According to Manson's countersuit, the pair's business partnership was dissolved in 1996, once Manson became the clear leader of the band. The suit claimed Manson used the money to pay for his lavish lifestyle, drug habit and the production of his upcoming film, 'Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll,' among other things.

Bier charged Manson shorted him on salary and medical support, and instead used the band's profits to fund his lavish lifestyle. The suit came in response to a breach-of-contract suit Bier filed against Manson back in August that sought more than $20 million in damages. In court papers reportedly filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Manson claimed Bier did not fulfill his obligations to take part in master recordings, concerts and the selling of his band's merchandise.

known to fans by his stage name, 'Madonna Wayne Gacy' - by countersuing his former keyboardist for breach of contract, according to The Associated Press. Marilyn Manson has fired back at Stephen Gregory Bier Jr.

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