Marilyn Manson's 2022 defamation lawsuit against ex Evan Rachel Wood finally has a conclusion. The 55-year-old rocker — real name Brian Warner — has agreed to drop the lawsuit against his former fiancée,

Marilyn Manson has abandoned a 2022 lawsuit filed against ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood that accused her of defamation and emotional distress. According to legal documents obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday Manson,

“Marilyn Manson—whose real name is Brian Warner—filed a lawsuit against Ms. Wood as a publicity stunt to try to undermine the credibility of his many accusers and revive his faltering career,” the Westwood star’s attorney Michael Kump told Deadline today of the March 2022 action “But his attempt to silence and intimidate Ms. Wood failed.”