A spanking new marriage for Marilyn Manson

NY DAILY NEWS...RUSH AND MOLLOY

Hotel maids shouldn't be alarmed if they hear screams coming out of the
honeymoon suite of rocker Marilyn Manson and burlesque artist Dita Von
Teese. They're probably just indulging in their usual slap and tickle.

"I'm into bondage," Von Teese said shortly before heading to her
nuptials last weekend in Ireland. "I think it's really fun, and I love
playing the part of the damsel in distress. ... The feeling is amazing
when someone [spanks me] right."

She also admitted "dabbling" in the sort of erotic asphyxiation that
cost INXS singer Michael Hutchence his life in 1997.

"I think it's exciting when you do it with someone you trust," the new
Mrs. Manson told Steppin' Out magazine's Chaunce Hayden. "I know there
are different gadgets people can buy to do it to themselves safely, so
that when they pass out they can breathe again. You just have to do it
safely."

She also sanctions the sort of aquatic activity Ricky Martin recently
discussed. "It doesn't gross me out or scare me," she said. But she has
her limits.

"I don't want to bleed on anyone, and I don't want anyone bleeding on
me," she said firmly.

Okay, here's another question: Does Marilyn wear his creepy glass eye
around the house?

"I won't answer that."

Von Teese denies that their marriage is built on anything but love.

"I get accused a lot of using him for my benefit. But the truth is I
got a lot of hate mail when I first started to date him. I actually had
people who didn't want to be members of my Web site anymore because
they felt he tarnished my pristine image or something. So it works both
ways.

"There are things that I gained and things that I lost because of our
relationship. But what it all comes down to is that I'm in love with
Marilyn Manson, so there's no other choice in the matter. Plus, if I
were looking to date someone to further my career ... I don't think I
would have picked the Antichrist!"