As a performer and musician, Goth rocker Marilyn Manson notoriously goes against the grain. Now it seems his legal tactics may be following a similar pattern.
Manson–who is being sued for wrongful death by the mother of a woman who died in a car accident after attending a party at Manson‘s home last year–said in a statement this week that he may file a countersuit for slander, harassment and abuse of the legal process, MTV.com reports.
In addition, Manson said Maria St. John’s lawsuit is “completely without merit” and will only “reopen the wounds and the pain felt by all who loved Jennifer.”
But St. John claims Manson‘s move to countersue is no surprise and that she would continue to protect her daughter under the California Health and Safety Code’s Drug Dealer Liability Act.
“I will be my daughter’s advocate…and I hope that what happened to Jennifer doesn’t happen to anyone else,” St. John told reporters in a press conference Monday.
St. John’s lawsuit–filed April 2–accuses Manson of giving her daughter, Jennifer Syme, cocaine and instructing her to drive while under the influence. She seeks $25,000 in damages and attorney fees.
