Manson gets off
Published September 09, 2003
Marilyn Manson has left court victorious this week after that long-winded
lawsuit relating to a groin rubbing incident at a gig in 2000 finally reached its conclusion. As previously reported, Manson was being sued by security guard David Diaz who claimed he was ridiculed and assaulted when Manson pushed his groin into his face during a raunchy routine at a Minneapolis concert. Claiming the incident caused him "ridicule and shame" Diaz was suing for $75,000 in damages
Testifying in court Manson didn't deny the 'rubbing' took place, but claimed it was intended to be fun and that he did not intend to attack or humiliate Diaz in the process. He told the court: "I thought it would be entertaining. In no way did I think it was humiliating...but rather that he would be in the spotlight for a moment. It was a gesture, horse-play. There certainly wasn't anything sexual about it to me."
Manson's case was aided by a video of the show showing Diaz smiling, pumping
his fist in the air and high-fiving the rocker during the routine. Diaz claimed he was smiling because he was embarrassed and that he pumped his fist because he was: " going with the flow of the crowd."
After two days of deliberating the jury rejecting Diaz's claim.
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- Published: September 09, 2003
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Marilyn is lucky. When I performed this stunt on the cashier at Target, I had no video to support my claim that they enjoyed it.
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Free the fist-pumping crotch-rubbers!