Liam Gallagher Denies Retirement Rumours

A spokesperson for Liam Gallagher has denied that the former Oasis frontman has retired from music, following recent tabloid reports.

The Sun reported on Monday (March 7) that Gallagher had revealed the news to a fan in London, quoting the star as saying: "I am retired now. I can write 25 songs but all of them will be shit".

Gallagher recently made similar comments while live-tweeting the Brits. He wrote: "Music in the UK has been abducted by massive cunts... Thank fuck I got out when I got out".

However, Gallagher's press representative has now dismissed the retirement rumours, telling NME: "In true tabloid style it's not true".

Gallagher recently ruled out the possibility of him releasing a solo album. "Solo record, are you fucking tripping dickhead?" Gallagher wrote on Twitter, saying he would not release solo material as he is "not a cunt".

He also made headlines last week after actor Sacha Baron Cohen claimed that he once threatened to "stab him in the eye".

In a response issued to NME, Gallagher's press representative said that the star wanted to "clarify that it wasn't just the one eye, it was both".

Earlier today, Liam Gallagher paid tribute to the late Beatles producer George Martin, who has died at the age of 90.

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Liam Gallagher Says He Threatened To Stab Sacha Baron Cohen In Both Eyes, Not Just One

Liam Gallagher has responded to claims by Sacha Baron Cohen that he threatened to stab the Borat star in the eye, saying "it wasn't just the one eye, it was both".

Cohen, who based his look in new film Grimsby on the former Oasis frontman, said the singer made the threat during a conversation with U2's Bono after the GQ Awards.

According to the Ali G star, Gallagher said: "You know what, I'm going to stab you. I'm going to stab you in the eye."

In response to Cohen's claims, a spokeswoman for Gallagher told the Press Association: "Liam wants to clarify that it wasn't just the one eye, it was both."

The 44-year-old actor locked horns with the Oasis rocker at the GQ Awards after-party in London four years ago after he failed to share his joke about the singer, which he had planned to tell on stage, during his acceptance speech and things ended with outrageous threats being thrown around.

Speaking on the US chat show 'Conan', Sacha explained: "So Liam Gallagher comes over and says, 'Why the f**k didn't you take the p**s out of me tonight?'

"And I said, 'I just didn't get round to it', and he said, 'Do you know what? I'm going to stab you in the eye.' I've never heard such a specific threat ... Eventually he didn't stab me."

Despite the bitter rivalry between the pair, Sacha is convinced they have now buried the hatchet and hopes he's won the rocker over by the fact his character Nobby in his new movie Grimsby looks very similar to Liam.

Sacha joked recently: "I thought to avoid confrontation by having my hair done like him in my next movie."

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Sacha Baron Cohen On Meeting Liam Gallagher

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has discussed being influenced by Liam Gallagher for his latest film role in Grimsby, revealing that he once got into a disagreement with the former Oasis frontman that ended with Gallagher threatening to "stab him in the eye".

The man behind Borat and Ali G talked about the physical similarities between his character Nobby and the Oasis star on US late-night show Conan.

"I have had the pleasure [of meeting Liam Gallagher], actually," Cohen said, before telling a story of the pair meeting at GQ’s Men of the Year Awards in 2012.

Cohen revealed that he angered Gallagher by not telling a joke about the singer that he had planned for his acceptance speech, an omission that angered Gallagher.

Gallagher allegedly told Cohen that he was "going to stab you in the eye". Cohen told Conan O'Brien of the incident: "I've never heard such a specific threat... Eventually he didn't stab me but I thought to avoid confrontation by having my hair done like him in my next movie".

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen discuss the incident below. NME has approached Liam Gallagher's press representatives for a comment.

Click here to watch the interview.

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