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Is there anyone else who can't stand Piers Morgan

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dizzygran Fri 03-Jun-22 14:08:45

He really is awful. ok. Harry and Megan have come for HMs jubilee and Piers Morgan is already into spiteful bullying mode with nasty comments - apparently made to him by insiders!! You would think at his age he would grow up and get a life of his own instead of trying to ruin other people's. He reminds me of a nasty school bully making people's lives a nightmare - if you want to spread gossip just make it up!!

Kim19 Fri 03-Jun-22 14:12:43

I like his fearlessness but not to the extent of sometimes rude.

HousePlantQueen Fri 03-Jun-22 14:34:55

It would be easier to ask if there is anyone who CAN stand Piers Morgan? A man who makes a living out of bullying and making nasty comments just for the sake of his own publicity.

RichmondPark Fri 03-Jun-22 14:35:47

He seems to me to be a deeply flawed and unpleasant person whose entire career rests upon being unkind and provocative. He's never lost the arrogance, brashness and lack of self awareness that most evolved people dispense with during their teens. It's a shame that people like him find themselves in a position where they are able to set the tone.

RichmondPark Fri 03-Jun-22 14:37:43

He's also obsessed with Megan in a way that is deeply unsettling in a man of his years who doesn't really know her from Adam.

Chestnut Fri 03-Jun-22 14:51:41

I have very mixed feelings about him. On the one hand he can be insufferable and keeps banging on about his pet hates. But on the other hand some of those pet hates are absolutely spot on. If you watch his programme every weekday evening you will see him pick out the ridiculous and annoying things we all detest and have a go at them. His guests always put both sides of the argument and are free to speak their minds, unlike the mainstream channels which are overly cautious about 'offending' everyone.

Re Meghan, I think he is a Royalist and deplores the way she has treated the Queen, as do many of us. He is also angry at her for using her Royal titles to sell herself to Netfix for millions. He is not alone in these views, so I can't see why people are up in arms about it.

RichmondPark Fri 03-Jun-22 15:05:39

I don't think Morgan is genuinely a royalist or genuinely anything but rather someone who will adopt any stance if he can wring an ounce of publicity from it.

BlueBelle Fri 03-Jun-22 15:09:03

Toxic man

GagaJo Fri 03-Jun-22 15:12:06

I think his bitterness about MM is pathetic. How sad. Met her once and is still resentful she didn't continue contact. He really is a sad little man.

BlueBelle Fri 03-Jun-22 15:26:20

I don’t agree chestnut he cares not a jot about anyone even royalty except his own ego which was bruised and he can’t take that

Galaxy Fri 03-Jun-22 15:28:20

Yes nothing to do with loyalty to the Queen, just creepy creepy behaviour.

Petera Fri 03-Jun-22 15:29:17

Why do some people take an instant dislike to Piers Morgan? It saves time.

RichmondPark Fri 03-Jun-22 15:45:57

I took an instant dislike to him and he's been consistently proving me right for approximately 30 years.

Grandmadinosaur Fri 03-Jun-22 15:48:45

Can’t stand the man.

Audi10 Fri 03-Jun-22 16:02:06

He’s very arrogant, can’t stand him

Ali08 Fri 03-Jun-22 16:05:25

Nope, don't like him. He's a rude, arrogant, bully and I think he should retire or be sacked!!

Ali08 Fri 03-Jun-22 16:06:23

Mind you, it is nice to know I'm not alone in my dislike of him as I thought everyone loved him!!

timetogo2016 Fri 03-Jun-22 16:17:51

He doesn`t bother me either way ybh.
If i don`t agree with what he says or even agree with him at times so be it.
There`s always the off button.

Calendargirl Fri 03-Jun-22 16:26:00

I don’t mind him actually. Some of what he says is OTT, some is spot on.

Chestnut Fri 03-Jun-22 17:34:49

Absolutely Calendargirl. He can be very annoying and bangs on and on. But the subjects he brings up are absolutely spot on. He is very much against the aggressive trans activists who are making people's lives hell and has been very vocal in saying 'women are adult females' which the woke brigade will not say. He highlights when the word 'woman' is removed. Did you know for instance that the word 'women' has now been removed from the NHS official website pages on cervical, ovarian, vaginal and uterine cancer? Those pages used to say the word 'women' but no more. Much of what he says makes perfect sense.

FarNorth Fri 03-Jun-22 18:31:27

I can't stand the way he often talks loudly over his guests, whether agreeing with them or not.
The only reason I've ever watched him is for his sensible view on sex not being supplanted by gender identity & his guests on that topic - including 'Jane' in Manchester, a 'transwoman' all in black who ended up swearing at Morgan and flouncing off.

FarNorth Fri 03-Jun-22 18:34:30

I didn't know that Chestnut angry

Hetty58 Fri 03-Jun-22 18:35:28

Never liked him - along with most people, I find him immensely irritating.

Ladyleftfieldlover Fri 03-Jun-22 18:43:12

The only time I agree with him is over his views on gun control in the US. Otherwise he’s appalling. Apparently he met Meghan for drinks when she first came to London. I think she was then warned off him and he has punished her ever since.

Floradora9 Fri 03-Jun-22 21:35:53

If you cannot stand him do not watch him . I have never seen him in any programme on TV.