Marilyn Manson buries hatchet with Justin Bieber over T-shirt feud
Manson branded Bieber a 'piece of s**t' in a recent interview
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Your support makes all the difference.Marilyn Manson has revealed he received a series of apologetic texts from Justin Bieber after their strange clash over a T-shirt design.
In 2016, designer Jerry Lorenzo thanked Manson on Instagram for "signing off" on a T-shirt with his face and name on it for Bieber's Purpose world tour merchandise.
However Manson insists that no one contacted him for permission to sell the shirt prior to Lorenzo's post.
He was then infuriated after Bieber later claimed he had made Manson "relevant" again by feauturing the shirt in his merchandise.
The 48-year-old artist recently branded the pop star a "piece of s**t" during an interview, but has since claimed they have made amends.
Speaking on Howard Stern's SiriusXM Show on 19 September, Manson read the text messages live on air.
Bieber reportedly wrote: "Bro, it's Bieber, what's up with this article? I thought we had a pretty pleasant interaction. Also, if anything wasn't squared away with the T-shirts, I'm so sorry.
"Anyway, regardless, it kind of stung seeing that I came off as an asshole or even was just an asshole, I'm sorry?
"Honestly, I totally thought we hit it off. Again, my bad. If I was an asshole, that wasn't my intention. Just want you to know that."
Manson also read his reply which appeared to acknowledge Bieber's apology and clear the air.
"We are cool," he replied, "people just made that shirt stuff into a fake feud."
He suggested that they should "f**k the press and do something together", suggesting a collaboration could be in the works if Bieber is up for the challenge.
"And don't apologise," Manson continued, reading his reply. "You weren't an asshole. They asked if you were and I sort of agreed. I wasn't out to get you. If not, I'll try to avoid more questions today on Stern."
Manson is set to release to his 10th studio album Heaven Upside Down on 6 October.
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