Marr said he turned down the offer of a global Smiths tour Johnny Marr has denied former bandmate Morrissey's claims he ignored the offer of a lucrative Smiths reunion tour, adding he simply "said no".

Johnny Marr's management took to Instagram to refute a series of claims made by Morrissey over the past few weeks.

News of Johnny Marr owning the trademarks for The Smiths has the rumour mill going into overdrive. Could another iconic Mancunian band reunion be on the cards? Or does this all but guarantee it will never happen?

Execution of this document still requires Morrissey to sign.” 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,