Shock rocker Marilyn Manson‘s authorized issues seem like they’ll proceed into 2024, as a lawsuit that was beforehand dismissed in courtroom is now again on the desk.

The swimsuit revolves round a 2019 incident that befell throughout a Marilyn Manson (actual identify Brian Warner) live performance in New Hampshire. Throughout that present, Manson allegedly spat on and blew his nostril out on Susan Fountain, a videographer protecting the occasion.

In her grievance, Fountain mentioned Manson “crouched down, leaned ahead, and introduced his face degree with (her) digicam lens” earlier than spitting onto it, which naturally additionally received on the photographer’s hand. Shortly after that tremendous superior and completely not dickish transfer, Manson allegedly focused Fountain once more, solely this time he fired a “second bodily fluid assault” that concerned an quaint snot rocket that apparently hit her legs and arms.

Manson had apparently suffered from swine flu a while earlier than the present, so Fountain went to a hospital to verify she hadn’t contracted any ailments from the rocker. Which… yeah. Is sensible.

The case had initially been dismissed by a Los Angeles decide this previous February when Fountain’s lawyer failed to seem in courtroom when the path was set to start resulting from a critical medical situation. The lawyer, Jennifer A. Clingo, appealed the dismissal and likewise admitted that she’d didn’t correctly mark the trial date on her calendar.

Because the mistake was discovered earlier than a six-month deadline to attraction the dismissal, Decide Anne Hwang permitted the civil case to return to trial. None of Manson’s representatives have been current in courtroom.

If any components of this case sound acquainted, that’s as a result of it’s primarily based on the identical incident to which Manson pleaded no contest to again in September in a New Hampshire courtroom. A no contest plea doesn’t imply he admits any guilt or wrongdoing. Following his plea, Manson was hit with a $1,200 (with half suspended) effective and compelled to serve 20 hours of group service.

In keeping with a report by Rolling Stone, Fountain had initially sued Manson again in August 2021 for claims of assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional misery.

Following that case, Fountain mentioned she total ordeal was embarrassing to need to take care of.

“In all of the years I’ve labored with individuals, I’ve by no means been humiliated or handled the way in which I used to be by this defendant. For him to spit on me and blow his nostril on me was probably the most disgusting factor a human being has ever accomplished.”