Mark Morriss dropped from Britpop event following abuse allegations

17 November 2021, 14:17 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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The Bluetones vocalist Mark Morriss has been dropped from The Big Britpop Family Party event this weekend in London following abuse allegations published by his ex-wife.

This afternoon (17 November) a Britpop event taking place at Colours in Hoxton announced that Mark Morriss, the vocalist of The Bluetones, will "no longer be performing at The Britpop Family Party on Sunday" due to "unforeseen circumstances".

Due to unforeseen circumstances Mark Morriss will no longer be performing at The Britpop Family Party on Sunday.

The event will go ahead with all the usual multi-sensory fun alongside the music inc:

Soft play
Ball ponds
Confetti cannons
Balloon drops

See you there! x pic.twitter.com/dLgwfZmtuS
— Star Shaped (@StarShapedClub) November 17, 2021

The changes to the event come a day after Morriss was accused of being an abusive, "narcissistic, pathological liar" and a "serial predator" by his ex-wife Anna Wharton, who published a long post titled "If I’m Lying, Come Sue Me" via Substack detailing her experience, along with messages from other women about Morriss.

Wharton, who is also a journalist, wrote that she uploaded the post about Morriss to "protect other women", and concluded her post by writing, "I gave Mark the opportunity for a right of reply but none was forthcoming."