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Lisa McLoughlin

Piers Morgan walks out mid-interview as HSTikkyTokky shares snap of his wife on air in explosive clash

Piers Morgan walked off his own show following a fiery on-air exchange with influencer HSTikkyTokky.

The broadcaster, who fronts Piers Morgan Uncensored on YouTube, clashed with the content creator, real name Harrison Sullivan, during an interview about his appearance in Inside the Manosphere.

The Netflix docuseries explored the rise of online ultra-masculine communities and the figures at their centre.

Tensions escalated during a discussion about parenting, when Morgan challenged Sullivan over comments suggesting he would disown a child if they were gay.

Piers Morgan walked off his own show following a fiery on-air exchange with influencer HSTikkyTokky (YouTube/Piers Morgan Uncensored)

Morgan described the stance as homophobic, telling him it was “as homophobic as you can get”, while Sullivan pushed back, insisting: “I'd call it good parenting.”

The exchange quickly became personal.

Morgan told the influencer he was “making yourself look like a bigger idiot than you did on the Netflix show,” prompting Sullivan to respond: “Oh really? To people like you sir, I don't mind that.”

Sullivan went on to insult Morgan directly and referenced his wife’s social media posts, as well as his name appearing in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Morgan has previously denied any wrongdoing or meaningful connection, stating he only met Epstein’s associate briefly at a book launch.

As the row intensified, Morgan delivered a blunt assessment: “I watched the documentary and I think you're a f****ng idiot.

WARNING: below clip contains swearing.

“I think you're a sexist, misogynistic, homophobic twerp, who got exposed in a global way by Netflix, by Louis Theroux.”

After further back-and-forth, Sullivan produced an image of Morgan’s wife, Celia Walden, from social media, prompting the presenter to end the interview.

Influencer HSTikkyTokky on Morgan’s show (YouTube/Piers Morgan Uncensored)

“You know what. I'm not doing this,” he said, before walking off set as Sullivan laughed.

Sullivan is among several online personalities featured in Inside the Manosphere, alongside figures including Justin Waller, Myron Gaines and Ed Matthews.

In the documentary’s closing monologue, Theroux reflects on the phenomenon, noting: “It's tempting to see the extreme male influencers as adversaries, spewing hate, and in some ways they are but they are also products of a culture, growing up online in a world that's changing at dizzying speed, with narrowing opportunities, when the old entitlements of manhood have been challenged.”

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