Authorities searched the home of rocker Marilyn Manson on Monday after allegations of physical and sexual abuse by several women.
Los Angeles County sheriff鈥檚 Deputy Eva Jimenez said a search warrant was served on the home of Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner. She would give no further details.
The Sheriff鈥檚 Department said in February that its detectives had begun over reports of domestic violence between 2009 and 2011 in West Hollywood, where he lived at the time.
The women involved were not identified, but several women have publicly alleged this year that they were physically, sexually and emotionally abused by Manson around the time of the incidents under investigation, and some have filed lawsuits.
Manson鈥檚 attorney Howard E. King declined immediate comment. Manson has denied the allegations, and King has called them 鈥減rovably false.鈥�
The search of Manson鈥檚 home was first reported by TMZ.
The 52-year-old shock rocker鈥檚 former fiancee, , named him as her abuser for the first time in an Instagram post in February.
Manson called Wood鈥檚 statements 鈥渉orrible distortions of reality.鈥�
In May, sued Marilyn Manson in federal court, alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Bianco says that Manson violated human trafficking law by bringing her to California from England for non-existent roles in music videos and movies.
Manson deprived Bianco of food and sleep, locked her in a bedroom, whipped her, gave her electric shocks and threatened to enter her room and rape her during the night, the lawsuit alleges.
Bianco鈥檚 attorney said she also was interviewed by law enforcement.
And Manson鈥檚 former assistant accused him of sexual assault, battery and harassment in her own lawsuit, saying he used 鈥渉is position of power, celebrity and connections to exploit and victimize during her employment.鈥�
Manson emerged as a musical star in the mid-1990s, known as much for courting public controversy as for hit songs like 鈥淭he Beautiful People鈥� and hit album鈥檚 like 1996鈥檚 鈥淎ntichrist Superstar鈥� and 1998鈥檚 鈥淢echanical Animals.鈥�
鈥擜ndrew Dalton, The Associated Press
