The Bluetones’ Mark Morriss has posted a lengthy open letter responding to allegations of abuse made by his ex-wife.Last November, Morriss was accused of years of abuse by newspaper executive Anna Wharton.
She accused Morriss of being a “pathological liar and serial predator,” detailing years of alleged gaslighting, abuse and cheating in a blog post titled ‘If I’m Lying, Come Sue Me’.When approached by NME about the claims, Morriss said: “I completely refute all the allegations of abuse which have been raised in this article,” and did not wish to comment.However when speaking to The Guardian, he said: “I may have been thoughtless and selfish in some of the dealings in my personal life of late, but these allegations of abuse and gaslighting are wholly untrue, and I refute them completely.”Now Morriss has posted a blog post of his own, simply titled ‘Statement’.I have a few things I need to get off my chest… thanks.
https://t.co/E0Qif4AMO2— Mark Morriss (@TheQuill) March 2, 2022He starts by apologising “for the pain I caused with my infidelity and dishonesty.
I acknowledge that I have caused emotional distress to people I love. But I believe that this is a personal matter between me and those involved.”Morriss goes on to detail how the pair met, and how Wharton fell pregnant four months after they started dating. “I was excited at the prospect of becoming a father again, but I was also concerned about the length of time we had spent together and how little we knew each other.
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