He is a controversial TV host and her a best-selling author – so you might think that Piers Morgen and J.K. Rowling have nothing against each other. You would be wrong. The spat between the pair reached a new level on Tuesday morning when the presenter branded the writer of the Harry Potter books ‘incredibly irritating.’
The outburst started when discussing the Oscar for theFantastic Beasts costume design when Piers quipped ‘It’s the first time any of those films has won one.’ Before adding ‘I’ve never read them. J.K. Rowling is incredibly irritating. I’ve never got it.’
Morgan’s co-host, Susanna Ried, was keen to defend the author by saying that the books were brilliant. The slur by Morgan also prompted entertainment correspondent Richard Arnold to walk off the set. He said ‘That’s it. I’ve had enough. I’m going to a two day week. I’ve done this for twenty years. You’ve seen me off at last.’
The pair has a long feud on social media which started in the midst of the Trump campaign. Rowling was a staunch opponent of Trump while Morgan was one of the politicians biggest supporters.