Presenter Piers Morgan has apologised to singer Ed Sheeran over a tweet sent from his account by a hacker on Boxing Day.
The former Good Morning Britain (GMB) presenter, who has 8.3 million followers on the social media site, described the posts by the hacker as “abusive nonsense”. According to reports, Morgan’s account shared posts containing false information, racial slurs and abusive messages directed at the late Queen.
Following the hack, the account appeared to wiped, removing the header image, profile picture, and all the posts. His account has been inactive until last night, when he posted a tweet criticising Prince Harry.
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Today, the 57-year-old tweeted: “By the way, apologies for all the abusive nonsense posted on my feed after I was hacked (yes, yes, do your own jokes) on Boxing Day, and in particular to @edsheeran who I think is a very gifted singer-songwriter with a fine head of hair, not a ‘ginger pr*ck’.”
Morgan joined TalkTV in April 2022 as host of its Uncensored show after quitting GMB following an on-air clash with weather presenter Alex Beresford over the Sussexes’ interview with US chat show host Oprah Winfrey. Following the hack, his programme’s official account tweeted: “In case you were wondering, @piersmorgan has been hacked.
“Any chance of getting him back, @elonmusk?”
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His account seemed to restored within a few days, but Morgan has waited several days to send out any tweets. He's previously spoken out about “big problem with how big tech operates its safety procedures”.
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