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Piers Morgan: If I were Jonathan Ross, I'd shoot myself
Last updated at 13:45pm on 16.06.09Piers Morgan has launched a scathing attack on Jonathan Ross, taunting his TV rival over viewing figures. The Britain's Got Talent judge reckons Wossy, 48, has never recovered from the "Sachsgate" scandal, for which he received a threemonth suspension.
Bragging rights: a smug Piers Morgan
Readers may recall a little bit of controversy surrounding a message left by Ross and comedian Russell Brand on the answering machine of Andrew Sachs, which detailed the sexual exploits of Brand and Sachs's granddaughter Georgina Baillie.
Piers, 44, was talking at the premiere of the film Bansky's Coming To Dinner at the May Fair Hotel last night, where he boasted his viewing figures were much higher than Wossy's. He said: "I don't think Jonathan Ross has bounced back from the Andrew Sachs scandal. Three million viewers, when I get over five million? If I were him I'd shoot myself."
That certainly raised our spirits here at The Eye. Tell you what Piers, even though you are not Jonathan Ross, why don't you shoot yourself anyway!
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross averaged around 3.74m before he was suspended late last year. His return show in January attracted 5.1m and the number soon settled back to the pre-ban levels.
Piers' 5.2m haul came after interviewing Katie Price on his Life Stories show, and he was watched by more than 10m on the Britain's Got Talent final - although it's safe to say that the vast majority of viewers are tuning in for reasons other than Piers Morgan. Nevertheless, he does have bragging rights. Over to you Jonathan...
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Personally, I'd shoot both of them.
- Hb, rochford, essex
Piers Morgan....what an odious, insipid CREEP! He makes my skin crawl - and I now have no respect whatsoever for him!!
- Ali Sichilongo, London
Ali, i couldn't have put it better myself, my only difference is, i never had respect for him in the first place ha ha!!!
- Kh, London UK
And we have to pay tax for all this.
- Bernard Parke, GUILDFORD
Piers Morgan....what an odious, insipid CREEP! He makes my skin crawl - and I now have no respect whatsoever for him!!
- Ali Sichilongo, London
Albert Hall, you said it!
- Karsten Duncan, Perth, Australia
It seems that Piers Morgan is very jealous of Jonathan Ross. Mr Morgan was virtually unknown until a few years ago - Jonathan Ross has been around for more than 2 decades! Piers Morgan is not the star of BGT - the contestants are! People switched onto BGT to watch talent and Simon Cowell - not Piers Morgan.
Piers Morgan has got no talent - Wossy is very funny and a pleasure to watch and he has a lot of talent!
- Monica Brown, Islington, London
If Jonathan Ross were Piers Morgan I think he'd shoot himself too
- Jacqui Thompson, Wisbech, England
Poor Piers he's torn between his BK Whopper and his Marks and Spencer's steak ..what's his beef with Ross ?
- Taki -Finchley, London
Piers Mogodon,the man who crawled to Simon Cowell for a job and looks so nervous when he attempts to be funny,witty,charming,or intelligent.Somehow this ex editor has tried to become a 'big player' on American tv,you have to wonder that with his new teeth,perma tan,black suits,is he trying to become Simon Cowell Z version?..Other than making my skin crawl he is a nice bloke.NOT!!
- Jonnie Of Brixton, brixton,london,england
All these clapped out, no talent celebrities are a waste of space. If I was Piers Morgan I would shoot Jonathan Ross and then myself.
- Albert Hall, hove england
i like j ross his radio show saturday mornings is funny
- C May, bromley
This creep doesn't have skin...he has scales....Viva Robbie Coltraine.
- Soho, London SW1
Both are a couple of egotistical twerps
- D M Dutton, Brittany, France
I am sure Ross is well aware of Morgan's desire for self publiciity & his habit of generating "feuds" and I doubt he would waste his energy on replying.
The celeb world is full of Piers Morgans types. They need to have cat fights and slanging matches in order to keep themselves in the public eye. Mainly because they do not have any discernible talent - just good luck. Though all credit to Piers Morgan - he realises he is very lucky and knows what the media expect from him.
But I doubt Ross will gave them all the satisfaction of reacting.
- Maisie, London
two useless people with big ego thats all
- Av, london.uk
If I were Piers Morgan, I'd shoot myself too. Hell, I'm me, and I'd still shoot Piers Morgan.
- 888, Kent
Ok Piers, you're Jonathan Ross. Please go ahead.
- Emily, London, UK
