Piers Morgan beat up Anthea Turner after she apologized for posting on Twitter.
The 55-year-old GMB presenter was outraged when former Blue Peter presenter Anthea posted a tweet apparently criticizing obese people during the pandemic.
And it wasn’t long before Piers reacted in terms of trademark law and described Anthea as “despicable”.
What happened on Twitter between Piers Morgan and Anthea Turner?
In a tweet now-deleted, 60-year-old Anthea used a cartoon of an overweight woman wearing a mask and sitting on a scooter to illustrate her point.
In the cartoon, the masked woman said to a younger, exposed woman, “Put on a mask, you are endangering my health.”
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She captioned the picture, “Do it!”
She added, “I am outraged by the selfish attitudes of people who cannot see that we are actually ‘all together’. The deliberate destruction affects all of us, especially those with other illnesses that are across the board and charities that are missing out on funding. “
What the hell is that?
Have you lost your mind, Anthea?
Just despicable. https://t.co/0BYu3hhDqm– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 12, 2021
How did Piers react?
“If the government put half the money into health to lock us up, we wouldn’t be in this mess. Keep McDonald’s open and closed gyms that are run by many city councilors and are al fresco – great. “
However, this angered Piers, who shot back: “What the hell is this? Have you lost your mind Anthea?
What the hell is that? Have you lost your mind Anthea?
“Just despicable.”
Piers continued to scold, however.
You claim more than 120,000 deaths for the victims who are lazy?
What a disgusting, stupid, and grotesquely insulting attitude.
Shame on you. https://t.co/LBMT4pgaAF– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 12, 2021
“Shame on you”
When Anthea tried to clear her position, he let her have both barrels back.
Anthea said, “Unfortunately those of us who have really tried to protect the NHS by taking care of our bodies are paying the terrible price for those who have chosen to adopt a lazy lifestyle.”
In response, Piers said, “You blame more than 120,000 deaths on the victims who are lazy?
I totally apologize for the clumsy cartoon – I’m going to make fun of the chin. But it was never directed against the clinically ill who need our support. My passion is sincere, even though Covid has got to give us a hell of a wake up call and we would be crazy not to try and fix it.
– Anthea Turner (@ AntheaTurner1) February 12, 2021
“What a repulsive, stupid, and grotesquely insulting attitude. Shame on you.”
Anthea has since apologized for her comments, saying on Twitter, “I totally apologize for the cartoon’s clumsy – I’m going to make fun of the chin.
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“However, this was never aimed at clinically ill people who need our support.
“My passion is sincere, even though Covid has got to give us a hell of a wake up call and we’d be crazy not to try and fix it.”
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