Billy Corgan Defends Friendship With Marilyn Manson Despite Abuse Claims
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman cites personal knowledge and the lack of legal pursuit to justify standing by his longtime colleague.
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The story so far
9 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 22 Oct 2026. Consequence published first, on 22 October at 21:24 UTC; The New York Times followed 11h 37m later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 26 October at 17:03 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Consequence, NME, Stereogum, Billboard, Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- ConsequenceBilly Corgan Defends Friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I Personally Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty”
- The New York TimesBilly Corgan Unloads After a Lifetime of ‘Mocking, Bullying, Laughing’
- NMEBilly Corgan defends his friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I personally didn’t feel that he was guilty”
- StereogumBilly Corgan Defends Friendship With Marilyn Manson, Compares Himself To Kanye West, And Explains Resentment Toward “The Hipster Writer Class”
- BillboardBilly Corgan on Why He’s Stood By Marilyn Manson: ‘I Don’t Want the World to Tell Me Who My Friends Are’
- BillboardBilly Corgan Explains Why Olivia Rodrigo Is Your Favorite Rock Star’s Favorite Pop Star: ‘She’s Not Afraid’
- DeadlineBilly Corgan Backs Marilyn Manson Over Sex Abuse Claims, Citing Inside Knowledge Of Case: “I Personally Didn’t Feel He Was Guilty”
- VarietyBilly Corgan Says He’s Stood by Marilyn Manson Despite Sex Abuse Claims Because He ‘Didn’t Feel He Was Guilty’: ‘I Don’t Want the World to Tell Me Who My Friends Are’
- The Hollywood ReporterBilly Corgan Defends Marilyn Manson Friendship Despite Sexual Assault Claims Against Manson: “I Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty”
- The A.V. ClubBilly Corgan says Christian faith means staying loyal to accused sex creep Marilyn Manson
- NMEBilly Corgan on his respect for Olivia Rodrigo: “She’s not afraid”
Sources
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- Billy Corgan Defends Marilyn Manson Friendship Despite Sexual Assault Claims Against Manson: “I Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Billy Corgan Says He’s Stood by Marilyn Manson Despite Sex Abuse Claims Because He ‘Didn’t Feel He Was Guilty’: ‘I Don’t Want the World to Tell Me Who My Friends Are’ Variety ·
- Billy Corgan Unloads After a Lifetime of ‘Mocking, Bullying, Laughing’ The New York Times ·
- Billy Corgan on his respect for Olivia Rodrigo: “She’s not afraid” NME
- Billy Corgan says Christian faith means staying loyal to accused sex creep Marilyn Manson The A.V. Club
- Billy Corgan Backs Marilyn Manson Over Sex Abuse Claims, Citing Inside Knowledge Of Case: “I Personally Didn’t Feel He Was Guilty” Deadline
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- Billy Corgan Explains Why Olivia Rodrigo Is Your Favorite Rock Star’s Favorite Pop Star: ‘She’s Not Afraid’ Billboard
- Billy Corgan on Why He’s Stood By Marilyn Manson: ‘I Don’t Want the World to Tell Me Who My Friends Are’ Billboard
- Billy Corgan Defends Friendship With Marilyn Manson, Compares Himself To Kanye West, And Explains Resentment Toward “The Hipster Writer Class” Stereogum
- Billy Corgan defends his friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I personally didn’t feel that he was guilty” NME
- Billy Corgan Defends Friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I Personally Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty” Consequence
In this story
- Billy Corgan
- Marilyn Manson
- Smashing Pumpkins