Rock star Manson set to divorce

Von Teese and Manson started dating in 2001

Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, the wife of rock singer Marilyn Manson, has filed for divorce after just a year of marriage, court papers have shown.

Von Teese - real name Heather Sweet - filed the papers, which were posted by the entertainment website TMZ.com, at a court in Los Angeles on 29 December.

The 35-year-old cites irreconcilable differences for the split.

The couple who began dating in 2001, married in December 2005 in a ceremony held at a castle in Ireland.

Stars such as Keanu Reeves, Lisa Maria Presley and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne attended the ceremony.

It is thought the pair separated on Christmas Eve.

Von Teese is not claiming spousal support from Manson, who was born Brian Warner.