A federal judge in California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against musician Marilyn Manson filed by his ex-girlfriend Ashley Smithline, who alleged that “consensual sex was not enough for” him and that he raped and emotionally abused her.
Smithline went silent after her attorney, Jay D. Ellwanger, dropped out of the case in October. She then failed to notify the court by a December 5 deadline whether she had hired a new attorney or would be representing herself.
US District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha dismissed the case without prejudice on Tuesday, which gives Smithline the opportunity to file the lawsuit again in the future.
“We thank and commend Ashley Smithline for dismissing her claims against Brian Warner without seeking or receiving anything in return,” Howard King, one of Manson’s attorneys, told Insider in a statement on Wednesday.
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