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2 Broke Girls Season 2 spoilers: Caroline must defend her father on Piers Morgan’s chat show

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Things seem to go from bad to worse for Caroline and Max on 2 Broke Girls and tonight’s episode just takes them further downhill.

Caroline’s father Martin Channing (guest star Steven Weber) is back on the scene and she’s quick to jump to her dad’s defence.
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Esther Rantzen opens up about her late husband & Jimmy Savile on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

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Esther Rantzen has said that she would rather have ten minutes more with her late husband, Desmond, than live the next ten years.

In an interview with Piers Morgan to be screened on ITV tonight Esther also hinted that she has started dating again.

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Sir Roger Moore talks about playing James Bond, his four marriages & dealing with prostate cancer on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

Sir Roger Moore talks to Piers Morgan this evening, on his ITV chat show ‘Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.

The 84 year old star reveals all about his time as Bond and says:

“I had a great fourteen years doing seven Bonds. I had a wonderful time. It was a wonderful working atmosphere – I loved Cubby Broccoli our Producer, he was a wonderful man. It was wonderful working with vertually the same crew every time, so for fourteen years every day you got up in the morning and went and saw old friends and had a lot of laughs and a lot of jokes together.”

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Jeremy Paxman tells Leveson Inquiry that Piers Morgan told him how to hack voicemails!

Panorama presenter Jeremy Paxman has told officials at the Leveson Inquiry that chat show host – and former newspaper editor – Piers Morgan told him how to hack into someone’s mobile phone voicemail messages.

The Inquiry committee is of course examining press standards in the wake of revelations made about The News of the World allegedly hacking into, and using, private messages intended for politicians and celebrities.

During his evidence, Paxman also claimed that Morgan had ridiculed TV star Ulrika Jonsson over her affair with football boss Sven-Göran Eriksson.

Paxman said of Morgan, “He turned to me and said: ‘Have you got a mobile phone?’ I said yes and he asked if there was a security setting on the message bit of it.

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Steve Coogan blasts Piers Morgan at press standards inquiry

Comedian Steve Coogan, who is arguably best known for his alter ego Alan Partridge, yesterday blasted former newspaper editor Piers Morgan for how he handled an article written about Coogan.

Speaking at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards yesterday, Coogan referenced a time when Morgan interviewed him for GQ magazine…

Coogan stated that the article “dredged up” stories about his supposed drug use, his alleged liaisons with lapdancers, and it also addressed the claim that Steve had fathered a child with Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love.

When asked by the Daily Star if Piers had got Steve to open up by being “charming or something else”, Coogan replied, “Something else.”

He went on to say that the interview had been “intrusive” before adding, “It’s Piers Morgan, so it’s what you expect.”

He added, “I certainly wasn’t doing an exposé and spilling my guts. I was talking about things that had already been aired…” Read more & comment »

Piers Morgan Life Stories returns with James Corden

Writer and star of Gavin and Stacey James Corden talks to Piers Morgan about his meteoric rise to fame as one of Britain’s brightest young talents and how his over-inflated ego sent him into meltdown.

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Leann Rimes, Piers Morgan, Lily Allen, Katie Price & Demi Moore pay tribute to Amy Winehouse – found dead today

The stars have flocked to Twitter this evening, to express their shock and devastation over the tragic death of Amy Winehouse.

Celebrities have been just as stunned by the news as the rest of the world’s music fans and many seem truly moved by the news that the ‘Rehab’ hitmaker was found dead in her London home today, after what was suspected to be a drugs overdose.

American singer Leann Rimes couldn’t believe the news and told her followers:

‘RIP Amy Winehouse. So sad to see such a talent gone and her life end in tragedy. This makes me terribly sad.’

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When Piers Morgan Met Andrew Lloyd Webber coming to ITV1

With his awe-inspiring music, Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most successful composers ever and has written some of the biggest theatre shows in the world.

This unique, access-all-areas film takes Piers to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Mediterranean hideaway and then back to the West End as he finds out what it’s like to be married to the genius and what it’s like to work for him.

“Lord Lloyd Webber is many things, but national treasure isn’t one of them,” says Piers: “and I want to know why.”

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Larry King thinks CNN ‘oversold’ Piers Morgan

TV veteran Larry King has claimed that CNN ‘oversold’ Piers Morgan when they launched his new chat show.

The 77 year old star fronted the show before Piers and in an interview with Radio 4 he commented on Morgan’s style of interviewing saying:

“I think they might have been better off starting quietly.”

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Madonna won’t be cropping up on Piers Morgan’s new CNN show…

Piers Morgan has made a big splash on US TV with his new CNN chat show but now Chelsea Handler is turning the tables to put him in the hot seat. As E!’s first lady of chat she’s the perfect person to go head to head with the new boy.

He has already had some high profile stars on his new show but in an interview with Chelsea, Piers reveals that one particular pop star will not be gracing the screen with him or in his newly acquired pub. He says:

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Piers Morgan blasts Jeremy Clarkson via Twitter!

Piers Morgan has hit out at Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, branding the star a “ageing, pot-bellied Brit”.

The CNN talk show host was amused when he was made aware that the TV personality- who he has a long-running feud with – has pledged to never appear on his stateside series, because he would never have invited him on anyway.

Alongside a link to an Unreality TV article, which detailed Jeremy’s original comments, Piers tweeted: “Jeremy Clarkson bans himself from my CNN show.”

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Jeremy Clarkson won’t appear on ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’

Jeremy Clarkson has blasted Piers Morgan’s new US chat show, saying that he would never appear on it.

The ‘Top Gear’ presenter – who last night accepted the National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme – said he wouldn’t agree to be a guest on the series even if the interview was conducted in his “back garden”.

He told BANG Showbiz: “Even if CNN recorded that show in my back garden I still wouldn’t go on it. I’m utterly thrilled that Piers Morgan has that job because it means he’s 3,000 miles away from where I am.”

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Kelly Osbourne defends Ricky Gervais and Piers Morgan

Kelly Osbourne has spoken out in support of Ricky Gervais and Piers Morgan.

British comedian Ricky caused controversy when he mocked a number of stars including Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and Steve Carrell while hosting the Golden Globes awards show earlier this month.

Writing in her weekly Closer magazine column, Kelly defended the star saying he ‘wasn’t mean or nasty at all.’

She wrote:

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Piers Morgan will interview George Clooney, Ricky Gervais, Howard Stern and Condoleezza Rice on CNN

Piers Morgan has announced his first week’s lineup and revealed that he will interview George Clooney and Ricky Gervais on his new US talk show.

The former ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge will chat with the star pair on ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ as well as radio shock-jock Howard Stern and former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the initial batch of programmes.

It is already known that his guest on the opening night of the series on January 18th will be Oprah Winfrey.

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Oprah Winfrey will be Piers Morgan’s first CNN guest

Oprah Winfrey will be Piers Morgan’s first guest on his new US TV show.

The 45-year-old British journalist -‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ replaces the legendary ‘Larry King Live’ on CNN – is delighted to be kicking off the show with such a high-profile guest and believes his interview will be just as good as any other she has previously given.

Piers – who recorded his interview with Oprah in California earlier this week – said: “She’s a compelling interview.

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