Morrissey Bodyguard Lawsuit -- He Wanted Me to F*** Up Fan Club Honcho - TMZ

Morrissey wants to harm DavidT according to former bodyguard ...according to TMZ:

Morrissey Bodyguard Lawsuit -- He Wanted Me to F*** Up Fan Club Honcho - TMZ

Morrissey wanted to turn his security guard into a thug ... to hurt a fan he despised, and the singer's manager wanted the guy killed ... so claims the bodyguard in a new lawsuit.

Bradley Steyn claims Morrissey begged him to become his hired muscle ... after a San Jose show where he was bum rushed on stage by fans.

Steyn signed on ... but claims it quickly became apparent Morrissey had more diabolical plans.

According to Steyn ... Morrissey hated the guy who ran one of his fan websites -- Morrissey-solo.com -- which he felt invaded his personal life. Steyn claims in the suit Morrissey asked if there was a way the fan "could get hurt."

Steyn claims right in front of Morrissey ... the tour manager asked if the fan "could be gotten rid of." Then they discussed how to get the fan's home address.

Steyn says in the suit he rejected the overture ... and got fired the next day.

We tried getting in touch with Morrissey ... so far, no luck.

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UPDATE 9:45 AM PT:
B​radley Steyn - true-to-you.net

UPDATE Aug. 3:
Identification of Bradley Steyn - true-to-you.net - Aug. 3, 2014
"Morrissey Fansite Founder Responds to Alleged Threats" - Yahoo Music; Statement and TMZ Live clip (updated) - July 31, 2014
The target of Morrissey’s alleged-but-denied murder/pain plot answered a couple of our questions - The A.V. Club - July 31, 2014

UPDATE Aug. 5:
Bradley Steyn complaint filed in the Orange County Superior Court (July 29, 2014) - Aug. 5, 2014

UPDATE Jan. 6, 2015:
Steyn vs. Morrissey case minutes - "Plaintiff reported that matter has settled" - Jan. 6, 2015

UPDATE Mar. 12, 2015:
Steyn vs. Morrissey case minutes (Mar. 11, 2015) - "Plaintiff represented that case is close to settling" - Mar. 12, 2015

UPDATE May 5, 2015:
Steyn vs. Morrissey - answer to complaint filed by Morrissey (April 10, 2015) - May 5, 2015

UPDATE May 28, 2015:
Steyn vs. Morrissey - case dismissed on May 11, 2015 following request for 'dismissal with prejudice' - May 28, 2015

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Related media:

• Morrissey's Bodyguard Sues, Claims Morrissey Wanted Him to "Hurt" Fan Site Operator - Pitchfork. Link posted by Morrissey_Sucks.
• Barbarism Begins At Home: Lawsuit claims Morrissey wanted bodyguard to 'hurt' superfan - Vanyaland. Link posted by Morrissey_Sucks.
• Morrissey wanted to get ‘rid of’ super-fan, bodyguard alleges - Page Six
• Morrissey Bodyguard Claims He Was Fired For Refusing To Murder Fan Site Admin - Stereogum
• Morrissey wanted to “hurt” webmaster of fan site, new lawsuit alleges - Consequence of Sound
• Morrissey vs Morrissey-solo - We Heart Music

 

[Anonymous]

I wonder why a dude with young chillun would say, "Forget everything and become a pirate."

Bang on.

This just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

 

[No1uno]

By this post I believe they know someone on solo will find him and post info, screen grabs and the like. Moz using solo for info is how I would see it.

Moz using solo, that's funny

 

[Johnny Barleycorn]

This is a very strange one. One or both should file and sort it in court, but it is hard to see how this TTY update would play well in front of a judge.

Ricky Gervais does this type of shaming on Twitter to those deemed to have offended, precisely to get his fans on the case. The intention there seems to be to bully by proxy. This TTY statement has a similar feel. It looks very much like harassment, and that's without a crafty lawyer involved.

 

[Anonymous]

When Noel Fielding's nonsense show Luxury Comedy got a bad review a year or two ago, he told his fans on twitter to go after the reviewer, saying "fly my pretties". Somehow a young girl was targeted when she tweeted her dislike of the show, and she tried to commit suicide.

It ended up being a PR disaster for Fielding and his account was taken over by management for some time.

 

[eyeball]

Oh come on. How much of the updates are hers and hers alone? Are you serious?

are you?

unless it's signed by someone other than the site editor I'm going to assume it's written by the site editor.

 

[Uncleskinny]

are you?

unless it's signed by someone other than the site editor I'm going to assume it's written by the site editor.

Oh dear

 

[davidt]

It is set up as a 'fan site' but over the years I think it has created an example that practically defines astroturfing.

They can always pull Julia up on the stand and ask her how much involvement she has in these posts.

are you?

unless it's signed by someone other than the site editor I'm going to assume it's written by the site editor.

 

[eyeball]

It is set up as a 'fan site' but over the years I think it has created an example that practically defines astroturfing.

They can always pull Julia up on the stand and ask her how much involvement she has in these posts.

interesting! I hadn't heard of that before

 

[eyeball]

unless it's signed by someone other than the site editor I'm going to assume it's written by the site editor.

ya'll can feel free to attack first and ask questions later though.

 

[ADAM]

This is public information. Julia/dba/TrueToYou.net is responsible for what she posts on her site (just as David is responsible for what he posts here). There is nothing illegal about publishing public information. My doctor looked at my FaceBook, and she was concerned about certain things. It was public information, though, and I think I've locked that shit down as much as I can now. So, f*** Brad HawkSteyn/Springy.



P.S. Do you have any doubt that she'd fall on the sword for Morrissey?

 

[!Viva Hate!]

This is public information. Julia/dba/TrueToYou.net is responsible for what she posts on her site (just as David is responsible for what he posts here). There is nothing illegal about publishing public information. My doctor looked at my FaceBook, and she was concerned about certain things. It was public information, though, and I think I've locked that shit down as much as I can now. So, f*** Brad HawkSteyn/Springy.

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It's called ethics...
To assume he had this information posted for any other reason than the harassment of Steyn is laughable.

 

[ADAM]

I'm not going to harass him, but I'm completely amoral. "I really don't know, and I really don't care..." What would be gained by harassing the guy? It would be a waste of my time. If others want to, well, have-a-go. They can go scorched earth on him, and I don't have any f***s left to give. Julia Riley posted it, not Morrissey, and, again, it's public information. Wee!!!

 

[Ginger Pam]

David T works tirelessly for the Morrissey fan community, and ity's not HE who Morrissey should be ommiting from he's concerts, it shopuld be the likes of 'self-appointed' fan's leader, Chris Wilde, the vile Paul Rhodes, Pathetic Stephen, oh, and that's without mentioning, the 'Mongfestrers, lead by new superfan David Lewin, and his downtrodden g/f, smelly michelle. It is these that ought to be banished, not the good guys.

 

[Aboyfromthoseuglynewhouse]

DavidT'S MEAT IS MURDER...NEW ALBUM OUT SOON...JESUS,WHO MAKES UP THIS SHIT!!!