He's notorious for his macabre on-stage persona, covering his face in heavy makeup as the frontman of his self-titled heavy metal band.

But Marilyn Manson was worlds away from his usual character on Wednesday, as he was seen using a walker to get out of his car in Milan.

The 48-year-old singer was seen without a wheelchair for the first time since breaking his leg in September, after a falling stage prop crushed the star's limb during a New York performance.

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Frail: Musician Marilyn Manson, 48, was worlds away from his terrifying on-stage persona as he used a walker to exit his car in Milan on Wednesday

Marilyn covered his make-up-free face with a black hoodie as he exited the car ahead of a concert in Turin that evening, using the support of a friend to lean on his walker.

Witnesses described the terrifying incident which saw Marilyn have to cut his concert short when a giant prop fell on top of his leg.

Concert-goer Michelle Curran told MailOnline: 'He was probably half way through singing sweet dreams by the Eurythmics and the massive gun display of two pistols behind him toppled on to him.

'The singing stopped and loads of people ran on to the stage to lift to it up.'

Struggling: Marilyn need the support of a friend to get out of the car after breaking his leg under a falling stage prop in September

Showman: Despite his accident, Marilyn has continued to perform in his Heaven Upside Down

Rockstar: The star was seen using a wheelchair for support during a concert in Turin on Wednesday

Heavy metal man: Marilyn's leg was crushed when two large pistol stage props fell, witnesses reported

The star previously courted controversy earlier this month when he pointed a fake semi-automatic rifle and pretended to spray the crowd with bullets during a concert in San Bernardino.

The concert took place at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in Devore, California, about ten miles from the scene of the terrorist shooting in which 14 were murdered at a holiday party in December 2015.

Pictures showed Manson, dressed in his customary outlandish stage make-up, wielding the weapon.

Shocking: Marilyn Manson pointed fake gun at concert audience in San Bernardino earlier this month... two years after county was scene of deadly mass shooting

Symbolism: Manson holds the fake rifle into the air in front of the concert crowd

A microphone was attached to the rifle, which Manson sang his track We Know Where You F****** Live into.

The 48-year-old, born Brian Hugh Warner, sat in a wheelchair when he performed.

The concert came the same day a gunman killed 26 worshippers in a church in Texas, wounding many more.

The musician later defended his controversial actions as 'an act of theater' and claimed he had police approval to use the prop.

Mason said in a statement to TMZ: 'My art has always been a reaction to popular culture and my way to make people think about the horrible things that happen in this world.

Deliberately controversial: Pictures showed Manson, dressed in his customary outlandish stage make-up, wielding the weapon as he sprayed the crowd with fake bullets

Bad taste: A microphone was attached to the rifle, which Manson sang his track We Know Where You F****** Live into

'My performance was not meant to be disrespectful or show any insensitivity.'

The San Bernardino Sheriff's department told the website it 'did not approve or disapprove of Manson's stunt', but they confirmed he did 'give them a heads up he was doing it'.

Always deliberately controversial, Manson was infamously blamed for the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, and has claimed the shooting 'destroyed' his career.

At the time, many believed the shooters wore Manson T-shirts during the killings and that they were inspired by the Lord of Darkness.

Recovering: The 48-year-old, born Brian Hugh Warner, sat in a wheelchair, after crushing his leg in an accident when an oversized pistol stage prop fell on him in September

These reports were not found to be true, but people started protesting Manson's shows because they held him partially responsible for the deaths of 15 high schoolers.

Manson, 48, spoke to The Guardian earlier this year about the shooting while promoting his new album Heaven Upside Down: 'Honestly, the Columbine era destroyed my entire career at the time.'

He continued: 'Give them the money and let them make their own choice: guns or records. If [the Columbine killers] had just bought my records, they would be better off.

'Certain people blame me for the shootings at schools – I think my numbers are low, and hopefully they go up on this record.'