TORONTO - Contrary to online posts attributed to Marilyn Manson himself, the shock-rocker's reps are saying that he does not, in fact, have swine flu.
The Gillett Entertainment Group and Live Nation sent out a release on Friday denying that Manson had contracted the illness and confirming that he would play his two remaining Canadian tour dates.
Manson was to play in Halifax on Friday and Moncton, N.B., on Saturday.
The release contradicts posts on Manson's MySpace and Facebook pages that were attributed to the artist. The posts have since been removed.
"So I have officially been diagnosed, by a real doctor, with THE SWINE FLU," Manson had written. "Unfortunately, I am going to survive."
Manson is touring in support of his new album, "The High End of Low," released in May.
