Piers Morgan is firing back at Larry King after the man he succeeded at CNN knocked him in an interview with Howard Stern Wednesday.
“Hey Larry @kingsthings – you don’t need to KEEP bitching about me. It’s over. Relax,” Morgan tweeted at King, linking to a Daily Caller summary of King’s appearance on the Stern show in which he berated Morgan for focusing too much on himself on his now-defunct CNN show.
Morgan also slammed King for his last name in a tweet.
“As for our respective egos, one of us changed his name legally to ‘King’ and it wasn’t me. So get over yourself @kingsthings,” Morgan tweeted.
Morgan’s show replaced “Larry King Live” at CNN in 2011, only to be canceled earlier this year because of low ratings.
See all of Morgan’s tweets responding to King below:
Hey Larry @kingsthings – you don’t need to KEEP bitching about me. It’s over. Relax. http://t.co/RBjtF4YN1W
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014
And FYI @kingsthings – there is no such word as “Britisher’. But then research & facts were never your strong point were they, Brooklyner? — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014
Always tried to be respectful to @kingsthings – but he’s been a constant poisonous twerp towards me for 3 years and I’m bored with it. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014
As for our respective egos, one of us changed his name legally to ‘King’ and it wasn’t me. So get over yourself @kingsthings .
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014
Larry King averaged a 176 in the demo in his last year at CNN (2010), and I averaged 218, 170 and 173 in my three years. #RatingsReality
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014
Why should I show any respect to @kingsthings any more when he has shown zero to me? Game on, Brooklyner.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014
I don’t think he’s either, actually > RT @dterryfic1 @piersmorgan Larry King is far better and more famous than you. Admit it!
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2014