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Marilyn Manson accuser says seeing him perform with Ye, Justin Bieber is 'like being retraumatized'

Rasha Ali
USA TODAY

One woman who has accused Marilyn Manson of sexual assault is speaking out after the singer performed at Ye's Sunday Service over the Halloween weekend. 

Manson is currently facing several lawsuits alleging sexual, emotional and physical abuse. In June, Ashley Morgan Smithline became the fourth person to file a lawsuit against the singer. Speaking Tuesday to People magazine, Smithline said seeing Manson being invited to perform was "just like being retraumatized." 

"It's just showing the point that the world doesn't really care if you rape and if you beat and hurt all these (women), you can do whatever you want, basically, if you have money and you're a guy and you're famous," she said. 

She added of West: "This man has to know that he is enabling a rapist. He's enabling an abuser and not just (of) one girl."

Smithline is among more than a dozen women who have alleged abuse committed by Manson. Three others, including "Game of Thrones" actress Esmé Bianco, Manson’s former personal assistant Ashley Walters and a woman who has chosen to remain anonymous, have brought lawsuits against the shock rocker.

And in February, "Westworld" actress and Manson's ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood claimed the musician "horrifically abused me for years."  

USA TODAY has reached out to Ye, Bieber and Manson's representatives for comment.

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Marilyn Manson attends the Art of Elysium's 13th annual Celebration - Heaven at Hollywood Palladium on Jan. 4, 2020, in Los Angeles.

The hour-long service kicked off with the choir singing Ye's "No Child Left Behind" off his "Donda" album as members dressed in all white stood in a circle with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), Justin Bieber, Roddy Rich and Manson in the middle. 

Midway through Sunday Service, Ye and Manson flanked Bieber as he led a prayer. 

"Thank you for your forgiveness, thank you for your Holy Spirit that dwells in us, thank you for your majesty," Bieber said as Ye and Manson bowed their heads. "God thank you for your people… wrap us with your love, show us who you are… thank you Jesus."

He continued: "We cast out any demonic activity that would try to steal our peace today, or steal our joy." 

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This isn't Manson's first time accompanying Ye during one of his events. He made a surprise appearance at Ye's controversial "Donda" listening party in August which also included DaBaby, who has faced backlash for spewing homophobic comments, on a song that originally featured Jay-Z. Manson is also given a songwriting credit for Ye's song "Jail pt 2."

Manson holds an honorary priesthood in San Francisco's First Church of Satan. While his actual role in the Church of Satan has been disputed over a number of years, it's undeniable that Manson's career has had a strong anti-Christian lean. Once, while speaking at the MTV VMAs, he referred to Christianity as "oppressive" and "fascism."

Social media users reacted to these appearances calling the trio the "cancelled avengers." 

The Sunday Service event caught the attention of social media, with Twitter users sharing their surprise at Manson's presence. 

"Can’t believe we live in a timeline where Kanye West, Justin Bieber and Marilyn Manson are huddled up in a circle hugging," tweeted @ticowentpublic.

@imikristin tweeted: "I did not have marilyn manson leading a prayer circle with justin bieber and kanye west on my 2021 bingo card."

User @aubrey_ac wrote "what.....is....happening" in response to a photo of Ye, Bieber and Manson embracing while praying.

Sunday Service is a weekly worship event that started in January 2019. It brings together a group of attendees – with celebs including Paris Jackson, Courtney Love, Rick Rubin, Kid Cudi, Busy Philipps and Diplo in the audience – to watch Ye lead a choir and perform new compositions of his old and new hits. Ye sings, often standing in front of a keyboard, as the guest vocalists provide backup in gospel rearrangements of his songs.

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Contributing: Elise Brisco, Maeve McDermott, Gary Dinges, Hannah Yasharoff

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