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Within five months cracks were appearing in Spandau's new line-up. In March 2019, Wild joined a new band called Mercutio, saying: "I can't wait around for Spandau! Unfortunately Gary [Kemp] has commitments, so we're waiting him to finish until we crack on."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/2019/03/13/2019-%e2%9e%a4-spandau-vocalist-ross-rocks-fans-by-announcing-his-own-new-band-mercutio| title=Spandau vocalist Ross rocks fans by announcing his own new band Mercutio| work=Shapersofthe80s| date=13 March 2019| access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> One month later Gary Kemp, touring the US with Nick Mason's band Saucerful of Secrets, said in an interview: "There are no plans for Spandau going into 2020." He said he struggled to imagine Spandau Ballet without Tony Hadley, adding: "I still think that's the ultimate goal".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://parklifedc.com/2019/04/15/interview-gary-kemp-of-nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-dar-constitution-hall-4-22-19| work=ParkLifeDC| date=15 April 2019| first=Mickey| last=McCarter| title=Gary Kemp talks about Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets and Spandau Ballet|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> Then on 23 May 2019, Wild tweeted at 6:15am: "I have formally quit the band @SpandauBallet to pursue my own music with my band Mercutio."<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1131549159922782209|user=RossWilliamWild|title=I have formally quit the band @SpandauBallet... |date=23 May 2019|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> By 10:30am Martin Kemp was on ITV's ''This Morning'' confirming that Spandau would not be touring "until Tony [Hadley] comes back".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/2019/05/25/2019-%e2%9e%a4-another-spandau-bombshell-kemp-brothers-drive-out-ross-their-perfect-new-singer| title=Another Spandau bombshell – Kemp Brothers drive out Ross their 'perfect' new singer| publisher=Shapersofthe80s| date=25 May 2019| access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref>
The next day Spandau thanked Wild via Twitter for "his brilliant performances with them last year and wish him every success with his band, Mercutio".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1131899226919755776 |user=SpandauBallet|title=Spandau Ballet would like to thank Ross William Wild...|date=24 May 2019|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> Within the next few days Wild explained further: "I'd put my whole life on hold and was sick of waiting around for them to make up their minds. I told the boys I was quitting and then never heard back from them." The band's sax player Steve Norman also said: "I was neither involved in nor informed of any discussions or decision-making regarding the future of my band, least of all Ross's position in it."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/2019/05/25/2019-%e2%9e%a4-another-spandau-bombshell-kemp-brothers-drive-out-ross-their-perfect-new-singer| title=Another Spandau bombshell – Kemp Brothers drive out Ross their 'perfect' new singer| publisher=Shapersofthe80s| date=25 May 2019| access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> Wild was subsequently arrested in March 2021 and charged (under his real name, Ross Davidson) with a series of sex offences dating back to 2013. He was convicted in 2024 of voyeurism, raping a woman and sexually assaulting two others.
==In popular culture==
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