Billy Corgan Defends Friendship With Marilyn Manson Amid Criticism
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman states he personally did not feel the shock rocker was guilty during a recent podcast appearance.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 22 Oct 2026. Consequence published first, on 22 October at 21:24 UTC; The New York Times followed 11h 37m later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 23 October at 09:16 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), Consequence, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- ConsequenceBilly Corgan Defends Friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I Personally Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty”
- The New York TimesBilly Corgan Unloads After a Lifetime of ‘Mocking, Bullying, Laughing’
- NMEBilly Corgan defends his friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I personally didn’t feel that he was guilty”
Sources
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- Billy Corgan Unloads After a Lifetime of ‘Mocking, Bullying, Laughing’ The New York Times ·
- Billy Corgan defends his friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I personally didn’t feel that he was guilty” NME
- Billy Corgan Defends Friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I Personally Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty” Consequence
In this story
- Billy Corgan
- Marilyn Manson
- Smashing Pumpkins