Morrissey has hit out (in the most Morrissey was possible, mind you) about rumours that the singer ordered his security guard to attack a man who operates a fansite dedicated to the former Smiths man.
As per those fine upstanding people at TMZ Morrissey allegedly told his bodyguard Bradley Steyn to "hurt" Morrissey-Solo.com editor David Tseng, with whom Morrissey apparently has issues with. Steyn also alleges that Morrissey's tour manager questioned if Tseng "could be gotten rid of". Steyn maintains he rejected the request and was then fired the next day.
Morrissey then took to another fansite, True-To-You.net, to counter the claims made against him, saying: "I feel I must say to those who have not yet worked it out, that the story is a vexatious lie. The very idea that I would ask a complete stranger (Bradley Steyn) to physically attack David Tseng surely cannot register with any sane person as being likely. As mildly irritating as David Tseng may be, he is not someone who troubles me enough to even bother with. The shabby truth of this drama is that Bradley Steyn has been trying to extract money from what he terms 'the Morrissey tour', and he has failed."
Moz added that the situation is now in the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department and civil and criminal charges may follow.
You'd have to question the veracity of these allegations. Moz doesn't even allow hot dogs to be served at most of his gigs, so we find it very unlikely that one of the world's most militant vegetarians would seek to do harm to another human being. I guess we'll find out though when L.A.P.D. investigate the case.
