Neither Chelsea Handler nor Piers Morgan are known for biting their tongues during interviews, so when the CNN anchor appeared on Chelsea Lately Wednesday, the fur really flew.
As soon as Morgan, 47, went to take his seat, Handler fired off by asking, "What are you looking at?" according to Us Weekly. Replied Morgan, "Well, you've either had plastic surgery or a makeover, because you look really hot today."
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The backhanded compliment only made Handler, 37, more angry. "Oh, you're so annoying. You're so obnoxious . You wonder why everybody hates you! I specifically covered up so you couldn't look at me and undress me with your molester eyes."
After Morgan made a crack about Hander's drinking — cheap shot! — the two got down to brass tacks and the whole purpose of the interview to begin with — celebrating Morgan's two-year anniversary on CNN. However, things only stayed on track for...
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Piers Morgan is not going anywhere.
In response to radio host Alex Jones's petition to deport the British host because of his gun control views, the White House released a statement Wednesday stressing Morgan's right to freedom of speech.
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Piers Morgan invited radio host Alex Jones, one of the creators of the White House petition to deport the Brit, onto his CNN show to debate gun control Monday night. But before a debate could get started, Jones blew up, delivering a ballistic pro-gun rant that included references to the gang rape cases in India, Hitler and bizarre conspiracy theories involving the government and Prozac.
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Every cable news anchor gets his or her share of hostile tweets. But CNN's Piers Morgan might be the first to spark a petition to the White House demanding deportation. More than 80,000 signatures have been gathered from pro-gun activists angry over the British journalist's repeated calls for an assault-weapons ban in the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 20 children dead. They can sign all they want — but he's not backing down.
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