Johnny Depp fans flooded social media to discredit Amber Heard. Now they're doing the same to take down Marilyn Manson's accuser Evan Rachel Wood.

Marilyn Manson sued his ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood for defamation after she accused him of rape and abuse.

In February 2021, actor Evan Rachel Wood released an explosive statement in which she accused her ex-boyfriend, singer Marilyn Manson — real name Brian Warner — of grooming and abusing her during the course of their relationship. Manson denied the claims in an Instagram statement saying his intimate relationships have "always been entirely consensual."

The pair met in 2005 when Wood was 19 and Manson was 36. They confirmed they were dating in 2007 and had a tumultuous, on-and-off relationship until 2010, when they broke up following an engagement.

In the subsequent years, Wood spoke publicly about being sexually assaulted and abused, but did not name a perpetrator. Following her statement accusing Manson last year, the singer's record label dropped him and he was cut from two acting projects, Deadline reported.

Now, Manson is suing Wood for defamation, following his close friend Johnny Depp's lead after the latter filed a similar suit against his ex-wife and accuser Amber Heard. Depp's defamation case against Heard dominated the cultural conversation earlier this year.

Manson is likely hoping he sees the same treatment as Depp, who was largely perceived as the winning party thanks in part to how his fans mobilized on social media and pushed the narrative that Heard lied about the accusations.

Depp's supporters on social media — bolstered by TikTok and Instagram algorithms, drowned out those who backed Heard.

After the trial concluded — finding for both parties but awarding Depp $15 million in damages compared to $2 million for Heard — public perception shifted slightly. In the months since, many have come to believe that the treatment of Heard on social media and in mainstream media was toxic and potentially damaging to people who speak out about abuse experienced at the hands of powerful men.

The pro-Depp contingent has remained vocal about their support for the actor; they continue to argue he was the true victim of abuse in the relationship. Now that the Depp-Heard trial is over, they've begun using some of the same tactics with Wood that successfully discredited Amber Heard.

Here's how.