‘The Sopranos’ star Michael Imperioli defends Morrissey: “I still give him the benefit of the doubt”
nme.comThe Sopranos star Michael Imperioli has defended Morrissey, saying he still “gives him the benefit of the doubt”.The former frontman of The Smiths has come under scrutiny in recent years for making a number of comments that have deemed be racist.
However, in a new interview with The Guardian, Imperioli explained how other members of the band had led him to believe that racism is not a part of who Morrissey is.“I’m not sure how racist the things he said were,” said the actor. “To me they weren’t flagrantly racist.
I’ve never met Morrissey but I do know a lot of people in the current band and people who have played with him in the past who are very smart, and the least racist people you could imagine.
They adamantly express that racism is not a part of who he is, by any stretch of the imagination.“I still give him the benefit of the doubt.
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