Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson is reportedly already dating a new woman, just days after wife Dita Von Teese served him with divorce papers.

Sources close to the couple told People magazine that Marilyn’s relationship with actress Evan Rachel Wood was a factor in the decision for Dita to file for divorce at the end of December.

One of the sources added: “Dita is heartbroken, she didn’t see this coming. His partying contributed to the split as well.”

According to the magazine, Marilyn had been friends with the 19 year old for some time, since asking her to appear in his forthcoming film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll and Marilyn had painted a picture of Eva for the opening of his Hollywood art gallery last year.

In related news, another friend of the estranged husband and wife told the New York Post that there is likely to be a custody battle during the divorce - over the ownership of the couple’s pets.

The couple, who were together for eight years including a year of marriage, have two cats and two dachshunds. Dita took all four when she moved out of their marital home but it’s the felines that will cause the trouble.

The source told the newspaper: “They are fighting over custody of the cats - not so much the dogs.”