Piers Morgan reveals private message Caroline Flack sent him last year saying she was ‘struggling with’ Jameela Jamil over ‘the hate she aims at me’ – amid row over online trolling
- The Good Morning Britain presenter shared the conversation to defend himself
- Radio presenter said she had only a problem with Flack’s show The Surjury
- But Morgan tonight hit out at the ‘breathtaking hypocrites’ in wake of her death
Piers Morgan has released old messages sent to him by Caroline Flack which accuse Jameela Jamil of ‘aiming hate’ at her.
The Good Morning Britain presenter shared the conversation in response to remarks made by the radio presenter that he ‘perpetuates hateful emotional violence’ online.
He tweeted tonight: ‘Jameela Jamil is having a lot to say about online harassment, so in the interests of balance, here is a message Caroline Flack sent me last October after the same Jameela Jamil led an online pile-on against her regarding a new TV show she was doing.’
The October 22 messages from the late Love Island presenter read: ‘Please have pictures… I’m struggling with Jameela. The hate she aims at me.’
Piers Morgan released old messages sent to him by Caroline Flack revealing she accused Jameela Jamil of ‘aiming hate’ at her
Caroline Flack sent Piers Morgan messages last October accusing Jamil of aiming hate at her
He followed up the post with another tweet lashing out at ‘breathtaking hypocrites’ who he said needed to be ‘called out’.
Jamil quickly responded and said she had taken issue with TV shows fronted by Flack, namely the unreleased Surjury where a panel decides if a member of the public should receive plastic surgery.
She tonight tweeted: ‘I simply said I found the show “surjury” (not her) problematic for kids to watch.
‘And that love island needed some more diversity. Both times Caroline instigated debate with ME even though I was not targeting or blaming her at all. I always just politely explained my point.’
Morgan and Jamil have a long-running Twitter feud, but in the wake of Flack’s tragic death, the activist actress blocked the broadcaster.
Explaining her decision, she tweeted: ‘He’s using his platform ONLY to perpetuate the hateful emotional violence that leads to the nervous breakdown of young, vulnerable people.’
Jamil quickly responded: ‘I simply said I found the show “surjury” (not her) problematic for kids to watch’
Morgan and Jamil have a long-running Twitter feud, but in the wake of Flack’s tragic death, the activist actress blocked the broadcaster
Following Flack’s death, many people have lined up to condemn the hate fostered by social media.
The #BeKind hashtag has been trending, but tonight Morgan lashed out at people he accused of ‘pretending to care’.
He tweeted: ‘Where was #BeKind social media when Caroline was alive & going through the worst time of her life?
‘She got destroyed on here for weeks, by many of the people I now see pretending to care about her & demanding a ‘kinder’ Twitter/Media. It’s such hypocritical bulls***.
Flack and Jamil also had a Twitter bust-up in the autumn after the radio presenter criticised a new show to be fronted by Flack.
Jamil branded The Surjury, which has since been pulled by Channel 4, a ‘new low.’
Flack responded: ‘Have you managed to see a copy before me ? Please forward .. am desperate to see..’
Morgan and Jamil have a long-running Twitter feud, but in the wake of Flack’s tragic death, the activist actress blocked the broadcaster