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Following the HBO Max debut of her two-part documentary Phoenix Rising, Evan Rachel Wood shared a petition on her Instagram story calling for Marilyn Manson’s 2007 music video “Heart-Shaped Glasses” to be removed. In the documentary, Wood details the alleged rape, which she says happened during the filming of the music video.
The creator of the online petition, which currently has 7,300 signatures, writes: “Survivors and allies must unite to eliminate this kind of thing. It still shouldn’t be allowed on YouTube or distributed anywhere for that matter. Evan has victimized herself over and over again to make changes and statute of limitations in the state of California, and she doesn’t deserve to be constantly reminded of her online sexual abuse.”
However, the video has not been released yet.
YouTube has since responded to the petition, with a company spokesperson saying, “We are monitoring the situation closely and will take appropriate action if we find a violation of our creator responsibility guidelines.” According to Pitchfork, a video can be removed from YouTube if there is an appropriate conviction, confession or court order.
Following the premiere of Phoenix Rising at the Sundance Film Festival, Manson’s lawyer shared this statement regarding Wood’s claims:
Of all the false claims that Evan Rachel Wood has made about Brian Warner, her figurative retelling of the making of the “Heart-Shaped Glasses” music video 15 years ago is the most brazen and easily debunked because there were so many witnesses. Evan was not only fully committed and involved during the three days of filming, but was also actively involved in weeks of pre-planning and several days of post-production editing of the final cut. The simulated sex scene was filmed for several hours with several takes from different angles and several long breaks between camera settings. Brian didn’t have sex with Evan on set and she knows it’s true.
Parts 1 and 2 of Phoenix Rising are currently available to stream on HBO Max.