Marilyn Manson Tries To Protect Private Parts

After making a career out of spectacle, shock value and other open displays of eccentricity, Marilyn Manson is now looking to cover up.

The heavy-metalist has filed a motion requesting that all of his financial and business records be kept sealed during the discovery process pertaining to his ex-band mate's pending lawsuit against him.

Former Marilyn Manson (the band) keyboardist Stephen Bier, aka Madonna Wayne Gacy, sued Manson for breach of contract in August, claiming the milky-eyed singer had used the group's money to, among other things, finance a drug habit, pay for his wedding to Dita Von Teese and decorate his Chatsworth, Calif., home with an array of oddities, including Nazi memorabilia and a human skeleton.

Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, countersued in December, accusing Bier of failing to meet contractual touring, recording and merchandising agreements. He's been collecting royalties, Manson says of his former ivory-tickler, but during his tenure with the band frequently showed up late and otherwise "failed to render services to the best of his ability and in a practical and cooperative manner."

Because Bier's allegations directly reference Manson's cash value, his attorney argues, he should be allowed an order of protection protecting the confidentiality of his records, akin to the order Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern granted to Lindsay Lohan in her recent civil tangle with a bus boy who accused her of being drunk at the time of their 2005 car accident.

Stern, incidentally, is also the presiding judge in this case. A copy of the order granted on Lohan's behalf was included in the latest filing.

"A protective order is necessary to protect the confidentiality of that information against competitors and from the media and to preclude the plaintiff from using Manson's confidential information for improper purposes," the motion states.

Meanwhile, Bier's attorneys say "hogwash," citing Manson's well-known penchant for public displays of… whatever.

"Manson lives his life in the public eye," a filing opposing the defense's motion states. "He communicates frequently with the press regarding his personal affairs, openly discusses his frequent drug use, his failed marriage with burlesque model Dita Von Teese, his current relationship with actress Evan Rachel Wood, and his wild, rock 'n' roll lifestyle."

He also drinks absinthe and openly discusses his friends' and band members' sexual proclivities, as well, Bier claims.

Stern heard arguments Wednesday but has yet to rule on the request.

If the order is granted as per Manson's specifications, Bier's lawyers will have access to the records but they would not be made part of the public record and his camp would not be allowed to show them to anyone else.

The order is necessary before the two sides can proceed with depositions, Manson's lawyer says. A hearing during which Bier's side is set to renew its petition to depose the "Beautiful People" rocker is scheduled for Apr. 10.

Credits for the info to Yahoo! News.

Comments

[ICreamsodAI]

'Ivory tickler'


Aw thats great XD

[ginjaninja]

what?
this article has nothing to do with genitals!

damn!

[a god]

UG is using way too many misleading titles these days

[silent caution]

who knew all this time manson was a 'heavy-metalist'

[xCoilx]

ginjaninja wrote:

what?
this article has nothing to do with genitals!

damn!

lmao! thats what i thought!

[jma4269]

Liquid cocain

[NutZz?]

click on an article with the phrase "private parts" in it, and fail to see the word penis ONCE. cumon, UG. cumon.

[Jondy]

ok manson has a right here. he's always lived out in the open, for reasons that they now want to use against him. they just want to use the shock value of his lifestyle to give them an unfair advantage when really the specific things the money was used for is irrelevant. it's not to protect him from embarassment, he doesn't care what people think. it's to prevent an unfair advantage. Go Manson. I hope he gets this.

[NaivexLi]

NutZz? wrote:

click on an article with the phrase "private parts" in it, and fail to see the word penis ONCE. cumon, UG. cumon.

I was hoping I was not alone about this...

Is it bad that I was hoping to see something about him maybe getting a surgery or something?

[adamdrulz]

"ivory-tickler" is the best reference to a keyboard player ever

[mhylands]

I was expecting something like he got nailed in the groin at a concert or something, =P.

But yeah, I really am getting tired of everyone suing Manson. At this point in time, I'm sure there are thousands of other people living like him (but without the money), and a few other rockstars as well. Seriously, if Bier has made more than a million over his career, than why the hell is he complaining? At least try to settle outside of court and the public eye.

[nxtvanhalen]

ha... i guess his "private parts" might be referencing the confidentiality on what he spends his money on... we should sue for false advertising, but then again it would be embarrassing considering what we were expecting.

[Chris.Rock.Art]

I tought it was about his self-obsession with penis

[Lacebad]

The heavy-metalist

lol this guy is about as heavy metal as madonna. **** that.

[abdulalhazred]

"ivory tickler"....i had to read that several times before i realized they meant his keyboardist.....it sounds like a fetish. lol

[Ludynosa]

UG, i know you probably just trying to make funny puns for the article titles, but they really are getting annoying, theyre so misleading (not that i pressed on this hoping to read bout Manson's genitals, coz i didnt lol ^_^)

[connorlawhorne]

marilyn manson is creepy. i also despise his success in light of his lack of talent in anything other than being weird.

[Bananapatata]

He also drinks absinthe

haha! ...uh oh! We've got a serious problem on our hands!

[.6.bullets.]

Yeah I was thinking this would have something to do with him getting insurance on his dick or something. haha

And at first I had no idea what was meant by "ivory tickler", lol. That's prety good name for a keyboardit though. XD

[poona]

abdulalhazred wrote:

"ivory tickler"....i had to read that several times before i realized they meant his keyboardist.....it sounds like a fetish. lol

Indeed XD

[poona]

connorlawhorne wrote:

marilyn manson is creepy. i also despise his success in light of his lack of talent in anything other than being weird.

I don't like his music either, but I have heard that he is quite a skilled painter, so I guess that counts for something he's talented.

[freshtunes]

PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS. Ok we get it, we are dissapointed everyone can stop now.

[pix_dement]

wow..this article had many BIG-words in it

[Macabre_Turtle]

This news is crazy old. Stop it.

[korn_dawg]

openly discusses his friends' and band members' sexual proclivities

"John 5 talks to any girl that has ***s."

[Chickenfrmheck]

a god wrote:

UG is using way too many misleading titles these days

yeah i was thinking he actually took out an insurance policy on his ivory tickler.

i read about a guy insuring his nose, so i figured it could be done.

[ShredderOmega]

Yeah, yeah, we get it... he looks wierd... leave him alone to get on with his life, everyone stop sueing him for random shit and hopeing his false rep. will get you a verdict -_-... Jesus Christ...

[cman138]

By heavy metalist I think they mean Nu-metalist

[ghostofhendrix]

2 be fair, the band's got Manson's name in it, and he has all the creative influence, so im going with him on this- the other guys just bein an *******

[Spirit_Crusher]

i got confused when it turned from an article about marilyn manson into an article about lindsay lohan. . .

[Doragg]

cman138 wrote:

By heavy metalist I think they mean Nu-metalist

cman, how could you think he's nu-metal... Manson doesn't sound anything like nu-metal, you should figure out what nu-metal is.

Anyways, I think his keyboardist should cut the shit, if it wasn't for Manson I'm sure he would have nearly as much money as he does now. He sued him in like August of last year, wonder how much longer this case will be.

[fattypumbaa]

I didn't know he lived in Chatsworth that's like 10 seconds away from me. Now whenever I'm down there I'm going to try to figure out which house is his.

[seanjp7]

Doragg wrote:

cman138 wrote:

By heavy metalist I think they mean Nu-metalist

cman, how could you think he's nu-metal... Manson doesn't sound anything like nu-metal, you should figure out what nu-metal is.

Anyways, I think his keyboardist should cut the shit, if it wasn't for Manson I'm sure he would have nearly as much money as he does now. He sued him in like August of last year, wonder how much longer this case will be.

his music isnt anything close to metal. it's rock at its highest. manson's a fag, he nor his music is hardcore

[Slaytanic6606]

This whole band is losing a lot of respect from long time fans like me and my friends and now they're starting to fall apart. First twiggy, then John 5 and now Pogo...

[gopherthegreat]

the headline made me lol

[not_dead_enough]

What's with all the "he's not heavy metal" posts here? Considering half this website considers bands like Deep Purple to be heavy metal (and you tell me what's heavier: Antichrist Superstar or Smoke on the Water) and the obscenely stupid users who have called RATM heavy metal (wtf?) then I think Marilyn Manson easily classifies as a metal band.

Anyway, this is all sad. From the sounds of things, I'm on Manson's side. What Gacy describes is bad, but he put up with it for a long time (he could've left whenever but he stuck around). If he was under contract then he's at fault. But I really would've rathered it all worked out amicably.

[forget_forever]

Deep purple? Iron ****ing maiden? What the ****?! I agree with not dead enough. Those guys are the past, just "classics" if you can call em that. Fuck. These ppl are makingn a big deal out of nothing.

[The Spoon]

Its cuz he has a tiny wee wee...

but the headline is pretty funny

[A7X/GD/MCR]

i read this in a newspaper last year

[samerika]

He also drinks absinthe and openly discusses his friends' and band members' sexual proclivities, as well, Bier claims.

Just because he doesnt know what elese to say against him he come with shit like that, manson could probably say that Bier rapes little children but why would he its not the topic, just as his absinthe drinking and shit isnt really important in this law suit.

[StueyALBB]

i think its hilarious that they make a big deal out of him drinking absynthe.
iv drunk absynthe before, it tastes rank and it gets you way too drunk way too fast. then again it is 90% alcohol.
but even still its not that serious

[vampires_blade]

I don't get the big deal. What does this really have to go with 'Protecting Private Parts'?

[catchtherainbow]

a god wrote:

UG is using way too many misleading titles these days

That's how they attract attention.

[Cynoxx]

How he picked up Evan Rachel Wood still amazes me...

[nomad911]

people, if u wanna see real private parts thats wat google was invented for.
y would there be a story about genitals on ug?

[xoxbradxox]

wtf!!? 'private parts'? I was sorely disappointed when I found this wasn't acctually about genatalia..... .....& I see I'm not alone
[ivory tickler was great]

[Jondy]

not_dead_enough wrote:

What's with all the "he's not heavy metal" posts here? Considering half this website considers bands like Deep Purple to be heavy metal (and you tell me what's heavier: Antichrist Superstar or Smoke on the Water) and the obscenely stupid users who have called RATM heavy metal (wtf?) then I think Marilyn Manson easily classifies as a metal band.

Anyway, this is all sad. From the sounds of things, I'm on Manson's side. What Gacy describes is bad, but he put up with it for a long time (he could've left whenever but he stuck around). If he was under contract then he's at fault. But I really would've rathered it all worked out amicably.

while i kinda agree that the comments about him not being metal are kind of pointless, metal is not necessarily defined by heaviness. Like for example, there is some hardcore punk that is way heavier than alot of metal. Metal isn't just about being heavy it's a stylistic quality of rock that seperates itself from the chain of punk evolution and mainstream rock; although it often combines with these and other genres.

I'd say manson is metal just because it's heavy music that doesn't fit into the mainstream styles of rock or punk, but really the guitar style is more hard rock I guess.

[5/4]

He's been collecting royalties, Manson says of his former ivory-tickler

Ha ha.

I'll be sure to use that one next time I describe Chopin.

[Zenith Lead]

HAHAHAHA ivory tickler. is that an insult or a compliment? Im still guna say to everyone. thats great.
more to the point, manson and his... ivory tickler... need to get over themselves and quit sayin he did this and he did that. there comes a time when one must grow up! (i have yet to do that..... ivory tickler haha)

[paquiquinho]

I thought I was gonna see manson's genitals... *vomits*
xD

Ivory-Tickler?


LOL ROFL ROFLMAO LMAO

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH NIIIIICE

[xCoilx]

i wonder how many people clicked onto this when they read the title.

[the boogieman]

a god wrote:

UG is using way too many misleading titles these days

too true

and the media will get ahold of his info anyways. doesnt matter what he does

[batiboy06]

xCoilx wrote:

i wonder how many people clicked onto this when they read the title.

count me in!!

[Lacebad]

forget_forever wrote:

Deep purple? Iron ****ing maiden? What the ****?! I agree with not dead enough. Those guys are the past, just "classics" if you can call em that. Fuck. These
ppl are makingn a big deal out of nothing.

you seriously like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SdQGYHOFu8

better than this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srcg2g1-y2g&feature=related

I couldn't normaly give a flying crap about genre and I'm not one to usualy get into what ultimatly be pointless internet arguments but I don't like what I listen to being put in the same box as manson.

[not_dead_enough]

Lacebad wrote:

forget_forever wrote:

Deep purple? Iron ****ing maiden? What the ****?! I agree with not dead enough. Those guys are the past, just "classics" if you can call em that. Fuck. These
ppl are makingn a big deal out of nothing.


you seriously like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SdQGYHOFu8

better than this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srcg2g1-y2g&feature=related

I couldn't normaly give a flying crap about genre and I'm not one to usualy get into what ultimatly be pointless internet arguments but I don't like what I listen to being put in the same box as manson.

Not a fair comparison of songs; you pick a heavy Maiden song and a not-heavy Manson song. I'm sure I could find the opposite if I wanted to argue with you.

Nobody hear told you to listen to Manson; so don't. But Marilyn Manson is (in some form) Metal, so deal with it.

[Lacebad]

Not a fair comparison of songs; you pick a heavy Maiden song and a not-heavy Manson song. I'm sure I could find the opposite if I wanted to argue with you.

Nobody hear told you to listen to Manson; so don't. But Marilyn Manson is (in some form) Metal, so deal with it.[/quote]

ah well ya see not being a fan of his work i just clicked a song i heard before. i didnt mean to make an unfair comparssion in terms of "heaviness" if thats not one of his better songs or representative of what he means i apologise no problem. and of course i agree as was said before heaviness is not a metre or mesurement in terms of how good an artist is. but c'mon maiden are great fun! its all about havin' the craic

[ragethetool]

Maybe if Brian Warner could sing and make music that didn't suck, they wouldn't have to fight over spending the miniscule amount of money they're making.

Summary: Eat Me, Drink Me is CRAP

[dado00]

arrgh i hate what rock has turned into hey lets sue this lets sue that STOP FUCKING SUEING!!

[kennethdave]

batiboy06 wrote:

xCoilx wrote:

i wonder how many people clicked onto this when they read the title.


count me in!!

+1

[not_dead_enough]

Lacebad wrote:


Not a fair comparison of songs; you pick a heavy Maiden song and a not-heavy Manson song. I'm sure I could find the opposite if I wanted to argue with you.

Nobody hear told you to listen to Manson; so don't. But Marilyn Manson is (in some form) Metal, so deal with it.

ah well ya see not being a fan of his work i just clicked a song i heard before. i didnt mean to make an unfair comparssion in terms of "heaviness" if thats not one of his better songs or representative of what he means i apologise no problem. and of course i agree as was said before heaviness is not a metre or mesurement in terms of how good an artist is. but c'mon maiden are great fun! its all about havin' the craic [/quote]
I love Maiden too! I don't see why 'metalheads' have to be so anti-Manson and little goth-kids so anti-classic metal. Manson himself and most of his bandmates were inspired by such bands, and most such bands have a lot of respect for Manson. Anyone who limits themselves to one style is stupid. I'll admit, I like Manson more, but Maiden are awesome!

[BKGMorley]

i love that, "Heavy Metalist"

[PranksterX]

Man they should have a peaceful resolution