Morrissey says he'd be tempted to file a lawsuit over The Simpsons episode if he could afford it

Yesterday (19 April), Peter Katsis, Morrissey's manager, shared a statement on Facebook responding to The Simpsons' Panic on the streets of Springfield episode - which saw Benedict Cumberbatch voice Lisa's imaginary friend Quilloughby, a moody British indie singer based on Morrissey.

Katsis called out the show for using "harshly hateful tactics like showing the Morrissey character with his belly hanging out of his shirt" and for "calling the Morrissey character out for being a racist, without pointing out any specific instances".

Following the statement from his manager, Morrissey has issued his own statement via his Morrissey Central site, which only emphasises his unsurprising annoyance at the new Simpsons episode.

Titled 'Hello Hell', Morrissey's response sees him reveal that the parody episode is a "taunting lawsuit", adding, "but one that requires more funding than I could possibly muster in order to make a challenge." He also complains about how the world has become "a mesmerising mess", while also highlighting that "free speech no longer exists"...

Morrissey goes on to discuss how he's "quite used to" the "horrible accusations" from the media (likely about the response to him being pretty open about his support towards For Britain and other questionable comments over the years), and adds that writing for The Simpsons "requires only complete ignorance".

He targets the media for the majority of his post, calling them "scandal sheets", while also writing about how he's watched "Smiths fans being attacked by the UK press". On top of writing about how he's "alone" in this "battle", he also highlights how he's "lost several high-profile friends".

Last November Morrissey was dropped by BMG Records, and responded by pointing the finger at a new diversity initiative brought in by a new BMG executive.