Manson Settles Assault Suit

Marilyn Manson (a.k.a. Brian Warner) and a Detroit security guard have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the latter, who accused the shock rocker of sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Joshua Keasler accused Manson, clad only in a thong and panty hose, of gyrating against his face during a July 2001 performance in Detroit. Manson was also hit with criminal charges in the incident. He pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct in 2002 and received a $4,000 fine.

The civil suit echoed another case against Manson, initiated by a Minnesota security guard. Last September a jury unanimously decided that Manson hadn't caused David Diaz emotional distress when he placed the guard's head against his crotch during a 2000 performance at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis. Diaz sought $75,000.

The terms of Manson's settlement with Keasler were not revealed.

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“Help Me”

Joni Mitchell | 1974

Joni Mitchell wrote and recorded this song for her album Court and Spark, but she had to switch from her regular band to make the song sound exactly the way she wanted. "I had attempted to play my music with rock & roll players," she told Rolling Stone. "They’d laugh, 'Awww, isn't that cute? She's trying to teach us how to play.'" Mitchell switched to a jazz band, Tom Scott’s L.A. Express, and scored the biggest hit of her career in the process.

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