Why Piers Morgan Banned Madonna From His CNN Show
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Piers Morgan Tonight has yet to premiere on CNN, but don't expect to see Madonna dropping by the show's studios when it does.
British comic Piers Morgan first took a dig at the Material Girl last week at CNN's Television Critics Association Winter 2011 Session when he referred to her as "an irritant in my life for 20 years." He added that the only way she would be invited to be a gust on his show is if she "made the apology on CNN."
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What started the feud between the 45-year-old America's Got Talent judge -- who replaces Larry King on January 17 -- and the 52-year-old pop star?
"Madonna and I, we've never really seen eye-to-eye," Morgan tells Access Hollywood. "There was a bread roll throwing incident in London in the mid '90s; there was an incident at a hotel in the south of France at the Cannes Film Festival involving a photographer and a bodyguard; there's been an incident involving a pub owned by her recently departed husband, Guy Ritchie, where my brother was the manager."
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But according to Morgan, his biggest gripe with Madonna stems from a missed opportunity when he was a print journalist in London.
"You know the worst thing Madonna did to me? Madonna's publicist once said to me, 'Listen to me, Madonna is not pregnant,' when I was running a newspaper. And I said, 'Are you sure?' She said, 'Listen to me, Piers. Madonna is not pregnant,'" he recalls. "The next day, they announced it on a rival newspaper's website. There's a series of crimes."
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What would it take for Morgan to drop his grudge against the "Hung Up" singer?
"The only way she can come back is to literally get on bended knee in somewhere like Times Square on national television and beg me for forgiveness," he says.
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6This article is a glaring example of the manipulative games that Piers Morgan plays to draw attention to him. Anyone who watched him on 'The Celebrity Apprentice' (aka: TCA) would have seen how he is cut-throat, vindictive, self-serving, and as clearly shown in this article, gravely arrogant. Throughout the TCA show, he was always the â??difficultâ?? one on the team and had numerous confrontations other team others. Piers was â??appointed the TCA title" in the end as a result it only a result of his devious and manipulative tactics and behaviors and not due to any specific talent he has. So now Piers Morgan has to find ways to get viewers for the CNN talk show and Madonna is always an â??easy targetâ??, especially by men who have self-esteem issues. I only say â??easy targetâ?? because her career has been rocked and catapulted to stardom by controversy. She is a very intelligent, strong, independent, sexual woman whom is never afraid to speak her mind. It is obvious that Piers does not understand how profoundly Madonna has impacted our culture as an ambitious entertainer, a role model for girls and independent business woman. I am proud to say that I have been a fan of Madonnaâ??s and have followed her career since 1983. She paved the way for many young girls, allowing them to think differently about themselves than generations before and she has shaped our culture in more ways than could know. Madonnaâ??s influence taught women to be more confident, strong, independent and ultimately teaching us that we can have what we want on our own terms. She has always expressed that perseverance and hard work in most instances will help you achieve your goal. There is so much to say about how Madonna attributed to our culture besides being a multi-platinum musician, actor, best-selling author, fashion designer and MOTHER. The world has watched her get older, find and lose love, have a family and, of course, everyone had their opinion on both her career and personal choices-good and bad. She is the first to say that she has made bad choices but also that all of her choices have shaped who she is today. We also live our lives and have our own successes and defeats; however, we do not have to live it in a fish bowl. I hope that Piers Morgan has the opportunity to think about this comment. It seems to me that Madonnaâ??s â??series of crimesâ?? â??including a â??bread throwing incident,â?? â??an issue with the bodyguard & photographerâ?? and â??Guy Ritchieâ??s pubâ?? (a) that was not Piers in either case, (b) Doesnâ??t Piersâ?? brother know how to deal with his own employment issues?? (c) He has absolutely no right to know whether Madonna was pregnant!! And apparently she did not want Piers to know. Regardless if Piers was a reporterâ??hasnâ??t he heard about womanâ??s body rights? And it does matter if her publicist announced it somewhere else. This was her personal information and you were overstepping your boundaries. This issue was definitely crossing the line. (d) But even if these (a, b & c) were Piersâ?? issuesâ??HE NEEDS TO GET OVER IT!! MOVE ON!! Does Piers realize how petty and immature he sounds in this article??) Does this sound like somebody that can host a TV show dealing with many celebrities and guests, all have varying personalities? If so, here is homework for Piers Morgan: Have Madonna as a guest on your show and offer a formal apologize to her. Both of you should agree that all the pettiness; accusations will be forgiven and forgotten. I believe that Madonna will be accommodating and happy to clear the air.
who is this f.... prick to talk about Madonna
Madonna is an icon of recent times. He's mad not to even attempt to have her on his show - she's achieved a lot and she really has a 'life-story' to tell. What does GaGa have to tell yet?
madonna is amazing! piers morgan is a joke i bet she dosent even no who he is!
I wouldn't cross the street to see Piers. Madonna is a legend.
Good for Piers. We won't miss her and she should apologize.