Billy Corgan says he's stood by longtime friend Marilyn Manson despite sex abuse claims because he "personally didn't feel that he was guilty": “As a Christian person, you have to stand by your friends, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have an opinion, and that doesn’t mean you’re not critical. I personally didn’t feel that he was guilty of the things he was being charged with, and ultimately, the fact that the DA didn’t pursue… the person that I knew and the way it all kind of went down, even though it was an elongated process, was commensurate with the person that I knew.” variety.com/2026/music/news/…