So what do we actually have here? A report on a tabloid website that implies (without actually stating as such) there being some kind of connection between the stage rush in San Jose and a bodyguard's claim that Morrissey and/or his manager (the article waffles on which one he is actually accusing) wanting David Tseng killed. Obviously there's no connection, but TMZ needed to add more bulk to their thin story—and, of course, get their readers to click on another article.
"the singer's manager wanted the guy killed" / "Morrissey had more diabolical plans" / "the tour manager asked"
I mean, which is it? That's a pretty huge distinction, and if TMZ actually had access to the language in the lawsuit document, they'd know the answer. Who exactly is being accused here? And what are they being accused of? We have: "could get hurt" / "could be gotten rid of" / "wanted the guy killed" —again, huge distinctions. Not that bodily harm is A-OK, but these are all red flags for me when it comes to sites like TMZ. They don't actually even state that they've spoken to Steyn or his attorney. There is NO mention of any sort of police report ever having been filed or of a subsequent investigation.
Regardless of what you think about Morrissey's past behavior when it comes to this website, there's pretty vast canyon of difference between t-shirts and threatened legal action and wanting to have someone murdered. (And those who are quoting lyrics—really? Do we need to reflect on The Queen is Dead and Margaret on the Guillotine?)
Whatever is going on here, the fallout is going to be atrocious. We all lose. This is just awful on so many levels.
