Morrissey's gay relationship has been edited out of the US edition of his Autobiography, it has today been revealed.

One of the major revelations in Morrissey’s Autobiography when it came out in the UK in October was the details of The Smiths singer’s gay relationship, but it won't be the same in the US this week, as it his been cut out.

The US release is said to downplay Morrissey's anecdotes about his two-year relationship with photographer Jake Owen Walters, and his name has been removed from a story about a night out they had together with Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders.

Though it is not specifically noted that Morrissey and Walters were lovers in the UK release, the singer makes it clear the pair were involved, each holding a great fondness for the other. And he describes their meeting as "the first time in my life the eternal ‘I’ becomes ‘we’ as, finally, I can get on with someone”.

As well as other modifications of stories, a photograph of Walters as a young boy is missing.

Following Autobiography’s publication, the singer announced himself as “humasexual”, writing on his fan website True To You: “Unfortunately, I am not homosexual. In technical fact, I am humasexual. I am attracted to humans. But, of course…not many.”

The reasons for the omission are yet to be revealed and it is not known whether it was Morrissey's decision or somebody elses.

More to come...