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A lawsuit against Marilyn Manson, alleging that he sexually, psychologically and physically abused his ex-girlfriend Ashley Morgan Smithline, has been "thrown out of court".
Ashley claimed that Marilyn, real name Brian Hugh Warner, committed the alleged offences during their two-year relationship which began in 2010.
She was one of 15 women who had made allegations against him – but a judge has now dismissed Ashely's case without prejudice.
According to legal documents seen by The Mirror, the reason for the judge's decision is because she had failed to provide proper legal representation within the allotted time frame.
Ashley was being represented by Jay Ellwanger, however but the attorney 'withdrew his representation'.
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A lawsuit against Marilyn has been thrown out of court (Getty Images)
The alleged victim failed to provide legal representation in the allotted time frame (Getty Images)The Mirror has contacted Jay's office for a comment.
The court granted Ellwanger's motion to withdraw representation as Smithline's attorney on October 5, 2021, according to the legal documents.
Smithline was then ordered to file either a notice of new counsel or a decision to represent herself by December 5.
"The court, therefore, dismisses this action without prejudice, for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute the action," it reads in the documents, seen by The Mirror.
The court dismissed the action without prejudice (AFP/Getty Images)He also faced accusations from other women – Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco and an unnamed woman who made sexual assault claims.
He also filed a lawsuit against ex Evan Rachel Wood for defamation following several claims aired in a documentary last year where she alleged that the singer 'raped her' after she aborted their child.
Speaking in court last year, Manson denied the allegations and accused another former partner of launching a smear campaign against him.
Manson has previously denied all the allegations (John M. Heller / Getty Images)"I understand that on or around February 1, 2021, [they] posted to Instagram that I was her abuser, and shortly thereafter a number of other women simultaneously emerged with false public accusations against me of abuse, assault, rape, threats, trafficking, and the like," he told the court.
"I never abused, assaulted, raped, threatened, or trafficked any of these women, as they contend. Their accusations against me of abuse, assault, rape, threats, and the like are unequivocally false."
* If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999
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