Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and former America’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan got into an epic Twitter battle on Saturday (Jan. 11).
It all started Friday night during Bill Maher’s HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher. Sitting in on the night’s panel, comedian Jim Jefferies basically handed Morgan his ass in an argument over President Donald Trump and his policies.
Some of you may remember that Morgan competed in and won Trump’s reality show, Celebrity Apprentice in 2008. Ever since he and Trump have been best buds.
After Morgan insisted there was no “Muslim ban,” Jefferies cut him off “Oh, f*ck off. It’s a f*cking Muslim ban,” Jefferies said. “He said there was a Muslim ban. It’s a Muslim ban.”
After Morgan accused Jefferies of trafficking in “hysteria,” the comedian retorted: “This is what you do, Piers. You say, ‘He hasn’t done this, he hasn’t done that, he’s not going to do all these things.’ Give him a f*cking chance, mate. Hitler didn’t kill the Jews on the first day, he worked up to it, mate.”
Then Jefferies went for the low blow: “You just like that you won The Apprentice and you have a famous friend, mate. That’s all you f*cking like,” he said.
Observe for yourself below.
The next day, Rowling weighed in on twitter. Morgan fired back. Hilarity ensued. I’d say Rowling pretty much owned him.
Yes, watching Piers Morgan being told to fuck off on live TV is *exactly* as satisfying as I'd always imagined. https://t.co/4FII8sYmIt
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
This is why I've never read a single word of Harry Potter. https://t.co/XUJBMs4KKm
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017
Because you had a premonition that one day the author would roar with laughter at seeing you called out for your bullshit on live TV? https://t.co/8rkKSqJTnG
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
Everything I said was factual.
If you think screaming 'FUCK OFF!!!' at me changes that, then you're mistaken. https://t.co/0U9fVoTjfc— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017
.@piersmorgan Would you like a couple of hours to mock up some pictures of refugees carrying explosives to substantiate your position? https://t.co/sFj0kqIajd
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
The superior, dismissive arrogance of rabid Remain/Clinton supporters like @jk_rowling is, of course, precisely why both campaigns lost.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017
The fact-free, amoral, bigotry-apologism of celebrity toady Piers Morgan is, of course, why it's so delicious to see him told to fuck off. https://t.co/4XNF4G0nlD
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
.@piersmorgan If only you'd read Harry Potter, you'd know the downside of sucking up to the biggest bully in school is getting burned alive.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
No bigger bullies right now than the shrieking, hysterical anti-Trump celebrity brigade.
You lost, so suck it up Dolores. https://t.co/RFQkyJWxZ5— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017
#StillHurts pic.twitter.com/28rUHy2McC
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
#StillNeverGoingToReadYourDrivel https://t.co/H8l7sKZsCh
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017
Neener neener. I’ll never read your book. Hoo boy.
In other Trump news, Spice boy, White House spokesman Sean Spicer tried to discredit a New York Times report that insisted Trump lounged around in a bathrobe, stewing, in his White House quarters late at night, by claiming the president “definitely doesn’t” wear a bathrobe. As expected, the internet proved otherwise pretty quickly.
To be fair, that photo looks to be decades old. But not so fast! In 2006 on the Apprentice, daughter Ivanka let slip that daddy dearest wore a pink bathrobe. The clip is from Season 5 in 2006. Only 10 years ago!
WATCH: On the Apprentice, Ivanka admits that her father wears a pink bathrobe. Time for White House apology to @GlennThrush @maggieNYT ? :) pic.twitter.com/6sPr9tTbkL
— Yashar (@yashar) February 11, 2017
Oops.
