Adam Hills' heated moment during live TV spat with Piers Morgan
Aussie comedian Adam Hills has clashed with British TV host Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain following a former online spat over masculinity.
When Hills appeared on the show Wednesday morning to promote his series The Last Leg, Morgan took the opportunity to confront the comedian over a tweet he posted last year.
In October 2018, Hills called Morgan a “mercenary” after the morning TV presenter attacked James Bond actor Daniel Craig’s masculinity for wearing a papoose to carry his daughter Ella.
“You’ll honestly say anything for ratings/cash/views,” Hills wrote on Twitter at the time.
54-year-old Morgan kicked off the chat by bringing up Hills’s comment.
“Here’s your chance to show some humility and regret the tone because I always thought we got on well and then I pick up Twitter and get abused by you,” accused Morgan.
“Now you are on my show helping me get ratings, cash and views.”
Hills responded: “Firstly, in your original tweet you called into question [Daniel Craig’s] masculinity for looking after his own child, which raises several issues.
“Secondly, I know you Piers, and most of this is an act.
“There’s one of two things going on; either you are a terribly odious human being who believes everything he says on TV... Or you are pretending to be a terribly odious human being in order to be paid.”
Morgan replied: “I take issue with that — apparently my odious views are shared by 90 per cent of the country; do you think The Last Leg is just a bunch of smart-arse snowflake liberals all arguing over people who have the more mainstream view?”
The Last Leg host retorted: “Is that worse than being a snowflake liberal but pretending not to be, which is what you do?”
Morgan’s co-host Susanna Reid and fellow guest Alex Brooker intervened to move the segment on.