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In what's turning into a pretty ugly game of he-said/he-said, founding New Order members Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris weighed in today on Peter Hook's repeated claims that New Order has broken up.

In a statement issued to news outlets, Sumner and Morris declared:

"After 30 years in a band together we are very disappointed that Hooky has decided to go to the press and announce unilaterally that New Order have split up. We would have hoped that he could have approached us personally first. He does not speak for all the band, therefore we can only assume he no longer wants to be a part of New Order."

More confounding is that Hook's MySpace-- where several of his break-up comments appear-- would seem to indicate Hook is still a part of the band. The "Band Members" section lists each player and his/her tenure with the New Order. Along with Sumner, Morris, and latest addition Phil Cunningham, there's Gillian Gilbert, with an attendant "(1981-2001)". And then there's Hook, still tagged as "(1980- )".

Hook blogs fairly regularly, but has not yet offered a response to his bandmates' statement. He does have quite a few DJ gigs in the pipeline, however, which are listed below.

Sumner and Morris, meanwhile, did not disclose any further details on New Order goings-on, nor if and how they'll forge ahead sans Hook. But gee, guys, can't everybody just get along?

Peter Hook DJ dates:

07-20 Toronto, Ontario - Ultra Supper Club
07-21 Chicago, IL - Metro
07-25 Long Beach, CA - Club Redd
07-26 Tulsa, OK - Mooch and Burn
07-27 San Francisco, CA - Ruby Skye
07-28 Los Angeles, CA - Vangard
07-29 Las Vegas, NV - Revolution Lounge
08-04 Aberdeen, Scotland - Cafe Drummonds
08-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Hacienda Tent (Loch Lomond Live Festival)