ContraCostaTimes.com reports that A lawyer for
Marilyn Manson said today that trial of a lawsuit filed by a former band member seeking $20 million from the goth rocker should be delayed until next year because
Manson is releasing a new CD and about to go on tour.
Stephen Bier,
Manson's former keyboard player, alleges
Manson used money from a partnership to buy items ranging from Nazi paraphernalia to a $150,000 engagement ring for ex-wife
Dita Von Teese.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Michael L. Stern — after initially saying he wanted jury selection to start early this month — set trial for June 8 after
Bier's lawyers argued their accounting expert needed time to review extensive
Manson band financial records that had been just recently obtained.
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