Evan Rachel Wood at “King of California” premiere in Sundance, 1/24


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It still just creeps me out that Marilyn Manson is boppin her.



Did any of you see that movie “Down in the Valley” with her and Edward Norton? Man, that movie was messed up!
Some of Marilyn Manson’s pals aren’t so happy about his rumored relationship with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.
“It’s like he’s having a midlife crisis,” says a source close to Manson, 38, and estranged wife Dita Von Teese, 34. “He’s with a younger version of Dita.”
The friend points out that Wood, who was last seen in public with Manson at his birthday party on Jan. 5, “has her hair and makeup done like Dita.”
Meanwhile, there’s one sign that it’s getting serious between the pair: For his 38th birthday, Wood “gave him a live scorpion in a cage,” a source at the goth rocker’s party tells PEOPLE.
Von Teese filed for divorce from Manson on Dec. 29.
A rep for Wood would not confirm the romance with Manson. The rocker’s rep declined comment.
Okay, if that’s HIS excuse, then what’s HERS?
Rocker Marilyn Manson is romantically involved with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, sources close to the situation tell PEOPLE.
The sources say his relationship with the Thirteen actress was a factor in the Dec. 29 divorce filing by Dita Von Teese, 34, Manson’s wife of one year.
“Dita is heartbroken, she didn’t see this coming,” says a source close to the burlesque dancer and MAC cosmetics model. “His partying contributed to the split as well.”
Manson, 38, and Wood have been friends for some time. According to his official website, Manson first met Wood when he asked her to be in his upcoming horror film, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
In addition, she posed for a watercolor that he painted, and attended the opening of his new Hollywood art gallery, the Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, last Halloween.
“It came as kind of a shock,” Wood told Rolling Stone about being asked to pose. “I was beyond flattered.”
Manson, who is currently in Paris, was unavailable for comment. A rep for Wood would not confirm the relationship. A spokeswoman for Von Teese did not return calls for comment.
That’s just so wrong, on so many levels.
