Marilyn Manson Sued By Former Band Member

Marilyn Manson has been sued by his former
keyboardist who claims the rocker kept millions of dollars meant to be
shared with the band and bought personal items for himself and former
wife Dita Von Teese. Stephen Bier, whose stage name was Madonna Wayne
Gacy, says Manson broke an agreement signed by the band including
Manson in 1993 to share profits. The suit, which was filed Thursday
(August 2) in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims Manson and
others deceived him into thinking the band wasn’t doing good
financially. Bier claims Manson was in fact making a lot of money and
that the rocker owes him at least $20 million in shared profits. The
suit claims that from 2004 to 2006 Manson used band money to purchase a
$2 million home, a Los Angeles gallery to display his artwork, African
masks made of human skin, Nazi paraphernalia and the full skeleton of a
4-year old Chinese girl, among other things.

In
addition, the suit claims Manson spent about $450,000 for an engagement
ring and his wedding to former wife Dita Von Teese, who has since filed
for divorce. In an interview with MTV Manson called the accusations
"really ridiculous". Read more at Rockonthestreets.com