CONCORD, N.H. — Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his nose at a videographer during a 2019 New Hampshire concert, recently completed his time at an organization that provides meeting space for Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, court papers show .
The shock rocker, 55, spent 20 hours last month at the Windsor Club of Glendale, a California nonprofit that provides meeting locations for Alcoholics Anonymous and families of alcoholics to “achieve a more meaningful life through recovery,” according to the website. group.
On January 30, a certificate of completion was filed by the Assistance League of Los Angeles in a New Hampshire court. Manson had to submit proof of his services by February 4.
Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge in September in Laconia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Concord, the state capital.
A no contest plea means Manson has not contested the charges and has not admitted guilt.
He was initially charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford on August 19, 2019. The second charge, in which he alleged he spit on the videographer, was dropped.
Manson was also fined. He must remain arrest-free for two years and notify local police of appearances in New Hampshire.
Prosecutor Andrew Livernois had said it was his first offense and he had no criminal record.
Manson initially pleaded not guilty to both charges in 2021. His attorney had said the type of filming the videographer did often exposes videographers to “incidental contact” with bodily fluids.
Manson emerged as a musical star in the mid-1990s, known as much for his public controversy as for his hit songs like “The Beautiful People” and hit albums like 1996’s “Antichrist Superstar” and 1998’s “Mechanical Animals.”
Last year, a California judge threw out key parts of Manson’s lawsuit against his former fiancée, “Westworld” actor Evan Rachel Wood, alleging she fabricated public allegations that he sexually and physically abused her and other women during their relationship had encouraged to do the same. He is appealing against the ruling. The judge recently ruled that Manson will cover Wood’s legal costs, according to Rolling Stone.
Manson’s lawsuit, filed last year, alleges that Wood and another woman named as a defendant, Illma Gore, defamed Manson, deliberately caused him emotional distress and derailed his career in music, TV and film.
Several women have sued Manson in recent years, alleging sexual and other abuse. Most have been dismissed or settled, including a lawsuit filed by “Game of Thrones” actor Esmé Bianco.
The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly.
