Judge to decide on Morrissey libel case

A judge will decide today whether to throw out singer Morrissey’s libel case over an article about his attitude to immigration.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2011 - 09:01

A judge will decide today whether to throw out singer Morrissey’s libel case over an article about his attitude to immigration.

The former Smiths frontman is suing the NME and ex-editor Conor McNicholas over a November 2007 interview and has claimed that they deliberately tried to characterise him as a racist.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Person: Morrissey Person: Conor McNicholas Person: Catrin Evans Person: Justice Person: Tugendhat Organisation: Smiths Organisation: NME Organisation: London’s High Court Organisation: Merck Mercuriadis

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