A lawsuit alleging that Marilyn Manson sexually assaulted a former assistant and which was dismissed final month has been revived.

L.A. Superior Courtroom Choose Steve Cochran granted a movement to rethink the lawsuit Ashley Walters had introduced in opposition to Manson, whose actual title is Brian Warner, Monday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.

Whereas the case was dismissed final month by Cochran himself, the choose now cited a California legislation enacted this month, Meeting Invoice 250, which permits extra time for alleged victims to file claims.

Walters had initially filed her lawsuit in 2021. She alleged that she met Warner by way of social media when he reached out. She stated she then went to his house for a possible collaboration that he pitched and was pushed onto his mattress, as he tried to place her hand in his underwear, in line with Rolling Stone. Walters stated she left, however later agreed to be Warner's assistant and was subjected to further abuse.

Warner has denied the allegations in opposition to him. His lawyer, Howard King, reiterated Warner's denial in an announcement to Leisure Weekly after the most recent authorized improvement.

"Ashley Walters has been given the appropriate to pursue a slim declare of sexual assault beneath the newly enacted legislation, a declare that won’t survive the subsequent movement for abstract judgment," King stated. "Whereas Ms. Walters made a number of now-irrelevant claims about so-called office harassment, she has no pending claims for sexual assault as outlined within the penal code, as can be required beneath the brand new legislation, neither is she permitted beneath the ruling so as to add new claims."

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He continued, "The indisputable fact is that Mr. Warner by no means dedicated any sexual assault which undoubtedly is the rationale the District Legal professional declined Ms. Walter's request that Mr. Warner be criminally charged."

In January 2025, the Los Angeles County District Legal professional's Workplace introduced that, following a four-year investigation, it will not deliver legal fees in opposition to the "Stunning Individuals" singer.

"We acknowledge and applaud the braveness and resilience of the ladies who got here ahead to make reviews and share their experiences, and we thank them for his or her cooperation and endurance with the investigation," officers stated on the time. "Whereas we’re unable to deliver fees on this matter, we acknowledge that the robust advocacy of the ladies concerned has helped deliver larger consciousness to the challenges confronted by survivors of home abuse and sexual assault."

Warner has additionally confronted allegations of sexual assault and abuse from ladies, together with actresses Esmé Bianco and former fiancée Evan Rachel Wooden, which he has additionally denied.

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Walters' lawyer Bina Ahmad gave an announcement to Deadline: "We’re thrilled for Ms. Walters. She has by no means given up preventing for justice."

Ahmad added, "She has needed to overcome a number of obstacles, as so many survivors are compelled to do. Mr. Warner has tried again and again to keep away from accountability for his abuse in opposition to Ms. Walters. However now, due to AB 250, abusers like Mr. Warner can now not disguise behind the statute of limitations."

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