Shock rocker Marilyn Manson and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese officially divorced

 

By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Marilyn Manson will start the new year as a single man.

The goth rocker’s marriage to model and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese officially ended Thursday, and the two were “restored to the status of single persons,” according to a judgment filed in Superior Court.

Von Teese, whose real name is Heather Sweet, and Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, have entered a marital settlement, but terms of the agreement were not disclosed for privacy reasons, court papers said.

Her attorney declined to comment. An after-hours call Friday to Manson’s attorney was not immediately returned.

Von Teese filed divorce papers nearly a year ago, citing irreconcilable differences for the split. The pair married in November 2005.

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Manson later told Spin magazine he was devastated over the breakup.

“She said she had tolerated the lifestyle because she hoped I would change and threatened to leave if I didn’t,” he said.

Manson, 38, is now dating actress Evan Rachel Wood, the 20-year-old star of “Thirteen” and “Across the Universe.”