Yahoo News Morrissey fans ‘walk out’ of Glasgow show after he makes joke about Nicola Sturgeon
Morrissey fans reportedly walked out of his Glasgow show after he made a joke about Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
According to reports, the former Smiths frontman made the remark in the middle of his set, prompting a number of fans to leave.
He supposedly asked the crowd: “Do you actually like Nicola Sturgeon?”
Fans on social media claimed that a large number of the shocked audience walked out in disgust at the Let Me Kiss You singer’s question.
Morrissey tonight @TheSSEHydro “who likes Nicola Sturgeon” mixed cheers and boos.
Morrissey “she’d put her hands in anyone’s pockets” I left— Tracy Cairns (@coollist) February 17, 2018
@MrJohnNicolson My daughter was at the Morrissey gig and fuming at his comment “Those hands [Nicola Sturgeon] will be in anybody’s pocket.” Given £60 per ticket and Morrissey's bizarre stance to support Palestinian oppression it seems Morrissey is the one with hands in pockets.
— ¢яαιgтнєρι¢т (@craigthepict) February 18, 2018
Saw Morrissey in Glasgow last night and no, there wasn't outrage/walkouts that he slagged off Nicola Sturgeon. He asked "do any of you actually like Nicola Sturgeon?" And they booed. Ie. They booed HER.
— Here Comes a Special Boy (@KirRahRooAyne) February 18, 2018
One fan wrote: “Morrissey s**gs off Sturgeon and some folk leave the gig after paying £65 for a ticket, bunch of ars*s.”
Meanwhile another said: “Morrissey tonight @TheSSEHydro “who likes Nicola Sturgeon” mixed cheers and boos. Morrissey: “she’d put her hands in anyone’s pockets” I left.”
Another joked: “Morrissey asking "Do you actually like Nicola Sturgeon?" at a gig and someone responding "Scottish politics is none of your business" was definitely a highlight of last night.”
A post shared by Morrissey (@officialmoz) on Nov 4, 2017 at 3:43pm PDT
However, some Twitter users claimed that no one walked out and that the boos and protests were in response to Sturgeon’s name rather than Morrissey’s comment.
One wrote: “Saw Morrissey in Glasgow last night and no, there wasn't outrage/walkouts that he slagged off Nicola Sturgeon. He asked "do any of you actually like Nicola Sturgeon?" And they booed. Ie. They booed HER.”
The news comes after the 58-year-old singer-songwriter appeared to defend Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein in an interview last year.
He told a German newspaper some alleged victims of sexual harassment or assault were "just disappointed" that they hadn't been given a "great career".
