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Marilyn Manson's Rib Removal

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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(explicit content warning) This *Urban Legends Hotline* episode dives deep into the viral myth that 90s shock rocker Marilyn Manson had ribs surgically removed so that he could perform autofellatio. We'll look at two other famous and controversial artists who also had this rumor attached to them, learn about another related tale that went around during Victorian times, and see how the rib removal story became perhaps the most widely told pop culture urban legend of the Millennial generation. Call our Urban Legends Hotline and share a teenage tale you heard growing up Become a Patron or subscribe on Apple Podcasts to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content This episode was written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Research Assistant: Riley Swedelius-Smith Producer and Editor: Miranda Zickler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Just a heads up. This episode contains sexually explicit content not typical of our show.

0:07.6

So consider this your parental advisory sticker. Welcome to the Urban Legends Hotline, where we investigate the mysterious tales of your hometowns and stories passed through the old

0:38.1

lockard halls of your schools to get to the haunted heart of the urban legends that you grew up hearing and maybe even telling.

0:50.0

So now, here's today's tale told to you by our friend of a friend.

1:00.0

Hey Chelsea, could you look into the Marilyn Manson had his ribs removed rumor?

1:08.0

Not because I think it might be true, because I think we've already, we've faster but I think it's weird that like

1:15.3

everyone has heard this like how did every child hear this I heard it in primary

1:20.9

school in England and most of us didn't even know who

1:23.6

Marilyn Madism was. So yeah that would be great. This is Maddie by the way.

1:30.0

Thanks, bye. I thought instead of reading rumors on the internet, let's go straight to the

1:35.3

source with Manson and play the game Rumor or fact. I didn't, I didn't, I didn't remove

1:39.7

my rib. Well, no, that's not a wonder year. Oh, okay, was it? That was okay. I have a

1:45.0

a few stock those that was okay okay that's too easy right.

1:47.0

I have a very exciting one.

1:50.0

I have a feeling that most of you have heard this one.

1:54.1

The urban legend about a certain platinum selling shock rocker

1:59.3

who got a couple ribs surgically removed so that he could, drum roll please,

2:05.8

suck his own dick.

2:11.1

This was perhaps the most told pop culture myth of our millennial generation and why wouldn't

2:19.6

it be it's got everything a satanic rock and roller, an unconventional sex act, some radical, surgical

2:28.9

gore, and just a pinch of potential homosexuality,

2:34.3

all the ingredients for a salacious rumor

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