Meow, hiss!
From Blabbermouth:
With burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese ending her marriage to Marilyn Manson, the New York Post hears the couple are set to battle over their pets. They do have several cats, two of which are named Lily and Aleister, and two dachshunds, Greta and Eva. A source friendly with the two says, “They are fighting over custody of the cats — not so much the dogs.” When Dita moved out of their home, she took the animals with her, and the shock rocker is reportedly missing the felines.
Von Teese, whose real name is Heather Sweet, has cited “irreconcilable differences” in her divorce papers, which were reportedly served to Manson at a Los Angeles recording studio on Friday (January 5). Sources told the Post that Von Teese had actually filed before Christmas, but was unable to get in touch with Manson to inform him.
A friend of Von Teese said, “He’s not been responsive. She loved him so much, but he has too many demons. He can’t even communicate with her at this point. She tried to tell him she was divorcing him, but she can’t even get him on the phone. She moved out of the house and he hasn’t even noticed.”
The friend added that Manson had been drinking heavily in the past year, but that Von Teese “really tried to make this work.”
Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, is in the studio working on a new album. He married Von Teese in December of 2005 after seven years together. Manson was previously engaged to actress Rose McGowan.
Well it seems that Mr. Manson has his priorities straight, fighting for his cats while his wife takes off.
Wait, no, that’s not right.
Marilyn Manson has too many demons? How would one take a peek at Brian Warner and gauge just how many demons are too many?
No, that’s not right either.
Really. There’s simply no way to make sense out of this entire story.
This is Marilyn Manson we’re talking about. The guy has been a picture of instability ever since his band acquired a mere ounce of fame. After all, his first album was written parodying the idol worship that society holds over manufactured gods – and that’s precisely what he became. Since Antichrist Superstar, as much as he’s tried to glamorize it, he is still that which he despises. So, it’s pretty obvious that the guy isn’t going to be right in the head. And that’s before we get to the drug abuse.
And if Dita’s side is the truth (and one would be inclined to believe so as it follows the behavioral pattern of someone like Manson), then this entire story is actually quite sad. She married a broken man. Whether she was expecting to save him or revel in the despair of it all, a situation like this was bound to happen. From the start, she should have realized this was inevitable, but it’s obvious she can’t handle it and is running away. The vow is, “for better or worse.” Welcome to the land of divorce statistics.
Am I saying Manson is a blameless victim? Not in the slightest. He’s being a child instead of dealing with his problems. Hiding until it all goes away isn’t going to make things any better. Granted, this should have been dealt with long before any sort of relationship should have come into the picture, but it’s too late for that advice now. The best thing is for Dita to leave and keep the cats. If he’s not going to fight for himself – let alone his marriage – he sure as hell doesn’t deserve any sort of reward.
I would say that, at the very least, this experience could fuel a brilliant album. However, we all know that all we get out of Manson at this point are pun-laden songs about debauchery, so all this tortured artist inspiration will go wasted.
