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Morrissey cancels US tour citing illness, blaming the support act

Morrissey has blamed a virus, contracted by Kristeen Young, for his tour cancellation.

11th June 2014

Morrissey has cancelled all remaining dates on his US tour, due to health issues.

On his Facebook page, he explained to fans that “It is with great sadness that the remainder of the US Tour has been cancelled,” citing a respiratory infection initially contracted in Miami that has since worsened.

He thanks his fans for their “compassion, understanding, and well-wishes” during his stage of recovery.

Last year Morrissey was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer and following that, double pneumonia. He then cited food poisoning as the reason for cancelling his entire South American tour.

The issue gets more confusing when he traces his illness back to support act Kristeen Young. In a subsequent message on True To You, saying that Kristeen “confessed to ‘a horrendous cold’, the symptoms of which were passed on to Morrissey resulting in the cancellation of the next show in Atlanta.” Young was asked to step down from upcoming tours but left the tour entirely.

She has since responded, however, posting a message of her own claiming that she was never under any state of ill-health. “ I did not “confess to a horrendous cold”. On Monday, June 2nd, I had an allergy attack that was over within 16 hours. I went to a doctor (on Monday, June 2nd), an allergy specialist, who gave me drugs for allergies…and they worked. I explained this (early on Tuesday, June 3rd) and offered this doctor’s phone number to Morrissey personally, via email, and the tour manager, Donnie Knutson (for proof….since they seemed to doubt me). But, they NEVER followed up with me or said doctor,” she stated.

“It is incorrect that I “decided to leave the tour completely”. I was asked to leave. Was called (in the presence of my band as witnesses) by Morrissey’s booking agent, Dave Tamaroff, and told that there would be a new support band in Boston. I am very sorry that Morrissey is not feeling well. But I will not tolerate these lies….particularly about my health. This is really too much and bizarre.”

Morrissey’s new album ‘World Peace Is None of Your Business’ is released on 14th July.

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