The authority of the Grammy award has responded to the critic’s question about Marilyn Manson’s nomination for the 2022 Grammy. Grammy’s chief said, “We won’t look back at people’s history”
Recently Manson has nominated for a 2022 Grammy. He was nominated as a featured artist and songwriter. However, Manson is facing four sexual assault lawsuits. The singing star’s former partner Evan Rachel Wood along with other women made allegations against him a few months ago.
The Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said about this nomination, “Grammys won’t restrict the people who can submit their material for consideration.” He also mentioned, “We won’t look at their criminal record, we won’t look at anything other than the legality within our rules of, is this recording for this work-eligible based on date and other criteria. If it is, they can submit for consideration.”
Mason also added: “What we will control is our stages, our shows, our events, our red carpets. We’ll take a look at anyone who is asking to be a part of that, asking to be in attendance, and we’ll make our decisions at that point. But we’re not going to be in the business of restricting people from submitting their work for our voters to decide on.”
Earlier this year, Game of Thrones actor Esme Bianco sued Manson for physical abuse and human trafficking. Manson’s former assistant Ashley Walters also sued the star for sexual harassment. Later model Ashley Morgan Smithline sued the singer for sexual battery and unlawful imprisonment.
However, Manson has denied all the allegations and claimed that his accusers dishonestly seeking to monetize the #MeToo movement”.