April 16, 2025
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By James Warrington.

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"The harassment relates in part to Morrissey Solo, an online forum for fans of the Suedehead singer.

The site was described in one internal report, seen by The Telegraph, as a “festering ground for far-Right propaganda, cloaked in the language of fandom”."

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• The (Scottish) Sunday Post: Morrissey takes legal action over Scottish harasser - April 6, 2025...

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As mentioned and discussed here yesterday:

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Front page of today's (Scottish) Sunday Post...

Transcript:

"Morrissey takes legal action over Scottish harasser

By Mark Aitken

Singer Morrissey has hired a Scots law firm to launch legal action against an alleged online harasser for "distressing and libellous" posts, we can reveal.
The former Smiths frontman has asked legal firm Levy & McRae, who in the past represented late ex-First Minister Alex Salmond, to send a cease and desist letter to the harasser, who is believed to live in Scotland. A report has been sent to the police.
The letter claims online harassment as well as "written notes at and to the home of our client"."

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UPDATE 9:06 AM PT:

Article transcript from pressreader:

Singer Morrissey has hired a Scots law firm to launch legal action against an alleged online harasser for “distressing...

The Web Sheriff (Los Angeles and London) are pioneers and leaders in online protection.

The Web Sheriff have indirectly contacted Morrissey having discovered an online campaign of fraud, disinformation and defamation targeting Morrissey. The scale of the manipulation is one of the worst and most malicious ever seen by the team, who have worked on similar cases for Beyonce, Prince, Bob Dylan, Adele and Radiohead.
The campaign against Morrissey is characterized by fake websites, impersonation on social media, identity fraud, and sustained harassment on Facebook, X, Twitter, Instagram - all social networks that Morrissey has not ever visited. Emerging online data is falsely signed in Morrissey's name in an attempt to associate the artist with false narratives designed to destroy his career. These postings date back several years. Morrissey has no personal presence on such networks, and has not ever possessed a smartphone.
The Web Sheriff's uncover will be delivered to the British...

Another nice never before seen photo on this new Dublin poster

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Jersey music legend John Easdale is done with Morrissey.

The Dramarama lead singer delivered a pointed March 28 Facebook post on Morrissey, former lead singer the Smiths, attached to an article of Morrissey's long-running feud with the '70s art rock duo Sparks, fronted by brothers Ron and Russell Mael.

“Well, I've tried to stay out of the 'Bash Morrissey' fray, but he's dead to me now,” Easdale said.

The Morrissey and Sparks feud has been ongoing for 15 years or so, with the latter releasing a song called “Lighten Up Morrissey” in 2009.

The latest escalation occurred on recent Morrissey social media post where the singer shared a handwritten note to Morrissey written by the group with the caption: “A nice note from Ron and Russell Mael — before they turned into headless Palisades...