Ben Shapiro, Piers Morgan trade vicious insults in ugly feud: dishonest click-whore

Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro escalated their months-long feud this week, trading personal insults after Morgan declared the conservative podcaster “banned” from his online show — though Shapiro already said he wouldn’t appear on it.The latest flare-up began Wednesday after a social media user mocked Morgan for wanting Shapiro on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”“No, @benshapiro is now banned from @PiersUncensored – he’s become ratings kryptonite so I can’t risk him dragging down my massive numbers,” Morgan wrote.Shapiro quickly fired back, noting that he had already publicly refused to appear on Morgan’s show.“Oh no you’re banning me from a show I announced publicly I wouldn’t do months ago because you’re Political Bonnie Blue, whatever will I do now,” Shapiro wrote, referencing the controversial porn actress.He followed with another jab aimed at Morgan’s free-speech posture.“Also, I’ve been reliably informed by midwit British clickwhores that denial of platform is a violation of free speech principles and censorship, or something,” Shapiro wrote.Shapiro has also mocked Morgan over his appearance, recently posting a photo of the late Irish actress Brenda Fricker — who played the “Pigeon Lady” in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” and bore a resemblance to Morgan — as a dig at the British broadcaster.The increasingly personal exchange marks the latest turn in a relationship that has shifted from years of combative but cordial appearances into an open fight over Israel and Morgan’s repeated platforming of controversial guests.The two famously clashed over gun control on CNN in 2013, when Shapiro accused Morgan, who has advocated for stricter gun regulations, of being “a bully” and “standing on the graves of the children of Sandy Hook.”That showdown did not trigger a lasting rupture, as the two continued appearing on each other’s shows over the following years.Their relationship eventually deteriorated amid disag...