but no matter. If we're going for personal opinions (that aren't going to make one spot of difference in the long run), I think he should try being single for a bit. He spent about 6 years with Dita, then went without break to Evan, then Stoya, and right back to Evan. A few months for him to just focus on himself and his projects would do him a world of good.

[vilebody]

(...)

[Allycat]

Perhaps he'll propose to the former playmate...(rolls eyes)

[S.D.]

Everyone knows I'm not really one for the gossip side of things, a person's relationship is their own territory, but I noted something odd this morning. I was at a friend's place waiting for a ride home, and looked over some magazines to pass the time. I am not a homo so I don't normally read Marie Claire, but in the November issue (so the most current basically) there was a brief interview with Evan Rachel Wood in the back pages. Here is a segment where Manson was mentioned:-

EVAN RACHEL WOOD - FAVOURITE THINGS
Guilty Pleasures Dinner In Bed
"Sometimes I'll have dinner in bed, just me and my [on - off] fiancé [Marilyn Manson], curled up - my favourite place in the world."
The reason I found this interesting is because as that reads, it implies they are still an item, but that the engagement is not on any more. I don't know how far in advance these interviews are conducted, especially if it is only a brief chat about indcidental things, but it was the November issue and the break-up was mentioned two months ago, so it made me wonder if there was yet another reconcilliation we didn't hear about, or if this chat with Evan took place so far in advance that it predates the most recent split.

[ImNotJesus]

Now just something I meant to add a while back, though its most certainly redundant now because this is old hat, still...

To those who claim it is unfair of us to make judgements and comments on and about Marilyn Manson's relationship status with ERW:

Manson made a very clear and determined effort to include Evan in his music, art and film. We got nearly an entire album more or less 'dedicated' to her and their relationship, including a graphic sex scene in a music video. As such, while I think its a bit wrong to directly insult the two (and I know, I made a 'wrinkly scrotum' JOKE early in this thread), I think it is perfectly reasonable to discuss and criticise this whole situation as we see fit, because it wasn't just a relationship. It was part of 'Marilyn Manson' for a significant period of time.

[Emma]

Manson made a very clear and determined effort to include Evan in his music, art and film. We got nearly an entire album more or less 'dedicated' to her and their relationship, including a graphic sex scene in a music video. As such, while I think its a bit wrong to directly insult the two (and I know, I made a 'wrinkly scrotum' JOKE early in this thread), I think it is perfectly reasonable to discuss and criticise this whole situation as we see fit, because it wasn't just a relationship. It was part of 'Marilyn Manson' for a significant period of time.

Have to disagree. Although certain parts of that relationship, like may of his significant relationships, have been included in his art - and remember his art is a visual representation of his life anyway - I do not think it means we can "discuss and criticise this whole situation as we see fit, because it wasn't just a relationship" To me that fails to understand the fundamental point about Manson.

I am not saying discussion and criticism should be off limits completely but I do think a line should be drawn as to how far - either that or we will be back to a possible situation where the critical line is jumped to something a lot more nasty. I don't think anyone wants to go back to those days. Not that I am suggesting that is the place you wish to go but conveying my thoughts as to why criticism should still be tempered to not overstep boundaries.

Just my two cents.