Sharon Osbourne has made new comments defending Marilyn Manson. In a clip shared on Instagram, she addressed the controversies that have surrounded him in recent years. The video comes from a conversation between Sharon and her son Jack Osbourne, which Jack posted on his YouTube channel.
The clip focuses on Sharon explaining why she stands by Manson. She also disputes some of the allegations made against him, including a specific account involving one of his accusers.
“I don’t think that he did what they said. You know what I feel about Marilyn. He’s a friend and always will be. And I don’t believe half of it,” Sharon Osbourne said.
She went on to describe a specific incident she claims to have witnessed firsthand.
“I can tell you one of the people that was suing him, major part of it. We were at Soho House one night, and she went on the floor under the table and gave him a blowjob. He never asked for it. She just did it. And I was with Andy Gould,” she continued.
Sharon closed her remarks by urging people to consider both perspectives before passing judgment.
“Well, that’s- That’s why I’m like, hey, hey, there’s two sides to every story here. You leave him alone,” she said.
Sharon’s comments land at a moment when Marilyn Manson’s legal troubles remain very much alive. One of the lawsuits central to the years-long controversy surrounding the musician is still working its way through the courts.
The case in question was brought by Ashley Walters, Manson’s former personal assistant, who first filed her sexual assault and battery lawsuit against him back in 2021. Walters alleges she was assaulted in 2010 and endured additional abuse during her time working for the musician.
The lawsuit has had a turbulent path through the legal system. It was dismissed in December 2025 ahead of a scheduled trial. Weeks later, a Los Angeles judge reopened the case after a new California law expanded the ability of adults to revive previously time-barred sexual abuse claims. Manson’s attempts to have the case thrown out again were rejected by the court over the following months.
The lawsuit has now been cleared to move forward toward trial. A Los Angeles County judge recently set a trial date of November 2027. The long-running case now heads to a jury after being dismissed and revived multiple times.
The ongoing litigation underscores just how unresolved the allegations against Marilyn Manson remain. Even as figures close to him, like Sharon Osbourne, continue to publicly defend his character and question the accounts brought against him.
