People hate him on America’s Got Talent and apparently people hate him on his CNN talk show as well.
Last night, Piers had Christine O’Donnell on his show and it was a disaster.
First, Morgan started the segment with a taped playback of O’Donnell’s now infamous MTV show where she talked about sex and masturbation.
It was indeed quite an embarrassing way to start the segment and you could tell O’Donnell was clearly uncomfortable from the first moment.
Second, Morgan could not seem to talk about anything else except her masturbation comments, views on abortion, views on same sex marriage, etc.
Instead of talking about current issues Piers seemed to be stuck in the past until O’Donnell had enough and walked off.
The condescending smugness in his voice almost made me sick – I really hate this guy.
Watch Christine O'Donnell Walk Off on Piers Morgan
It seems Piers is having a hard time of things these days.
He is now caught up in the News of The World phone hacking scandal, his CNN show has the lowest ratings of any CNN show ever, and people hate him as a judge on America’s Got Talent.
America’s Got Talent seems to be lacking this year in “talent”, but it is NOT lacking in loathing between judges Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan.
Piers hates Howie and Howie hates Piers.
It all started early in the season when British prude Piers Morgan seemed to take a disliking to Howie’s sense of comedy, and by mid-season Howie seemed to be taunting Morgan and trying to create conflict.
At one point, Morgan got so angry he walked off stage in the middle of the show and ran to his dressing room.
Watch Piers Morgan and Howie Mandel Fight
We suspected that it was just a ratings ploy because producers mysteriously had cameras in the hall, on the stairs, in the elevator, at his dressing room door, and IN Morgan’s dressing room.
This makes us think the whole thing was staged as it takes a bit of time to setup all that equipment - and they wouldn’t do it if they didn’t know what was going to happen.
But now it seems Howie is just trying to egg on Piers because he is such a party pooper and buzzes about 90% of the acts. It's really is getting old.
Morgan seems to not be having much fun anymore, and frequently argues with Howie to the point where he is red in the face.
Piers just looks like he really hates the job.
Our favorite was when Howie was wearing some kind of strange bee or wild insect costume and he flew over to Piers and started poking him.
Morgan stood up and looked like he was ready to take swing at Howie. And poor Sharon Osborne seems to be stuck in the middle.
Can you imagine if Piers and Howie sat next to each other?
But in our opinion the bottom line is simple.
Even if these two nut jobs hate each other, the focus of the show is supposed to be about the contestants.
Their constant bickering just detracts from the performances and leaves us feeling like we are watching “America’s Bad Judges”.
Mandel tells us in the video below that his relationship with Piers has deteriorated to such an extent that the comic has taken off his own gloves and is now trying hard to give Morgan an extreme dose of his own medicine. (Skip to about the 2:00 mark)
We think Morgan is trying to be the splitting image of Simon Cowell, and we're afraid it's going to backfire on him.
The show would be much better WITHOUT Piers Morgan, and producers should really consider not inviting him back next season.
I wish I could say “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy” – but I’d be lying.
I really dislike Piers Morgan.
I didn’t like him, or even know who he was, when he appeared on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, and I have grown to despise him as the replacement for Larry King on CNN.
By the way, “Piers Morgan Tonight” on CNN is their WORST rated show in their entire lineup.
And after his childlike behavior on the Gong Show “America’s Got Talent” I have decided there is no longer a place for Piers Morgan on American Television.
And now a British blogger has come forward saying that he has recorded proof that Morgan was involved in the “News of the Day” phone hacking scandal while he was editor.
And British Parliament member Louise Mensch has gone on record saying Pierce admitted in his book to phone hacking and has really stirred up a hornets nest against the Simon Cowell wannabe.
For his part, Piers has gone on the record that he did not condone any illegal phone hacking while editor, and simply described in his book how the hack worked.
That’s an important distinction.
Describing how a phone hack works and actually doing it are two different things.
But we don’t believe him.
And after watching him battle it out with British MP Louise Mensch live on CNN this afternoon we have decided we no longer want Morgan on television in our country, and think he needs to learn a lesson on how we treat women in our society.
We suspect that he is guilty. We suspect he hacked people’s phones. We suspect he is lying. We suspect he will deny everything. We think he is smug and cheeky. We don’t like him. We don’t like the way he treats women. We don’t like any of his TV shows. We hope the British Blogger nails him to the wall. We wish Howie Mandel hauls off and decks him. We hope Sharon Osbourne smacks him upside his head. We hope and wish he just goes away.
Thank goodness we life in a country we’re we can voice our opinion in a free and open way without the fear of going to jail or being killed.
Is it just us? Or do others dislike Piers as much as we do?
Orlando singer and Justin Bieber look-a-like Dani Shay performed tonight live for the first time on America’s Got Talent.
After letting her nerves get the best of her during her audition and forgetting the words to her own song, tonight she sang live for the first time saying,
“I’m feeling extremely excited. It feels surreal. I got a guitar when I was 16 and it was my way of putting everything aside that was happening to me. It was just a way for me to connect. Now I get to perform in front of millions of people live.”
Dani sang “Babylon” by David Grayand, and started while sitting on a couch in a living room type set that was subdued and appealing. There were pictures on the tables of her real family and an old shag carpet on the floor.
It was a nice touch.
We thought at times she sounded a bit like Alanis Morissette, not that there’s anything wrong with that, but her performance could have been stronger.
There were a few moments when things sounded a bit flat but overall we thought she nailed it.
“Amazing. I love your purity. You sing with your heart.”
Howie Mandel said his only concern was her song choices. He felt she really wanted to say something with her music and her song choices showed that. He felt she needed to pick more popular songs that the young people would like”.
Piers Morgan said Shay looked more like a performer than she ever had. He felt a few of her notes were a bit off key and the performance was not perfect.
But we all hate Piers and don’t listen to anything he says, right?
So the judges liked Dani’s performance overall but criticized her for her song choices agreeing she may have to pick more popular songs that more people can connect with.
Okay, we think Dani will probably get voted through because she has become a viewer and fan favorite.
If the hits to this blog for anything “Dani Shay” are any indication, there are a lot of people who want to know more about her.
And she wants you to know more about her.
In fact, Dani has just released a new video talking about her life, her music, and how she sees herself fitting into the world.
Come on America, you know what you need to do now.
All you have to do is pick up the phone and call in your vote for Dani and there is no doubt we will see her again.
Dani – take the judges advice and pick a more popular song for next week. Pick something bizarre but emotional - think outside of the box.
Remember, these judges want you to be a million dollar act so you may have to pick a million dollar song even if you don’t want to.
This is your chance. Take it.
And Piers Morgan – you are the biggest douchebag in the world. You are a jerk and really distract from the show. Producers need to take a hard look, and listen to the booing audience, and decide if they really want this jerk on their show.
We don’t. America doesn’t. And we wish there was a number we could call to vote his a## off the show.
Dani is the 22-year-old Justin Bieber look-a-like that comes from Orlando Florida and impressed the AGT judges in Houston.
Last month Dani wowed the America’s Got Talent judges during auditions by joking about how she looks like Justin Bieber, and belting out her own rendition of his pop tune “Baby” – it was classic!
But during last night’s callback auditions Dani almost blew it.
After starting her latest audition with an original song “Super Hero’s”, Piers warned her that singing original music was a terrible mistake and may cost her in the end.
Indeed it was a mistake.
After stumbling threw a few bars, Shay’s nerves got the best of her and she choked and had to stop the song, at one point looking like she was getting ready to pass out.
But the judges saw something they liked in the singer and they gave her another chance later in the show.
After sending her backstage, Dani quickly learned “Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne and got another chance in front of the judges.
And it paid off.
While the show only seemed to play a portion of her audition the bottom line results were positive and Dani Shay is going to Hollywood and will be part of the live shows!
And we have to agree about her decision to play an original song. We found her tune “Super Hero’s” on her YouTube channel and are glad she decided to go with a more recognizable song.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…….
Watch Dani Shay Sing Super Hero
But this whole issue does bring up a potential problem for Shay.
If Dani doesn’t know a lot of good cover songs she may have trouble going the distance and winning the grand prize.
Let’s hope she’s a fast learner.
InfoStar is rooting for you Dani!
And at least she takes the attention away from the feuding Howie and Piers.
Remember 30 years ago Chuck Barris hosted a show called The Gong Show?
Well, our generation has a new Gong Show and it’s called “America’s Got Talent”.
We can’t begin to explain how bad this show is, and we’re only in the first week of the new season.
For us, the epic fail started when American Idol runner Lauren Alaina ratted out Piers Morgan on the Jay Leno Show last week.
Lauren told Piers that she had tried out for AGT on TWO occasions and had never made it past the cattle call. She never had a chance to sing in front of the judges. Really?
Morgan and company have been telling anybody who would listen about the “exhaustive” search for “great” talent that the show’s producers underwent this season.
Tens of thousands of applicants from Los Angeles and Atlanta they said, yet the first show seemed to be a reincarnation of the 1970’s Gong Show.
Let’s see, after all those thousands of auditions your judges picked a guy who makes farts with his armpits, a guy that juggles Tasers, a unicycle rider who juggles while feeling Howie’s bald head, and a bad bad karaoke singer.
Yawn…….
And the guy whose students put his dance video on YouTube…. You let this guy past the cattle call and in to see the judges? And they thought he was good enough to actually put on TV?
No.
AGT is not trying to find the best talent at all. They are simply giving us a sideshow of freak acts to create buzz and sell advertising.
But they will, eventually, find a good singer and pronounce him/her the winner and everybody will be happy. But after watching the revamped American Idol this year I can’t believe that people are actually taking America’s Got Talent seriously.
And Piers Morgan is such a pompous jerk. Why does a show highlighting American talent have two British judges?
Morgan is clearly trying to be the Simon Cowell judge in the mix and is just a mean, rude, douche bag.
Compare his AGT personality to his role on CNN’s Larry King replacement show and it’s striking. On CNN, Piers lobes softball questions and acts like a little puppy dog never really engaging his guests with any serious conversation.
Which is it Piers? Douche bag or puppy dog?
It was clear last night that the three judges don’t get along. Piers and Howie Mandel hate each other, and Sharon Osbourne is stuck in the middle.
All of these judges are D-list celebrities who can’t seem to find anything better to do then judge a freak show.
At least they got rid of David Hasselhoff.
Between America’s Got Talent and Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, it’s no wonder NBC is in last place in the ratings.
Maybe a reality show with Paris Hilton, Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump could pull them out of the hole.
And kids, if you don’t know who Chuck Barris is – I’m sure you can find some old vintage video of Chuck and the Gong Show on that YouTube internet thing.
Last night was an interesting night on the Jay Leno Show.
American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina visited with Jay and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan and dropped a bombshell.
Pierce was standing on his prideful soapbox plugging AGT, saying how they strive to find the best talent in the country, and no other show has this quality of acts, yada yada yada, when Lauren stopped him in his tracks.
Lauren told Piers that she had auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” on TWO separate occasions and never even made it past the screening and never got to sing for the judges.
Morgan seemed horrified, or at least as horrified as his smugly little brain will allow, and joked that he was going to call the producers as soon as he left Jay’s taping.
It was classic. And it was fun to see a 16-year-old girl put the big fat sellout Piers Morgan in his place.
Kudos Lauren!
Watch Lauren Alaina and Piers Morgan on The Jay Leno Show
In addition to embarrassing Piers, Lauren also talked to Jay about her relationship with American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.
Lauren says they are NOT a couple and are NOT involved in any way other than with preparing for the Idol summer tour starting next month.
Hmmm, we don’t believe it. The two seem like perfect lovebirds and we hope their friendship blossoms.
If the two need some advice on how to do things up right and let the world see their public displays of affection, they can just ask Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez for advice – because this Royal Couple have the PDA system down to a science.
But then again, we think Scotty and Lauren would have a little more taste and act more like adults. We can’t see Scotty sporting tattoos and trying to sing rap.
The net is buzzing today with stories about George Clooney being deathly ill with malaria. Well, it’s not true.
Clooney did have malaria, in fact he has had it twice, but his reps have released a statement trying to clear everything up.
“George is completely over the Malaria he contracted while in the Sudan during the first week in January. This illustrates how with proper medication, the most lethal condition in Africa, can be reduced to bad ten days instead of a death sentence."
Clooney was in Sudan last week with execs from Google and the United Nations to work on stopping a new civil war in the troubled country. Clooney is well known for his interest and trips to that region including the Sudan and Darfur.
It should shame us that a condition that takes thousands of lives each year in the region can be treated so cheaply and routinely as to turn it into a ten day discomfort.
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking, chills, flu-like symptoms and death, and is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes.
