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Johnny Marr has “taken to Twitter,” as people once said, to correct the record on Morrissey’s inflammatory blog post “The Plot Thickens.” After Marr declined a Smiths reunion tour, Morrissey, in an attempt to heap fan resentment on Marr, claimed Marr “successfully applied for 100% trademark rights / intellectual property ownership of The Smiths name.” Lobbing the ball back over to Morrissey, Marr explained that he owned the name because Morrissey failed to sign the documents of joint ownership.

“To prevent third parties from profiting from the band’s name, it was left to me to protect the legacy,” Marr said. “This I have done on behalf of both myself and my former bandmates. As for the offer to tour, I didn’t ignore the offer—I said no.”

The Smiths broke up in 1987 and have been fighting ever since. For his part, Morrissey has spent the better part of 30 years transitioning into a new racist and horrible persona, which clashes with Marr’s desire to avoid being around people like that. Nevertheless, in August, Morrissey said that The Smiths were made “a lucrative offer” to tour that Marr had “ignored.” Then the singer accused Marr of putting the kibosh on a Smiths greatest hits record, which Marr did take credit for. Per the statement, the guitarist “declined a suggestion for another greatest hits compilation from Warner Music Group given the number already in existence.”

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