Marilyn Manson 'diagnosed with swine flu'

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Marilyn Manson has reportedly been diagnosed with swine flu.

The rocker announced via his Facebook account earlier this week that he has caught the H1N1 virus, NME reports.

"So I have officially been diagnosed, by a real doctor, with THE SWINE FLU," he wrote.

"I know everyone will suggest that f**king a pig is how this disease was obtained. However, the doctor said, my past choices in women have, in 'no way' contributed to... me acquiring this mysterious sickness. Unfortunately, I am going to survive. M."