Kanye West; Marilyn Manson.Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Kanye Westknows how to spark controversy.
“He knows that people are going to be upset and that there will be backlash,” the source adds. “He also knows that people are talking about it today when they wouldn’t have been otherwise.”
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Along with appearing on stage with West, Manson is alsofeatured on the albumDONDAand the two are set to collaborate on the yet-to-be-released record.
“Marilyn Manson’s voice is featured onDONDA,” a spokesperson for Manson told PEOPLE. “And he will continue to conceptually collaborate with Ye on theDONDAproject.”
The collaboration between Manson and West — who seemed to previously sample the rocker’s song “The Beautiful People” on “Black Skinhead” — comes as the rocker faces accusations of sexual abuse and domestic violence from more than 15 women, including actressesEvan Rachel WoodandEsmé Bianco. Manson has denied the allegations and has not been charged with any crime.
In an interview with PEOPLE in May,Ashley Morgan Smithline— one of four women to sue Manson for sexual abuse — claimed that the rocker cut her ribs with a knife during sex, raped her countless times, broke her nose and locked her in a soundproof, glass space, among other allegations.
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“I live in constant fear even to this day,“Smithline told PEOPLEafter filing her lawsuit against Manson. “I am seeking justice because I want to move forward and heal from the terrible abuse I faced.”
In a statement to PEOPLE following Smithline’s lawsuit, a spokesperson for Manson “strongly” denied Smithline’s lawsuit allegations, adding, “there are so many falsehoods within her claims that we wouldn’t know where to begin to answer them.”
At West’sDONDAevent, the rapper alsorecreated his wedding scenewithKim Kardashian, who filed for divorce earlier this year, on stage. The SKIMS founder, 40, walked across the stage wearing a long white gown and a veil that covered her face, as traditional wedding music played across the stadium.
Dondais named after the Grammy winner’s late mother Donda West, who died at the age of 58 following plastic surgery complications in 2007.
source: people.com
