APPLE FIX - 672. Evan Rachel Wood On Surviving Marilyn Manson: Abuse, Mind Control & Why Hollywood Stayed Silent

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Andrew Gold

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.3 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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So sorry for the repeat on your stream. This episode isn’t working on some platforms, so we’re trying to re-upload it to see if that fixes the issues. --- Evan Rachel Wood joins Andrew Gold for a chilling, deep dive into the dark side of Hollywood, exposing the levels of narcissism and abuse she endured. In this exclusive interview, Wood details the harrowing experiences involving Marilyn Manson, including the "on-camera" incident that she describes as a horrific betrayal of consent. - Watch the trailer of Narcissist's Playbook: https://www.narcissistsplaybook.com - The Instagram Page About Manson: https://www.instagram.com/mansonsabusivebehavior We explore the "Narcissist Playbook," the reality of being groomed at 18 by a world-famous rock star, and the terrifying tactics used to maintain control. From "safe rooms" and bulletproof glass to the fight for the Phoenix Act, Evan Rachel Wood opens up about PTSD, the legal system's failures, and why she is risking everything to ensure no one else gets hurt. In this episode, we discuss: - The "Edward Scissorhands" mask vs. the reality of the abuser. - The "on-camera" incident and the failure of industry guidelines. - Coercive control and the "seven times" rule for leaving. - The dark history of child actors in Hollywood. - The Phoenix Act and changing the statute of limitations. #EvanRachelWood #MarilynManson #HollywoodExposed #Narcissism #PhoenixAct #AndrewGold #Heretics #TrueStory #PTSDRecovery #CultTactics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.7	I was essentially raped on camera.
0:31.8	That shouldn't be on YouTube.
0:32.6	No, it should not.
0:38.3	I really thought he was Edward Cisorhands, somebody who looked quite scary, but was actually a very deep, sensitive artist. He had a lot of books on cults and a lot of books on mind control and manipulation.
0:44.3	The thing that scared me the most is when I saw the mask go on.
0:49.3	He was just, just this darkness, his dark eyes.
0:54.9	And then he just went,
1:01.4	you're still being followed by cars.
1:04.7	So I thought I could die.
1:08.6	I really thought that he might, that he might kill me.
1:10.7	We're going to talk about Hollywood. Human beings are the product, and that's when it gets really gross, and children are the product. Once I was 14, it wasn't like they were waiting for me to turn 18. I was fair game at that point. There was a man that wouldn't leave my hotel room who tried to offer me money to have sex with them. I was making out with a 23-year-old
1:29.0	when I was 14. My first sex scene was with...
1:32.3	Is there an alternate reality where you're not a famous actress, you're just Evan Wood,
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