Piers Morgan has responded to the ongoing dispute between him and Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.
The controversial columnist, who is the US editor-at-large for MailOnline and a presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, prompted criticism for saying Muhammad Ali said “far more inflammatory/racist things” than Donald Trump.
Morgan claimed the presumptive Republican nominee's comments about Muslims in the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks were less racist than Ali’s own views about white people.
“Muhammad Ali said far more inflammatory/racist things about white people than Donald Trump ever has about Muslims #fact,” Morgan wrote on Twitter on Sunday morning.
Morgan’s remarks prompted outrage on social media and were lambasted by Legend and his wife Teigen. While Legend said, “You could test us by announcing your retirement,” Teigen chipped in and asked, “From what? trolling isn't a job (I've tried)”.
Piers then hit back at Teigen by mocking her modelling career, writing, “Maybe I should take up a proper job, like modelling?” In response, Teigen said modelling kept her “not-racist” so perhaps Morgan should give it a try. Morgan responded by saying he wasn’t racist.
When asked to comment on the row, Morgan’s publicist sent the following statement to The Independent: “Ms Tiegen is a very accomplished swimsuit model”.
Representatives for Teigen and Legend did not immediately respond to request for comment.
