People Did Not Like Piers Morgan’s Tweet About Larry King’s Death

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January 25, 2021, 9:19 am*

A good rule of thumb is that when someone beloved dies, don’t make your remembrance on Twitter all about you. Otherwise, you might look like Piers Morgan did after Larry King’s passing was announced on Saturday.

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The famed news interviewer had an incredible 25-year run hosting CNN’s Larry King Live, highlighting a broadcasting career spanning a half-century. He reportedly died after contracting coronavirus, making him among the most famous of the 400,000-plus Americans to die in the pandemic.

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Enter Piers Morgan, also a broadcaster of note, though if we’re comparing notes, is not as universally beloved.

He wrote, “Larry King was a hero of mine until we fell out after I replaced him at CNN & he said my show was ‘like watching your mother-in-law go over a cliff in your new Bentley.’ (He married 8 times so a mother-in-law expert) But he was a brilliant broadcaster & masterful TV interviewer.”

Larry King was a hero of mine until we fell out after I replaced him at CNN & he said my show was ‘like watching your mother-in-law go over a cliff in your new Bentley.’ (He married 8 times so a mother-in-law expert) But he was a brilliant broadcaster & masterful TV interviewer. pic.twitter.com/1JsXeeZYEk

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 23, 2021

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So, looks like he was maybe trying to be a little funny and cheeky while boasting that he replaced him. How did that go?

Judging from Twitter’s reaction, not so well!

Noel Casler pulled no punches, noting, “Of all the dudes I saw suck up to Trump on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ no one came close to the sheer pornographic enthusiasm with which Piers kissed Don’s ass.”

Of all the dudes I saw suck up to Trump on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ no one came close to the sheer pornographic enthusiasm with which Piers kissed Don’s ass. @piersmorgan

— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) January 23, 2021

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Another respondent was a little more direct, noting, “Nothing brings people together as much as having a conversation about how much of a twatwaffle Piers Morgan is.”

Nothing brings people together as much as having a conversation about how much of a twatwaffle Piers Morgan is.

— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@Sundae_Gurl) January 23, 2021

And another seized upon the “universally despised” theme, saying, “When you die, we’re going to say ‘finally,'” before adding, “I will give you this; despite his millions of fans, he could never get as many people to like him as you got to dislike you.”

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When you die, we’re going to say “finally”.

I will give you this; despite his millions of fans, he could never get as many people to like him as you got to dislike you.

— Raihsoka Tano (@CrymsonDawn) January 23, 2021

Professor and author Marc Lamont Hill gave some context, explaining that King was not a fan of Morgan’s show because he made it all about himself. Sound familiar?

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And another, responding to someone “fixing” the tweet by crossing out everything between “Larry King was a hero of mine” and “he was a brilliant broadcaster & masterful TV interviewer,” remarked:

“You definitely fixed it for him. I mean, even if he was kidding, his original post comes off as extremely disrespectful to someone who’s just passed away. If he had beef, he should have worked it out before; now it’s too late to be this petty.”

You definitely fixed it for him.

I mean, even if he was kidding, his original post comes off as extremely disrespectful to someone who’s just passed away. If he had beef, he should have worked it out before; now it’s too late to be this petty.

— Apostrophe T | Scream inside your heart (@apostrophe_t) January 24, 2021

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*First Published: January 25, 2021, 9:17 am