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Piers Morgan issues warning to James Acaster after Lorraine Kelly ‘attack’ ‘I strike back’
PIERS MORGAN has issued a warning to comedian James Acaster on today's episode of Good Morning Britain after he told Lorraine Kelly to "go f* yourself" when she branded the journalist her "hero" of 2020 on The Last Leg of the Year.
Piers Morgan brands James Acaster ‘pasty-faced weasel’
Piers Morgan, 55, has warned James Acaster, 35, that he will “strike back” in the future after the comedian took a swipe at him and his ITV co-star Lorraine Kelly, 61, during The Last Leg of the Year 2020. The presenter addressed James’ expletive-ridden jibe from the Channel 4 programme on Good Morning Britain today after he told Lorraine to "go f* yourself" when she praised her fellow journalist’s reporting of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to viewers alongside his co-host Susanna Reid, Piers quipped: “I thought a prerequisite of being a comedian is that you’re meant to be funny!
“Anyway, James Acaster, you’re on the list.”
“Which list is that?” Susanna then questioned.
Piers cheekily replied: “Oh you know which list Susanna.”
“You don’t want to be on that list by the way!” Susanna chimed.
Explaining his list further, Piers continued: “You know my list and I have infinite patience.
“I always strike back at the subjects of those kinds of attacks, the sort of random attacks that come out of nowhere, I’ve done nothing to upset these people.
“I put them on the list and then I just bide my time - sometimes it can be years, decades.”
Susanna giggled and exclaimed: “Oh my goodness, that gives me the chills!”
Piers added: “And then when they least want me to, that’s when I strike back when they’re at their weakest and they just need something to tip them over.”
In spite of Piers’ warning, Susanna admitted she finds James “quite funny” after watching some of his stand-up comedy.
She told her co-star: “I was actually watching some of his stand-up last night he is actually quite funny.”
Piers seemed less than impressed with her revelation, hitting back: “So you watched a guy swear at Lorraine Kelly…”
“That wasn’t funny,” Susanna clarified.
Piers continued sarcastically: “In fury at describing me as a hero and that made you go online to see more.
“No, no, it’s alright, I get it! “That made you want more of James Acaster did it?”
After praising James’ shows, Susanna declared: “It’s not funny to swear kids and it’s not funny to be mean.”
However, Piers refused to let her comment go, as he fumed: “But if you do watch him swear, go and watch him online and see more of it! Funny guy.”
Piers’ tirade comes after Lorraine, who appeared on the New Year’s Eve show alongside hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdecombe, was criticised by James when she named Piers as one of her 2020 “heroes” following the government's boycott of GMB.
The 201-day government boycott of the morning programme finally ended in November.
Lorraine said when quizzed on her “heroes” for 2020: "I think... stay with me on this one. Piers Morgan."
Funnyman James then cheekily hit back: "Go f* yourself!"