Wood said that after she apologized to him repeatedly, Manson cut his hand and made her drink his blood, and then cut her and drank her blood. She described how a feeling of disassociation and subsequent trauma changed her life. “The world is just never the same,” she said. “It’s never the same because everything that happens to you after that point is through the veil of this memory. You know it’s out there. You know that’s in the world. You know that people are capable of doing something like this.”
She alleged that during the filming of the 2011 HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce, she learned that she was pregnant. “From the beginning of our relationship, he always had an issue with whatever birth control I was using,” Wood said. “I went through like every type to see which one he liked, and he didn’t like any of them. So essentially, he didn’t want me using birth control. He refused to wear a condom ever, and it was very much sex-on-demand and it was going to cause more problems if I said no. You don’t have time to use birth control when somebody’s just penetrating you while you’re asleep or if they’ve given you a pill that made you black out.”
In the episode, Wood also discusses suicidal ideation and self-harm. Phoenix Rising concludes with the moment when Wood publicly named Manson as her alleged abuser for the first time in 2021.
Manson has repeatedly denied all allegations of sexual assault. Before the televised premiere of Phoenix Rising, Manson sued Wood and Illma Gore for defamation. Wood responded to the lawsuit in a TV appearance this week. Pitchfork has reached out to Manson’s representatives and attorneys.
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, or suicide, we encourage you to reach out for support:
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
http://www.rainn.org
1 800 656 HOPE (4673)
Crisis Text Line
http://www.facebook.com/crisistextline (chat support)
SMS: Text “HERE” to 741-741
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
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