Like many of Morgan’s feuds, his spat with “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil started on Twitter. In February 2020, Jamil mourned the death of her friend, the TV presenter Caroline Flack, and spoke about the horrific bullying she faced prior to her death. However, Piers Morgan took the opportunity to insert himself into the conversation. On Twitter, he accused the actor of online harassment herself, sharing a screenshot of messages Flack allegedly sent him the previous year complaining about Jamil directing hate her way.
The actor quickly fired back at Morgan for taking her private conversations with Flack out of context. In 2019, the two had butted heads on Twitter regarding Jamil’s concerns about the impact of two reality shows presented by Flack, “The Surjury” and “Love Island.” Jamil noted that she never criticized or directed hate toward her friend, adding, “She would be disgusted her personal messages were shared and weaponized against a woman, by a bullying parasite she thought was her friend.”
Ironically, Morgan’s public diss about online harassment led to Jamil experiencing similar. During an episode of the “Thanks a Million” podcast, she claimed to have been bombarded by abusive messages, which led to her feeling suicidal. When Morgan stepped down from “Good Morning Britain” the following year, Jamil celebrated his departure, writing on Twitter, “I almost killed myself a year ago because of Piers Morgan’s relentless campaign of lies and hatred against me last February. I’m glad I’m still alive today for many reasons.”
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