Maine Police Apologize for "Arresting" Marilyn Manson

A "Gif video" of rock performer Marilyn Manson being placed in handcuffs by a Bangor (ME) police officer was posted to Instagram and instantly went viral, receiving more than 415,000 views. The trouble is, the whole thing was a prank

A "Gif video" of rock performer Marilyn Manson being placed in handcuffs by a Bangor (ME) police officer was posted to Instagram and instantly went viral, receiving more than 415,000 views.

The trouble is, the whole thing was a prank, perpetrated by Manson and Officer Curtis Grenier, who was posted to security backstage at the Impact Music Festival on Saturday.

A public information officer took to Facebook to head off any public backlash, writing, "In the interest of saving us a whole lot of call-backs, Marilyn Manson was merely handcuffed and released immediately thereafter."

The post poked a little good-natured fun in Officer Grenier's direction.

"Officer Curtis Grenier, typically listening to only Enya, and a little bit of Oasis, was posted backstage during the Impact Music Festival. He did not recognize Mr. Manson without his stage makeup- our apologies."

The post went on to explain that "Grenier has been spoken to and relieved of back-stage concert related duties for the foreseeable future. The Chief has determined that Grenier can work backstage during Lord of the Dance or anything related to Disney."

About the Author
Page 1 of 2351
Next Page