Morrissey cancels two U.S. performances days after alleged Ottawa death threat

A week after Ottawa police charged a man with uttering a threat to cause death to the singer Morrissey, a social-media account connected to the performer announced he was cancelling shows in Boston and in Mashantucket, Conn.

“Due to recent events and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and band, the upcoming shows this weekend at Foxwoods and MGM Music Hall have been cancelled,” read an announcement posted on Facebook by the account Morrissey Official on Friday afternoon. “All tickets will be refunded automatically at your original point of purchase.”

It was not clear whether the “recent events” mentioned in the announcement referred to the incident in Ottawa or to other events.

Morrissey performed at TD Place at Lansdowne Park as part of the CityFolk festiv