
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American musician and artist known for his outrageous stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band. His stage name was formed from the names of actress Marilyn Monroe's first name and convicted murderer Charles Manson's last namePrior to dating Rose McGowan, and Melissa Romero, Manson was linked to Michele Greenberg who is portrayed as 'Rachelle' in his book 'The Long Hard Road Out of Hell' and "may have a child fathered by Warner". Prior to his relationship with Von Teese, he was engaged to actress Rose McGowan.[19]
Manson dated a woman named Melissa "Missi" Romero. As explained in his autobiography The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, during the production of Antichrist Superstar, she became pregnant with Manson's child; however, she had an abortion during her second trimester.
On December 30, 2006 Von Teese filed for divorce due to "irreconcilable differences". ET.com and People claimed that Manson was having an extramarital affair with then 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, who is to co-star in his upcoming horror film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, and features in the video for his 2007 single, "Heart-Shaped Glasses".