Bier attended college for six years and sought a job at NASA but decided he wanted to be in a band with Brian Warner.
He joined Marilyn Manson in late 1989 as a live prop actor after Zsa Zsa Speck left the band. Bier
is responsible for much of the Qabalistic and numerological meanings behind Manson's albums.[page needed] He did not contribute to Manson's album Eat Me, Drink Me, having been replaced by Chris Vrenna.[citation needed]
On August 2, 2007, it was reported that Bier filed a lawsuit against Manson for unpaid "partnership proceeds". Bier claims Manson spent the band's earnings on "sick and disturbing purchases of Nazi memorabilia and taxidermy (including the skeleton of a young Chinese girl)" and on various other luxurious items. Bier claimed that Manson "devised a campaign to drive Bier out of the band and rob him of his entitlement".
On December 19, 2007, Manson filed a counter suit against Bier, accusing him of breach of contract. According to metalunderground.com, the lawsuit was settled for a sum far less than what was originally sought by Bier with the total being $380,000. $175,000 was paid out by Marilyn Manson while the rest was ordered to be paid by Stephen Bier's former business managers.

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