- Marilyn Manson accuser Ashley Smithline recanted allegations of abuse against him, People reported.
- In a declaration, Smithline said she felt "pressure" from actor Evan Rachel Wood, the report said.
Model Ashley Smithline recanted accusations that Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, sexually abused her during their relationship in 2010, reported People Thursday.
The news comes a month after Smithline's lawsuit against the singer was dismissed by a Los Angeles judge.
According to People, Smithline filed a written declaration to the Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday claiming that she felt pressure from "Evan Rachel Wood and her associates to make accusations of rape and assault against [Manson] that were not true."
The model reportedly recalled being invited to a meeting with women who had "relationships or experiences" with Manson.
Smithline is quoted as saying in the declaration: "I remember [Wood] asked me whether I had been, among other things, whipped, chained, tied up, branded/cut, assaulted while sleeping, beaten, or raped. She said all of these things happened to Ms. Wood and others, and that when Ms. Wood was with [Manson] every moment was a moment of survival.
"When I said, no this did not happen to me and this was not my experience, I recall being told by Ms. Wood that just because I could not remember did not necessarily mean that it did not happen."
Smithline went on to claim she was "repeatedly gaslit" by Wood and others, including Manson's former assistant Ashley Walters and "Game of Thrones" actor Esmé Bianco, into believing she had experienced similar abuse to the claims they had made against Manson, said the report.
"Eventually, I started to believe that what I was repeatedly told happened to Ms. Wood and Ms. Bianco happened to me," Smithline is quoted as saying.
Representatives for Wood denied Smithline's claims in a statement to People.
The statement said: "Evan never pressured or manipulated Ashley. It was Ashley who first contacted Evan about the abuse she had suffered. It's unfortunate that the harassment and threats Ashley received after filing her federal lawsuit appear to have pressured her to change her testimony."
Smithline also wrote that her previous civil case and interviews she gave in 2021 "contained untrue statements" about Manson, "including that there was violence and non-consensual sexual activity," reported People.
Manson denied Smithline's claims against him and called their relationship "consensual" in court documents filed last year, People reported.
Representatives for Smithline, Rachel Wood, and Manson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.