Ricky Gervais' cheeky quip at pal Piers Morgan as he says he's 'lost respect' for star

PIERS Morgan has slammed the Eurovision Song Contest as a "rigged farce" after Ukraine took home the trophy last weekend. The Talk TV presenter - who hosts his own show called Uncensored - called out the country's win as a "predictable landslide".

Dan Walker has sat on the infamous BBC Breakfast red sofa for six years.Last month, the beloved TV host announced he was leaving his flagship show in a heartfelt message posted on social media. The star, 45, revealed he will be moving to rival network Channel 5 to present its flagship news bulletin 5 News - and will also front a string of non-news shows across the channel.

PIERS Morgan was forced to abruptly cut off an abusive trans activist who shouted x-rated expletives at him live on air. The TalkTV host encouraged 'Jame' - who chose not to reveal her identity - to engage in a "proper debate" about trans rights.

Piers Morgan isn’t exactly known for his ability to get along with others, but the amount of celebrity feuds he’s involved in might surprise even his staunchest supporters. From his iconic beef with Duchess of Sussex and former Suits star Meghan Markle to a rather more surprising bunch of feuds with Hollywood stars like Hugh Grant and Ewan McGregor, he really has done it all.

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John Lydon has said in a new interview that, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee, he is “actually really, really proud of the Queen for surviving and doing so well”.The Sex Pistols frontman was speaking ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which will be celebrated in the UK from June 2-5 to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.To mark the occasion, Lydon’s former band are reissuing their classic anti-monarchy single ‘God Save The Queen’. Speaking to Piers Morgan on TalkTV last week about the monarchy, Lydon explained that ‘God Save The Queen’ was “anti-royalist, but it’s not anti-human”.“I’ve got to tell the world this.

Piers Morgan has hit out at Loose Women star Denise Welch, branding her a "nasty piece of work" - and encouraging her to sue him.Piers, who recently launched his new flagship show Piers Morgan: Uncensored on News UK's new channel TalkTV, has come under scrutiny for his viewing figures recently.And Denise wasn't afraid to call him out on it, tweeting: "Piers pressure. Talk: not so cheap."With £4 million spunked on launch advertising for TalkTV, and Piers Morgan's flagship show drawing its lowest audience yet on Wednesday (44,000) some frantic buck-passing is going on at News UK."Rebekah Brooks has been reminding people whenever she can that this wasn't her idea.

Piers Morgan over Covid, Denise Welch accused him of impacting the nation's health with two years of "anxiety-inducing ranting". Meanwhile, as the drama continues, fans have spotted an image on her Twitter account depicting herself and Meghan Markle."Just back from the framers.

Piers Morgan has slammed the "dumbest cameo in world football history" after Salomon Rondon's ridiculous red card for Everton on Sunday.The Venezuelan striker was subbed on in the 84th minute against Brentford at Goodison Park but was sent for an early bath just four minutes later. Referee Michael Oliver brandished a red card after Rondon had recklessly lunged into a late challenge on Rico Henry, with both his feet off the ground as he missed the ball.Broadcaster Morgan took to Twitter after the incident to criticise Rondon's decision making after his four minute cameo in the 3-2 defeat.“You get brought on in the 84th minute, with your relegation-battling team already down to ten men, and you do this 3 minutes later & get sent off," wrote Morgan.

Piers Morgan appears to have reignited his feud with Denise Welch, 63, after criticising her mental health advocacy work.The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, took to Twitter to slam Denise after someone called him out for making light of mental health illnesses.They wrote to the star: “Mental health is nothing to joke about!” Piers then replied: “I’ve got no time for mental health frauds like Denise Welch who cynically exploit MH for money & preach about kindness but are horrible human beings.” Denise has since clapped back, and accused him of “putting the cause back” by two decades. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.

Piers Morgan has branded Eurovision a "rigged farce" after Ukraine won the 66th song contest on Saturday night.Ukraine's entry Kalush Orchestra stole the hearts of Europe on Saturday night (May 14), and won a whopping 631 points – of jury and viewer votes combined.Fans of the show were overjoyed when Ukraine took home the gong, as was TalkTV's Piers, although he couldn't resist a sly dig.Taking to Twitter he aired his views by penning: "The world’s most absurd, pointless, politically-motivated ‘contest’ excels itself."Ukraine could have sent one of its heroic bomb-sniffing dogs to bark the national anthem and still won."Happy for them, but please let’s stop calling #Eurovision a contest… it’s a rigged farce."Some of Pier's followers couldn't help but disagree with the controversial broadcaster, with many replying to his social media post."Oh so now we shouldn’t be showing solidarity for the Ukraine then? We all realise that the UK should have won but is that really important in the current climate? "Yes the competition is a farce and always has been but for once it was nice for us all to be on the same page," said one Twitter user.Another added: "See, this is what I don’t understand. The overwhelming majority of people who watched last night found it absolutely joyful.

Piers Morgan, 57, has unleashed a debate on social media after stating his opinion on the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Last night’s event saw Ukraine's entry, Kalush Orchestra, win the contest with their song, Stefania, in a symbolic show of public support amid the country’s Russian invasion.But Piers blasted the contest, saying it was “politically-motivated” and claiming Ukraine could have presented their “bomb-sniffing dogs” and still won.In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers, Piers labelled the musical event “a rigged farce”.He tweeted: “The world’s most absurd, pointless, politically-motivated ‘contest’ excels itself.“Ukraine could have sent one of its heroic bomb-sniffing dogs to bark the national anthem and still won.“Happy for them, but please let’s stop calling #Eurovision a contest… it’s a rigged farce.”But other online users strongly disagreed with the former Good Morning Britain presenter.D3adpool1979 said: “Oh so now we shouldn’t be showing solidarity for the Ukraine then?“We all realise that the UK should have won but is that really important in the current climate?“Yes the competition is a farce and always has been but for once it was nice for us all to be on the same page.”AlexClark3 added: “See, this is what I don’t understand.“The overwhelming majority of people who watched last night found it absolutely joyful.“Nobody cares that it wasn’t a ‘contest’ (subjective in any case).“People are just delighted.

Piers Morgan has little interest in watching Eurovision tonight, and seemingly has even less interest in disguising his dislike of it. However, some of the broadcaster's 7.9 million followers mockingly hit back, claiming the song contest will receive better ratings than his TalkTV show has done."To say I have zero interest in the Eurovision (C**p) Song Contest is to massively understate the scale of my disinterest," Piers exclaimed candidly on his Twitter account this evening."Utter waste of time & eye/ear usage."However, @fleece1969 teased: "Prob cause they've better viewing figures than your show LOL."Meanwhile, @thepowerofshe caustically claimed: "Think most people feel this way about your shows."@CarltonCole9 blasted: "The Eurovision Song Contest is watched by 200million people.That is literally 4,500x more than your poxy show."Literally 4,500 more people will watch some Moldovan blokes singing about trains than watch you.

Loose Women star Denise Welch, 63, and Piers Morgan, 57, have gotten into yet another explosive war of words on Twitter this afternoon.

Piers Morgan shares a rare picture of his older brother Jeremy as he retires from a nearly 40 year service in the army. TV presenter Piers, 57, paid tribute on his Instagram with a picture of him and his brother at the Thiepval Memorial in northern France.

Piers Morgan took to social media this evening to express his relief over seeing the Queen “back on her feet” again.The star admitted he was getting “more and more concerned” about the monarch after it was announced she would be missing the state Opening of the British Parliament earlier this week.Piers, 57, shared a recent picture of the Queen, 96, on Twitter today in view of his 7.9 million followers. “Wonderful to see The Queen back on her feet and smiling again,” he wrote beside the photograph.The picture was taken from the Royal Windsor Horse Show, which the Queen attended today after missing the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday.Her absence at the event was significant, as she missed the annual reading of the Queen's Speech for the first time since 1963.However, the royal was all smiles today as she was driven to the showground in a Range Rover.Her horse Balmoral Leia, a five-year-old grey dun mare, was announced as a supreme champion in the Highland Class 64 event.The Queen later enjoyed watching her granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor in a carriage display marking the centenary of the Fell Pony Society.She did indeed appear to be “back on her feet”, as the royal was spotted walking around using her stick.It was said that the Queen had been forced to pull out of the State Opening of Parliament earlier this week due to her “mobility problems”. An official statement from Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the State Opening of Parliament.“At Her Majesty’s request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, The Prince of Wales will read The Queen’s speech on Her

Piers Morgan had a soldier brother, but now he has taken to Instagram to reveal his latest news to his 1.8 million Instagram followers.The Uncensored TV star told of how Jeremy Morgan had just retired after almost four decades of service to the United Kingdom.Piers penned a message in tribute to his career, exclaiming: "Congrats to my brother Jeremy on his retirement from the British Army today after 37 years of service to his country including numerous war zones."Outstanding military career, outstanding bloke.

Piers Morgan has paid tribute to his lookalike brother today as he retired from the the army after almost four decades of service. The 57 year old joined his brother Jeremy at the Thiepval Memorial in northern France, which had been built to commemorate the thousands of missing British and South African serviceman who died in the Battle of the Somme in the First World War. Dressed in a sharp black suit and white shirt, the star posed beside his brother Jeremy who wore a full military uniform, while the pair reflected on the ‘outstanding’ career which led him to serve in numerous conflicts throughout the world.

Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to fume at Jacob Rees-Mogg following his interview with Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast today.The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, didn't hold back when it came to sharing his views on what the Minister of State for Brexit thought about Partygate, following the update from the Met earlier this week.In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers raged at the Conservative politician following his appearance on the BBC morning show, branding him "so b****y arrogant".It comes as BBC Breakfast hosts Naga was interviewing Rees-Mogg over the issue of partygate after it was reported that the Met Police have issued over 100 fines.Naga asked the politician: "Do these fines, more than 100, reflect well on this Conservative government?"Rees-Mogg replied: "I'm afraid I think this is a non-story."The BBC's absolutely loved it, but what is important is that we get on with the business of governing," before being cut off by the BBC host."I'm sorry," Naga cut in, "why do you think this is a non-story?"She went on: "Have you not heard people genuinely, upset, devastated, that people in Downing Street thought it was ok to break the rules that they set, while other people didn't break the rules and missed out on meeting dying family members?"The MP replied: "I think people were upset, I think this was an important story in February when it first became known and that there was great concern."There was a feeling of people who were bereaved particularly, about it."I also think we need to look in the enquiry at the rules to see whether they were proportionate.He went on: "I met a couple in Stoke on Trent yesterday where the cabinet went as you know who help people with baby loss and they were saying how

Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has questioned the 'crazy' fans who back Mikel Arteta to explain why he should trust in his process. The Gunners' Champions League hopes took a significant blow on Thursday evening as they crumbled at the hands of their North London rivals.

Johnny Rotten, 66, whose real name is John Lydon, found fame as the lead singer of punk band Sex Pistols in the 1970s.