Marilyn Manson fined for blowing his nose and spitting at videographer

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Marilyn Manson has been fined and sentenced to 20 hours of community service for allegedly blowing his nose and spitting on a videographer at a concert in 2019.The musician appeared in a New Hampshire courtroom yesterday (September 18), WMUR reports [via Blabbermouth], and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor simple assault charge.

This means that he didn’t contest the charge nor admit guilt.Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault after a videographer accused the singer of spitting and blowing his nose on her at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire on August 19, 2019 as part of the co-headlining ‘Hell Never Dies’ tour with Rob Zombie.According to Manson’s lawyer, the second charge was dismissed with a negotiated plea deal.

Manson will have to pay a fine of $1,200 (£969) and was sentenced to 20 hours of community service to be done within six months.The plea has meant that Manson has avoided attending trial.Manson allegedly approached the videographer, put his face close to the camera and spat a “big lougee” at her.

The professional was hit on both hands with his saliva. The musician then allegedly returned a second time, covering one side of his nostril and blowing in the videographer’s direction.A victim’s advocate read a victim-impact statement on behalf of the videographer in court.“For me, I’m a professional person and I’ve been in this industry for 30 years,” the statement read.“I’ve worked for a lot of companies, and in all the years I’ve worked with people, I’ve never been humiliated or treated like I was by this defendant.