Morrissey’s Management Intervenes After Viral Parody Post Fuels Impersonation Confusion

The Instagram account MozPosting, a well-known hub of Morrissey memes and absurdist content, has removed a viral post after the singer’s management reportedly contacted its administrator. The deleted item was a fake Morrissey Central blog entry called “The Malefactors,” a sprawling and deliberately unhinged list of people and characters portrayed as Morrissey’s enemies — ranging from former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr (listed three times) and Elton John to Lisa Simpson, Canada, Bigfoot, and “a very judgemental garden gnome named Clive.”

The post spread widely enough that some internet users reportedly believed it was real, which isn’t entirely surprising given Morrissey’s own unfiltered blogging history. The timing is especially sensitive: earlier this week, Morrissey stated that political activists had been posing as him online, including one connected to a former Smiths bandmate. Against that backdrop, a satirical enemies list that named Johnny Marr repeatedly — alongside fictional figures like Edward Cullen and Ulfric Stormcloak — appears to have landed less as parody and more as a liability.

MozPosting’s administrator explained in Instagram Stories that Morrissey’s management requested removal due to “copyright infringement and impersonation,” adding that the account “is and has always been intended as satire.” The deletion highlights the blurry line between fandom, mockery, and misrepresentation in an era when Morrissey’s own online presence frequently tests the limits of what seems plausible. For now, the post is gone, and the internet’s brief certainty that Morrissey has an official position on Machine Gun Kelly has dissolved — though the episode itself feels like a natural entry in the singer’s ongoing digital theatre.