Piers Morgan On Larry King: ‘What A Dick’

Phone hacking claims. File photo dated 03/10/11 of former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan who has been questioned over claims of phone hacking. Issue date: Friday February 14, 2014. Scotland Yard did not name the pr... Phone hacking claims. File photo dated 03/10/11 of former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan who has been questioned over claims of phone hacking. Issue date: Friday February 14, 2014. Scotland Yard did not name the presenter, but said: "A 48-year-old man who is a journalist was interviewed under caution on December 6 2013 by officers from Operation Golding in connection with suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails. He was interviewed by appointment at a south London police station. He was not arrested. See PA story POLICE Hacking. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire URN:19006048 MORE LESS
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The latest round of the Piers Morgan-Larry King feud is a nearly scene-for-scene re-enactment of the last one.

It started with King once again questioning CNN’s decision to replace his long-running Q&A show with “Piers Morgan Live” in 2010.

King told a Buffalo, N.Y. radio program last week that it was a mistake for the network to hire “a Britisher” and said that Morgan’s show was “all about him.” King also said Morgan was “a bit pompous,” singling out the host’s passionate commentaries on gun control.

“So, I had trouble watching Piers Morgan’s show and I guess a lot of other people did too,” King said of the program that CNN canceled earlier this year.

Morgan responded angrily via Twitter on Friday. Several tweets later, Morgan said he was ready to “move on.”

But he did not move on. Prompted by Mediaite’s write-up of King’s remarks, Morgan called King a “dick” in a tweet on Monday and mocked the former CNN host’s use of the word “Britisher.”

It all unfolded nearly the same as it did in May, when King wondered why CNN hired a “Britisher” and Morgan promptly lashed out on Twitter.

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  1. And the winner is -

    Jeremy Clarkson.

  2. "Piers Morgan On Larry King: ‘What A Dick’ "

    Didn’t know Piers swung that way.

  3. Sorry, But I’m with Morgan on this one (Not that I like him that much) but I just have never been able to stomach Larry King. I think King should just retire on what must surely be a pile of money he’s made over the years. As for Morgan, normally, I don’t think being British has much to do with anything. But given the choice between Morgan and King, I’ll take Morgan, even tho I would turn both of them off if someone handed me a good book.

  4. Larry’s comments about Pier’s show came off as crass, unprofessional and yes - dickish.
    Piers should have left it at that because it spoke volumes about Larry’s lack of class towards someone in the same field as him. And the “Britisher” comment was over the top. Instead, Piers goes into a childish rant (on Twitter, no less) and comes off like someone with thin skin chewing sour grapes. I think it was an incredibly bad move and made him look way worse than King.

  5. fortunately I don’t care about either of them!

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