{
  "id": 16109456,
  "title": "Billy Corgan Defends Friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I Personally Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/billy-corgan-defends-friendship-with-marilyn-manson-i-personally",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:24:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/10/billy-corgan-defends-friendship-with-marilyn-manson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Smashing Pumpkins frontman offers an explanation for maintaining his friendship with the shock rocker in a new podcast appearance. Billy Corgan Defends Friendship with Marilyn Manson: “I Personally Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty” Spencer Kaufman",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}