Piers Morgan's Life Stories (also known as Life Stories) is a British television chat show on ITV, presented by journalist Piers Morgan. He asks questions that many people want answered. [37] Further enquiry by the Department of Trade and Industry in 2004 cleared Morgan of any charges. 11 Years in the Life of Piers Morgan", "Earl Spencer loses privacy battle to Europe", "Piers Morgan: The man with no moral compass who found his destiny in a steadfast opposition to war", "The British Press and European Integration: 1948 to 1996", "Oh, Sorry: Tabloids Lose the Soccer War", "Mirror editor saw his shares soar after paper tipped company", "Columnist rewrites his 'Mirror' tips story over share tips", "Mirror editor 'bought £67,000 of shares before they were tipped, "I should have been fired years ago, to be honest", "Freedom of Expression -v- The Multiple Publication Rule", "Campbell wins privacy case against Mirror", "Piers Morgan on phone-hacking, Iraq photos", "Piers Morgan clinches Press Gazette deal", "Piers Morgan turns proprietor with purchase of Press Gazette", "Big titles boycott Morgans organ press awards", "Piers Morgan launches children's newspaper", "Reporter Who Called Bush 'Idiot' for Segway Fall Cracks Ribs in Fall from Contraption", "Morgan had broken ribs in 'Talent' final", "Piers Morgan, Feather Duster: CNN must be having second thoughts", "Piers Morgan: did he meet Jimmy Savile or didn't he? Wikis. "Madonna Banned..." by Gil Kaufman, MTV, 28 March 2012; "Kelsey Grammer Walks Out on Piers Morgan", ABC News, 20 September 2012; "Kelsey Grammer storms off set" by Emily Gagne. [1] He voted for the Kensington Conservative candidate in the 2019 UK general election,[179] after previously voting for the Animal Welfare Party. "[154], ITV News reported the Duchess had complained directly to ITV's CEO about Morgan's comments about mental health, although the broadcaster was not officially commenting on these reports. [160] On 22 January 2018, during a story about a homeless SAS veteran, who had a petition set up in his name calling on his local council to provide him with social housing, Morgan had refused to read out Herefordshire Council's statement. [62], He co-hosted a current affairs interview show on Channel 4 with Amanda Platell, Morgan and Platell. Sunday: Piers Morgan’s Life Stories; (ITV, 9pm) By The Newsroom. Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (/pɪərs/; né O'Meara; born 30 March 1965) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and television personality. On television, Morgan has hosted his own talk shows Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009–present) and Piers Morgan Live (2011–2014), co-presented the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain (2015–2021) with Susanna Reid, and judged on the talent competition shows America's Got Talent (2006–2011) and Britain's Got Talent (2007–2010). If that were not true we wouldn't have so many supermarket tabloids! A tense on-air argument with his co-host Alex Beresford on 9 March led him to walk off the set of the show. [36] Morgan was found by the Press Complaints Commission to have breached the Code of Conduct on financial journalism, but kept his job. She's entitled to cut you off if she wants to. Vinnie Jones opens up about last moments spent with his wife Tanya as she battled cancer diagnosis. In 2015, Morgan was criticised by Ofcom for laughing as a guest repeatedly used the word 'fucking' live on air. Her father is former Conservative MP George Walden. [8][9][10] On 9 March 2021, ITV announced that Morgan had decided to leave the programme with immediate effect, following negative comments he had made about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in the days after the U.S. airing of the Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview. His sole request was not to show any images of her. It's my job, "Piers Morgan: 'Do I genuinely feel a pathological hatred of vegan sausage rolls? Episodes are filmed at Television Centre (although they were previously made at Teddington Studios and The London Studios) between one and two weeks before being broadcast on television. "[105], Morgan appeared as a guest on the BBC satirical news quiz Have I Got News for You in an episode transmitted on 24 May 1996. Trisha Goddard opens up on family secret that left her feeling 'betrayed' Topics. Simon Cowell outspokenly mocked Morgan's previous comment in 2003, in a Mirror headline after former U.S. President George W. Bush fell off a Segway: "You'd have to be an idiot to fall off wouldn't you, Mr President". Three special episodes with Sir Cliff Richard, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lord Alan Sugar have aired. [168][169][170] The regulator confirmed on 12 March that the Duchess of Sussex had complained too. [131], In May 2011, Morgan banned actor Hugh Grant from his shows on CNN and ITV after Grant spoke out against the need for the tabloid press. [175], Morgan is a fan of Premier League football club Arsenal. [54][55] Morgan was editorial director at First News, responsible for bringing in celebrity involvement. Morgan responded that he had "never been treated in such a disgraceful manner" by a guest. [80], From 2016 to 2017, Morgan interviewed female murderers on the TV series Killer Women with Piers Morgan. [69], In 2009, Morgan also began hosting Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV, with Sharon Osbourne as the subject of the first episode. "It was intended as a joke, but anyone who was offended by it must have taken it seriously, and to those people I say sorry," he said. [19], As editor of the Daily Mirror, Morgan apologised on television for the headline (rendered in upper case) "Achtung Surrender! [39], The Mirror attempted to move mid-market in 2002, eschewing the more trivial stories of show-business and gossip, and appointed Christopher Hitchens as a columnist, but sales declined. [141] The actor Ewan McGregor disagreed with Morgan's statements on the Women's March and pulled out of appearing on Good Morning Britain the following Tuesday after discovering Morgan would be interviewing him, along with Reid. "[7][125], On 6 December 2013, Morgan was interviewed, under caution, by police officers from Operation Weeting investigating phone hacking allegations at Mirror Group Newspapers during his tenure as editor. Another participant in the discussion, Australian comedian Jim Jefferies, immediately swore at Morgan and criticised his defence of Trump. The conflict escalated and at one point the host, Angus Deayton, asked if they wished to go outside and have a fight. [19] After nine months at Lloyd's of London, Morgan studied journalism at Harlow College,[1] joining the Surrey and South London Newspaper Group in 1985. [127][128] Six other phone-hacking claims had already been settled. Quite the same Wikipedia. 1. "I became the Friend of the Stars, a rampant egomaniac, pictured all the time with famous people – Madonna, Stallone, Bowie, Paul McCartney, hundreds of them. [173] Morgan announced in mid 2011 that the couple were expecting a child,[174] and on 25 November 2011, Walden gave birth to a daughter, Elise, her first child and Morgan's fourth. [7] Morgan's outspoken views and controversial comments on Good Morning Britain led Ofcom to adjudicate on multiple occasions. [181], Piers Morgan, The Hot Seat: Love, War, and Cable News (2014), p. 5, Roy Greenslade, Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda (2004), p. 602, "Britain's first national newspaper for children to launch Friday", Associated Press, 4 May 2006, Other newspapers aimed at young audiences have included, Gallivan, Rory and Zekaria, Simon (September 2014). Recorded in front of a studio audience, each episode is devoted to one celebrity guest. [52] Press Gazette entered administrative receivership toward the end of 2006,[53] before being sold to a trade buyer. This was judged by Ofcom to be unfair to the council. Morgan responded that the "revulsion" between them was "mutual". [22], Morgan began to work as a freelance at The Sun in 1988, at this point dropping his double-barrelled name. I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor) [30] Morgan's autobiography The Insider states that he left the News of the World for the Mirror of his own choice. Piers may refer to: Piers (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) Piers baronets, two titles in the baronetages of Ireland and Nova Scotia; Piers Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada; PIERS: The Port Import/Export Reporting Service, an American trade intelligence company; See also. "[137], On 4 February 2014, transgender advocate Janet Mock appeared as a guest on Piers Morgan Live to discuss her memoir, Redefining Realness. [129] The admissions by Trinity Mirror came whilst the London Metropolitan Police investigation into the phone hacking allegations was ongoing. Footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones has opened up about the death of late wife Tanya in a teaser clip from his appearance on an upcoming episode of Piers Morgan‘s Life Stories. Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV Series 2009– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [47][48] However, Morgan refused to admit that the photographs were faked, and stated that the abuse shown in the photographs is similar to the sort of abuse which was happening in the British Army in Iraq at the time.[49]. He recalled a lunch with the Mirror editor in September 2002 at which Morgan outlined the means of hacking into a mobile phone. [86] Morgan was called "ruthless, arrogant, evil and obnoxious" by Trump in the final. [92] After the novelist J. K. Rowling tweeted "Yes, watching Piers Morgan being told to fuck off on live TV is *exactly* as satisfying as I'd always imagined", the two began an exchange of words on the social media site. Absolutely. 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