Friday, January 11, 2013

Larry Disses Piers: ‘Show Is A Lot About Him’

Larry King criticized Piers Morgan, his successor in CNN's 9 p.m. time slot, in an interview with HuffPost Live on Thursday (January 10th) in which he said, "I never gave opinions. Piers gives his opinions. The show is a lot about him as much as the guests. . . . He's so different from me."

King's comments come as Morgan has been drawing attention since the Newtown massacre by forcefully calling for tougher gun laws, bringing him into conflict with gun rights activists who appear as guests on his show.

He has, for instance, called Gun Owners of America president Larry Pratt "dangerous," "stupid" and an "idiot," and aired a contentious interview with conspiracy theorist radio host Alex Jones earlier this week, who led a petition to have Morgan deported back to England over his calls for stronger gun laws.

King also lamented the state of cable news shows in general, stating, "It's not the quality that counts anymore. It's how loud did you yell, how vituperative can you be."

In response to King's comments, Morgan tweeted simply, "Zzzzzzz."

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