Piers Morgan is no stranger to bad taste, but publishing private messages from deceased TV presenter Caroline Flack as ammunition for a feud with out actress Jameela Jamil may be a new low.
Jamil has been open about her tumultuous few weeks, saying the backlash she received after coming out as queer and speaking about her health pushed her “to a point near death.” In a message shared via Twitter, she called out Morgan for turning people’s adversity into punchlines.
A final word on all the lies from last week about me and my character because they keep being thrown at me, and written about in articles and it’s infuriating to just rise above so people can draw their own conclusions from misinformation and deliberate chaos. Let this be IT. pic.twitter.com/xTyk8SN3T8
— Jameela Jamil ? (@jameelajamil) February 23, 2020
On Sunday Morgan countered by claiming Jamil was the real bully and that she harassed the late Love Island host Caroline Flack, who died by suicide just weeks ago.
Morgan shared screenshots of private messages he says were written by Flack in October, in which she wrote: “I’m struggling with Jameela.. The hate she aims at me.”
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He added: “Jameela Jamil is having a lot to say about online harassment, so in the interests of balance, here is a message Caroline Flack sent me last October after the same Jameela Jamil led an online pile-on against her regarding a new TV show she was doing.”
The messages are presented entirely without context, of course.
Jamil has confirmed that she had contact with Flack online, but that it was to voice Jamil’s concern with Flack’s upcoming reality show about cosmetic surgery.
Piers Using a dead woman who I was friends with, as a weapon to try to create further harassment for me as I’ve JUST explained publicly that last week I felt suicidal… is why he is this industry’s most problematic . My criticizing a *show* did not aim any hate at Caroline.
— Jameela Jamil ? (@jameelajamil) February 23, 2020
She said: “Piers using a dead woman who I was friends with, as a weapon to try to create further harassment for me as I’ve JUST explained publicly that last week I felt suicidal… is why he is this industry’s most problematic. My criticizing a *show* did not aim any hate at Caroline.”
“Out of respect for Caroline,” she said, “I will not allow this conversation to carry on in which she can’t respond or speak for herself.
“She would be disgusted her personal messages were shared and weaponized against a woman, by a bullying parasite she thought was her friend. I’m out.
“To sell your dead friend’s private messages for clicks is a low I’ve never imagined anyone capable of.”
Now Morgan is firing back at people who have criticized the move.
I revealed that Caroline Flack told me in October she was 'struggling' with Jameela Jamil because of 'the hate she aims at me'. Yet rather than condemn Ms Jamil's online bullying, you seek to get me fired for disclosing the harmful effect it had. Shameful. https://t.co/QtdTcv11NZ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 24, 2020
“I revealed that Caroline Flack told me in October she was ‘struggling’ with Jameela Jamil because of ‘the hate she aims at me,’ he wrote.
“Yet rather than condemn Ms Jamil’s online bullying, you seek to get me fired for disclosing the harmful effect it had. Shameful.”
stephen_25
Piers Morgan is a vile stain on society. It’s either his way or no way at all.
He attacks and attacks
Jim
Wait we already knew the Morgan was ugly, inside and out.
frapachino
Jamila jamila you’re just as bad as he is , stay away from social media honey if you can’t take the heat!
ricdardc1
Piercie, The Flaming Queen, is in a Snoot, cause Harry chose the other Loser , ” ME-ME-MEgin, ” Ugly ass Fake, (Sheneeda-man) Skank.
Stephen
The bottom of the barrel is too complimentary for Piers Morgan. A failed USA presenter and worst interviewer ever! A sensationalist and narcissist that only speaks negatively about most people & royals in denial of the facts otherwise.
That makes him a miserable sorry turd of a man who lives the English dream …
‘paid to tear down people and use others just to justify his grandeur and salary’.
I have nothing to say but Bless his heart! If he ever had one.
okiloki
What the heck happened to Piers Morgan? He started out as light hearted fun as a wacky judge on some talent show but he seems so angry, bitter, and petty these days.
iminheatlikeacat
He didn’t “start out” as a talent show judge, he was editor of a newspaper that ordered his journalists to hack peoples voicemails, including the voicemail of a missing 13 year old girl, leaving the parents to think she was alive as her phone was being used, when in reality she had already been murdered.
RandomGuy
Piers Morgan is a venomous bag of snakes doing a terrible job of trying to masquerade as a human being.
iminheatlikeacat
They are both as bad as each other. There’s not a week that goes by when either of them aren’t involved in a twitter spat with someone.
I don’t get rich and famous people wasting their on Twitter feuds. I’d be out enjoying my money, living life and loving it.
radiooutmike
In the interests of balance?
This equivalency shit on so many levels has got to go. Piers Morgan has to go.
Cam
Piers is noxious. But can we really call a woman “Out” who has dated only men, and who came out as “Queer” only after she got backlash when it was announced she would judge a show where people compete in the style of Paris is Burning? That sounds like just another celeb woman claiming to be a member of the community after they’re married to a man and have only dated men.
balehead
They are both “messy bitches”…..