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Marilyn Manson crushed by stage scenery in New York
1 October 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41458046
Rock star Marilyn Manson was injured during a concert in New York when a large piece of stage scenery fell on him on stage.
The prop - apparently two large guns held together with metal scaffolding - fell as he was performing at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday.
An eyewitness told the BBC that the singer lay on stage for up to 15 minutes covered by a sheet before he was carried out on a stretcher and taken to hospital.
His condition is not currently known.
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Marilyn Manson Injured by Falling Stage Prop at Concert
By CARYN GANZ and MATT STEVENS OCT. 1, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/arts/music/marilyn-manson-injury-concert.html?mcubz=3
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His publicist, Carrie Tolles, said that Mr. Manson’s injury occurred toward the end of his show and that he was being treated at a hospital. Ms. Tolles did not detail the nature or severity of Mr. Manson’s injuries, or offer specifics about how they happened.
Mr. Manson will be postponing nine tour dates — from an Oct. 2 show in Boston through an Oct. 14 concert in Houston — which will be rescheduled. A statement from Ms. Tolles said, “Manson hopes to return to the stage soon,” and that the musician will be recuperating at home in Los Angeles.
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