Canadian authorities have charged a 26-year-old Ottawa man whom they accuse of posting demise threats in opposition to Morrissey on-line, the Ottawa Citizen studies. The person, Noah Castellano, is being charged with uttering threats to trigger demise or bodily hurt, and he was launched from custody on $5,000 bail, based on the report.
In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by the Ottawa Citizen, investigators imagine that Castellano is behind a Bluesky post from September 4 that reads: “Steven Patrick Morrissey while you carry out at TD Place right here in Ottawa subsequent week on the night of September twelfth, 2025 at about 9pm, I can be current on the venue within the viewers and I’ll try to shoot you a lot instances and kill you with a really giant gun that I personal illegally.”
Morrissey toured the United States, the UK, and Europe earlier this yr, and he started his latest North America tour in Montreal on September 10. He played his September 12 present in Ottawa with out incident, and continued his tour in Toronto and New York. Nonetheless, he has canceled tonight’s present, in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and tomorrow night time’s, in Boston, citing “latest occasions and out of an abundance of warning for the protection of each the artist and band.”
