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Report: Shock rocker Marilyn Manson marries

Musician marries girlfriend at castle in Ireland, People magazine says

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updated 1:39 p.m. ET Dec. 7, 2005

LOS ANGELES - Shock rocker Marilyn Manson married his longtime girlfriend Saturday in Ireland, People magazine reported on its Web site.

Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, married 33-year-old Heather Sweet in front of about 60 guests at Castle Gurteen, the home of a friend in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, the magazine reported.

Sweet is a burlesque dancer who uses the stage name Dita Von Teese.

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They have been dating for four years and Manson proposed at their Los Angeles home in March 2004, People reported.

It was the first marriage for both. Manson, 36, wore a black silk taffeta tuxedo and Von Teese was in royal purple silk taffeta with a corset.

They were married in a non-denominational ceremony conducted by underground filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, a friend of Manson, the magazine reported.

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