Piers Morgan
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CNN’s usually celebrity-friendly interviewer, Piers Morgan, had some scathing remarks for pop star Madonna and model Kate Moss. And without further adieu, here are his cringe worthy comments:
Morgan told U.K.’s the Mirror that Kate Moss is “utterly horrific.”
March 6, 2012
Anyway, Kirk, who has long been an evangelist, appeared on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” and got himself into some hot water when he expressed his views on homosexuality:
“I think that it's-it's-it's unnatural. I think that it's-it's detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization.”
November 11, 2011
The shock-jock is going to Primetime television? I don’t think the FCC is prepared for this.
After Piers Morgan threw in the towel as a judge on the talent show, that left the judging spot next to Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel wide open.
Strangely enough this show likes to fill it’s judging panel with people who have a very little eye for talent other than being good at talking.
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Louise Mensch, a member of Parliament, made the allegations that Piers was involved in the scandal:
"Piers Morgan, who is now a celebrity anchor at CNN, who do not appear to have asked him any questions at all about phone hacking, is a former editor of the Daily Mirror," Mensch said. "He said in his book 'The Insider' recently, and I quote, that that little trick of entering a standard four-digit code allows anyone to call that number and hear your messages.”
June 28, 2011
In an interview on Piers Morgan Tonight, Beyonce talks about turning thirty. And for some reason, instead of the usual newsroom desk, Piers and Beyonce appear to be having dinner and a candlelit restaurant, making it look like the most awkward date of all time.
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June 1, 2011
Hilton appeared on Piers Morgan Tonight with her mom to promote her new show, The World According to Paris.
During the interview, Paris talked about the impact her sex video has had on her life.
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April 17, 2011
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Piers had big shoes to fill, and lots of critics to prove wrong. Unfortunately some loyal Larry King fans refused to watch the show and ratings went down. But good news is the bad press doesn’t bother Piers.
When asked about his low ratings, Piers told Hollyscoop at the NBC Press Day Conference, “I love my job. I love both jobs. I love the variety. It’s a surreal day when I’ve been judging America’s Got Talent and then going on to the roof of the theatre and doing a scene intro outside…”
He admits having different jobs can be a surreal experience, but he welcomes any challenge. .
He told HS, “Well it’s surreal when you’re doing an hour on Libya, and you go back downstairs, you come out and there are six dancing Christmas trees. It takes a second to realign myself. I use to run two big newspapers in Britain, and it’s kind of the same, you’ve got serious days and then you’ve got not so serious days.”
So how does it feel to be a British anchor in America hosting one of the most prestigious shows here?
“I like it. Inheriting Larry King’s throne is a pretty big deal. I think he would be surprised that I was chosen. I think we’ve had a pretty good four months. The ratings have been good and then guests have been really good. The new show has surprisingly been frequented because we’re the news, and for me that’s great,” said Piers.
Being a Brit, he admits he’s really looking forward to the Royal Wedding—and even has a special request for a co-host.
“I’m commentating on it for CNN. Tell Jerry Seinfeld to come along and be a co-host. I’m the co-anchor,” he joked.
Jerry Seinfeld slammed the Royal Family and the Royal wedding last week claiming there’s nothing special about them.
“Yes, I'm very excited," Seinfeld said. "Well it's a circus act, it's an absurd act."
He said, “You know, it's dress-up. It's a classic English thing of let's play dress-up. Let's pretend that these are special people. OK, we'll all pretend that—that's what theater is.”
Now that I think about it, Jerry would make a great co-anchor. What do you think of Piers as the host of “Piers Morgan Tonight”?
September 8, 2010
According to CNN, Piers will take over the prime-time hour with "a candid, in-depth newsmaker interview program" starting in January.
"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," said CNN-US President Jon Klein. "He is able to look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process."
"I have watched 'Larry King Live' for much of the last 25 years, and dreamed of one day filling the legendary suspenders of the man I consider to be the greatest TV interviewer of them all," Piers said.
Piers spoke to Hollyscoop at the 2010 Emmys last month telling us that while the deal was close to being finalized, he felt he could never really replace Larry.
“No one can ever replace Larry King, he’s an absolute iconic figure," Piers told Hollyscoop EXCLUSIVELY. "He’s one the great interviewers in the world, has been for 25 years on TV, so no one's gonna replace him. It’s like Simon Cowell on Idol.”
Check out our exclusive interview with Piers below...
Some outlets were reporting that the deal was done while some assumed it fell through. But Hollyscoop got the scoop straight from Morgan himself at the Emmys, so we can put all the speculation to rest.
“I am in negotiations with CNN to do a prime time interview show," he told Hollyscoop EXCLUSIVELY on the red carpet at the 2010 Emmy Awards Sunday night.
"We're in the end of negotiations, so hopefully we will have something to announce quite soon,” he added.
When we pressed for a solid answer, he smiled and said, “It’s looking good, I'm quite excited.”
He may be taking over Larry's prime time spot, but he admits he can never replace the King of Talk.
“No one can ever replace Larry King, he’s an absolute iconic figure," said Morgan. "He’s one the great interviewers in the world, has been for 25 years on TV, so no one's gonna replace him. It’s like Simon Cowell on Idol.”
So what can we expect if Piers does get his own show on CNN? “If we get the deal done, I can be myself and show America what I can do when I interview people,” he expressed.
We also wanted to know how Piers Morgan landed a gig that people like Howard Stern and Matt Lauer would kill for. He’s a household name in the UK, and is becoming more well-known as a judge on Americas Got Talent.
“Well I think I do Americas Got Talent, which is a big show here and that’s given me a profile. And back in England, I do interviews mainly and so I’ve interviewed British Prime Minister and Simon Cowell and all these big figures…obviously when Larry decided he was going to go and there became a vacancy in the prime time schedule… [it was] very exciting.”
Piers ran us through what his show would be like if negotiations went through. “We're talking hypothetically at the moment," he said, "I do a very established show back in Britain if you watch a few of those you can get idea of my technique…sort of a James Bond sort of thing...smiling assassin.”
To check out our exclusive interview click on the video below.
August 11, 2010
While it was wildly speculated that Piers would be taking over Larry’s 9 p.m. time slot when he retires this fall, it's "highly unlikely" that he will.
“That quite a big job to do,” the America’s Got Talent judge told Hollywood Life at the launch party for Paris Hilton’s new perfume, “Tease,” in Hollywood. “It’s the biggest news organization in the world. It’s highly unlikely that I’ll be taking over.”
Piers already has his plate full with America’s Got Talent, so it makes sense that he's no longer being considered. Larry recently said he would love to have Ryan Seacrest replace him, but Ryan already has 15 other jobs. Who do you think should replace Larry?
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