Piers Morgan brands Clarkson fans who want Gary Lineker sacked 'absurd' after Meghan fury

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Gary Lineker, 62, has been defended by his friend, and frequent online sparring partner, Piers Morgan, 57, as he blasted the "absurdity" of Twitter users calling for the Match of the Day host to be axed.

Piers compared the vitriol aimed at the BBC Sport host to that of Jeremy Clarkson, 62, who also faced a furious backlash urging ITV and Amazon Prime Video to sack him, due to his vile remarks about Meghan Markle, 41.

Calling out the "hypocrisy" of the same fans who defended Clarkson now being the ones who want Lineker to lose his job, Piers wrote in his latest column: "This whole Lineker debate is riddled with hypocrisy. "He continued to The Sun: "Everyone currently screaming for him to be sacked equally vociferously called for Jeremy Clarkson not to be sacked over his incendiary column attacking Meghan Markle. "Conversely, everyone currently vociferously defending Lineker also screamed for Clarkson to be sacked. "We live in an era of absurd partisan tribalism where facts and consistency don't matter as much as standing up for your team at all costs. READ MORE. . .

Martin Roberts breaks down in tears as he announces huge family loss"Lineker's a woke darling, Clarkson's a right-wing hero, and that's all their followers care about. "If Lineker had said he supported the small boats policy, his critics would have cheered him on and demanded he get a statue in Parliament Square. "Explaining his passionate stance on the subject, the TalkTV presenter added he will always "defend free speech in all its guises even if I vehemently disagree with what someone is saying, or even hate the person saying it".