To wonder how many Mumsnetters Mark Morriss has hit on?

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Strength in numbers. Well to Anna Wharton and the other 2 brave mums that have exposed him. There must be more ..

annawharton.substack.com/p/if-im-lying-come-sue-me

That’s the thing with this sort of man. How can they be so charismatic and charming and write such beautiful melodies and lyrics that speak of love and have such hideous souls? And why does our culture fucking canonise them? Rabbie Burns I’m looking at you.

Bloody hell, I love(d) the Bluetones. So so disappointed. What an utter scumbag.

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Snoopylunchbox, so sorry to hear that you were a victim of this horrible man too

So he hit on you when his daughter was a baby?

Thank you. Totally not looking for sympathy though - my experience is absolutely nothing compared with what he's subjected these other women to.

Yes, she would have been only a year or so. He told me that he'd split up with Anna due to her abusive behaviour of him, and that she continued to make his life a misery. It was not that much longer after this that he and Anna got married, so I figured out then that he clearly hadn't been entirely truthful about how over they were and how terrible she was.

Massively in awe of Anna and these two other women telling their story. I bet there are countless other women with the same story as me.

This could be my story with my ex (without the musician bit).

Horrible

I’m a big bluestones fan but he’s always come across as totally loving himself since the 90s. He is absolutely immaculate and for 50 aging extremely well but there’s always been something about a man with that level of immaculate presentation that slightly turns me off. Having said that, he was never my type - I just like the music.

So at the end of a slightly self centred rant there, sorry about that, I’m not entirely surprised he turned out to be a twat and lead singers often have narcissistic tendencies (not condoning any of that btw) but I’m truly shocked he’s violent.

I read that blog earlier, horrible, horrible but unsurprising behaviour.

There is a small music venue locally who posted it along with a message to say that they would not book him again and had written to his agent to let them know why.

I see star shaped club and shed seven hsve cut him adrift. Meanwhile the guardian has published his denial.

It's not really a "denial", given he doesn't really deny it, more just says he doesn't like the words she uses to describe it. And then asks people to think about the children. Which he obviously hasn’t.

You should contact Anna snoopy, add to the solidarity!

Fair point!

Lies and lies and lies. There are honest men out there but why do so many have this "pity me" MO

Reading that made me feel sick. It could have been written about my ex husband.

I wonder if anymore from that era will come out of the woodwork? Its a band thing the opportunities are endless from the women that work in the business to the fans that hang around afterwards? Vile behaviour.

I only thought they were one hit wonders as well. I think I saw them supporting Oasis at some point. Such egos.

I'm so disappointed. I've seen them lots and spoke to Mark a few times. I used to absolutely adore him when I was 19!
What an utter arsehole. I'm so sorry for Anna and the other women.

I have friends who repeatedly got off with other members of the bluetones whilst said members were in long term relationships... but not mark interestingly.
I think this awful behaviour is rife with bands and we have been conditioned to thinking that's 'just what happens with bands'

Massive Bluetones fan here too. I've seen him a couple of times just pre covid and he was drinking far too much, bottle of whisky on stage.... I thought it was pathetic to be honest.

I don’t understand the comments like “what a grim post”

I’m not trying to be facetious i just don’t grt what’s wrong with saying “I don’t know what they saw in him” isn’t the poster just saying his average looks doesn’t match with his ability to lure in all of these women?

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I wonder if anymore from that era will come out of the woodwork? Its a band thing the opportunities are endless from the women that work in the business to the fans that hang around afterwards? Vile behaviour.

I only thought they were one hit wonders as well. I think I saw them supporting Oasis at some point. Such egos.

Shagging around is absolutely routine for bands: any rock biography is full of this sort of thing.

But this is much worse than just shagging around: its highly calculated and manipulative and involving misleading children.

What a nasty piece of work.

I know someone who was involved with him during his first relationship with his sons mum , again met at a gig and he said his wife / girlfriend was a psycho etc . All his band mates are enablers who saw it all going on too .

That doesn’t surprise me.

I guess charm and abusive behaviour can go together

I read it. The physical abuse is obviously an issue. But the fact that he goes around lying to women and cheating on them isn't "abuse". How is it abuse? A man says he'll take you on holiday, you introduce him to your kids but yet hes also seeing someone else, and that's abuse? Don't get me wrong, he sounds vile, but I don't understand.

He used the fact that he is inna band as a way to get these women. I wonder if they were fans?

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I read it. The physical abuse is obviously an issue. But the fact that he goes around lying to women and cheating on them isn't "abuse". How is it abuse? A man says he'll take you on holiday, you introduce him to your kids but yet hes also seeing someone else, and that's abuse? Don't get me wrong, he sounds vile, but I don't understand.

Coupled with "it destroys me when you dont trust me" types of texts, it's gaslighting definitely.

He's a charmer alright

I went to talk to him after a gig and getting his attention, his first words to me were "What can I do for a pretty lady such as yourself"