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Piers Morgan brands West Wing star ‘insufferable d*****bag’ amid Elon Musk Twitter takeover debate-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has sparked a mixed opinion.
The two had a fiery debate over Elon Musk’s controversial Twitter plans (REX/Getty)
Piers Morgan engaged in a war of words with The West Wing’s Bradley Whitford over Elon Musk’s $44billion controversial Twitter takeover.
The Tesla founder declared himself ‘Chief Twit’ last week after finally closing his deal on the social media platform, and has since introduced several changes, one of which includes a new $8 per month blue tick subscription.
Following the string of updates, actor Whitford took to Twitter writing: ‘Entitled bats**t billionaires in charge of the public square is the opposite of freedom and a recipe for disaster.’
However, TalkTV frontman Morgan fired back and demanded Whitford to ‘put your rattle back in your illiberal stroller, you big baby.’
And the back and forth didn’t end there.
‘Aw @piersmorgan, Pumpkin, you got triggered!’ responded Whitford.
Addressing his infamous Good Morning Britain walkout, he continued: ‘I know it’s hard when people say things you disagree with. But you’re the toddler who walks off the set when you don’t like what someone says. Looking for a coddled snowflake who can’t handle other points of view? Look in the mirror.’
Wanting to get the last word, Morgan quipped: ‘I loved you in The West Wing, shame you’re such an insufferable d****bag in real life, ‘Pumpkin’.
Musk’s reign as Chief Twit has sparked a mixed divide on the Hollywood scene, with some stars taking a break from the app altogether.
Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes was among those bidding farewell to followers.
‘Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye,’ she penned.
The West Wing actor addressed Piers’ GMB exit (Picture: Getty)
Elon Musk recently bought Twitter for a whopping $44billion (Picture: REUTERS)
Love Song hitmaker Sara Bareilles said that she is ‘out’, but added that fans can continue to follow her on other platforms.
‘Welp. It’s been fun Twitter,’ she said. ‘I’m out. See you on other platforms, peeps. Sorry, this one’s just not for me.’
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On Sunday (October 30), Musk said in a tweet that Twitter was revising its user verification process.
The CEO of Tesla has not made a final decision and the project could still be scrapped but it is likely that verification will become a part of Twitter Blue.
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