The altercation then carried over into the hotel lobby and outside as Manson's guards intervened.
TMZ said the altercation began when Manson became involved in an argument with another party. The rocker allegedly made a rude comment about a man's girlfriend, and he was attacked in response, it said.
1. Manson was born in Ohio as Brian Warner to an Episcopalian mom named Barbara and a Catholic dad named Hugh (whom he inherited his middle name from.) Manson is of both German and English heritage. (credit:From "Long Hard Road Out of Hell" ReganBooks (HarperCollins))
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2. The "Antichrist Superstar" actually attended a Catholic school for many years of his childhood. He went to Heritage Christian School from grade 1 to grade 10.
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4. Manson, as well as the rest of the original line-up of his band, got their names by combining the first name of an iconic female sex symbol and the last name of an iconic serial killer. Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson equals Marilyn Manson. This naming technique stuck with new members (i.e. Twiggy Ramirez) up until 1996 when it became a naming free-for-all with Zim Zum, John 5 and, er, Tim Sköld. (credit:Metalinjection.net)
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5. Before becoming one of the most controversial rock stars of all time, Manson, going by his birth name Brian Warner, was actually pursuing a career in music journalism. He majored in journalism at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and wrote for a local lifestyle magazine called "25th Parallel." Through that gig he interviewed rock stars, including future frenemy Trent Reznor. (credit:marilynmansonimages.com)
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6. Manson has been engaged three times, putting a ring on celebrities Rose McGowan, Dita Von Teese and Evan Rachel Wood. He only ever followed through on marriage with Von Teese, though they divorced after two years. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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9. In his career, Manson has been nominated for Grammys in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2014 for Best Hard Rock Performance or Best Metal Performance. He's never won any of them. (credit:KMazur via Getty Images)
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11. For an artist that fell under intense scrutiny and protest, Manson has managed to sell a heck of a lot of albums in his career. Three of his albums, "Smells Like Children," "Antichrist Superstar" and "Mechanical Animals" all went platinum in Canada and the U.S., with several gold records to match. "Antichrist Superstar" actually went double platinum in Canada. (credit:eBay)
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12. Manson has always had an affinity for strange collections at his home. In addition to collecting a variety of vintage metal lunch boxes, he also has a museum of medical prosthetics and fake body parts such as artificial limbs and glass eye balls. He also owned a fetus in a jar at one point. (credit:http://www.eacgallery.com/)
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23. Marilyn Manson is very charitable. Throughout his career, he has supported a variety of organizations that give access to musical instruments and training to low-income children like "Music for Life" and "Little Kids Rock." He has also worked with Project Nightlight, a group that encourages kids and teens to speak out against physical and sexual abuse. (credit:www.projectnightlight.org)
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25. Believe it or not, Manson is actually related to conservative political commentator, former CNN host and one time presidential candidate Pat Buchanan. They are fourth cousins twice removed. Manson's great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, Johannes Schoeppner and Katharine Heil, were also Pat's great-great-great-grandparents. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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