Ariana Grande Drags Piers Morgan Over Shaming Little Mix For Going Nude
By Paris Close
November 22, 2018
Someone should tell Piers Morgan God is a woman — and she can wear as much or as little as she pleases!
It's obvious he didn't get the memo because he decided to challenge Ariana Grande after she checked him over shaming Little Mix for going nude in their "Strip" music video, which is all everyone has been talking about since it premiered last week.
What's worse, the Sweetener singer's mother, Joan Grande, and Ellen DeGeneres were also dragged into the fracas.
"Hey @LittleMix - when are you going to admit you stole this idea from @dixiechicks?" Morgan tweeted Tuesday (November 20) with an image comparing LM's naked scene in their visual alongside The Dixie Chicks' naked Entertainment Weekly cover shoot from 2003.
Morgan's gibe didn't sit well with Ariana's mother, who gave the 53-year-old a lesson in manners before chiding him for insulting DeGeneres earlier this week.
Refusing to bite his tongue as Joan advised, the journalist doubled down on his opinions: "Ellen's a hypocrite - and as for Little Mix, I'd just prefer they use their talent to sell records rather than their nudity. As your own daughter does...!"
Hey @LittleMix - when are you going to admit you stole this idea from @dixiechicks? pic.twitter.com/dLRX2TMv2k
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 20, 2018
Honestly what is wrong with you @piersmorgan ? Didn’t your mother ever teach you, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it! You came for @TheEllenShow yesterday which was disgraceful, she is an angel. @LittleMix today, did you ever hear of paying homage? And..well never mind https://t.co/5WBOlL8t6O
— Joan Grande (@joangrande) November 21, 2018
Hi Joan, my mother taught me to speak my mind & never be afraid to express honestly held opinion.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 21, 2018
Ellen's a hypocrite - and as for Little Mix, I'd just prefer they use their talent to sell records rather than their nudity.
As your own daughter does...! https://t.co/nCQAsIgoVG
When the "Light Is Coming" musician caught wind of Morgan's remark, she promptly dragged him.
“Ellen is an incredible & kind human being… I use my talent AND my sexuality all the time because I choose to," Ari hit back, defending the women in a corrective tweet. "Women can be sexual AND talented. Naked and dignified. It’s OUR choice,” she wrote, adding, “We will keep fighting til people understand. I say this with all due respect but thank u, next.”
Just when Arianators thought the shade fest couldn't get any better — it did.
Ari closed her clap back with putting an end to Morgan once and for all: “Also @piersmorgan, I look forward to the day you realize there are other ways to go about making yourself relevant than to criticize young, beautiful, successful women for everything they do. I think that’ll be a beautiful thing for you and your career or what’s left of it.”
Ellen is an incredible & kind human being.. I use my talent AND my sexuality all the time because i choose to. women can be sexual AND talented. naked and dignified. it’s OUR choice. 🖤 & we will keep fighting til people understand. i say this w all due respect but thank u, next. https://t.co/wSknRSlJN8
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 21, 2018
also @piersmorgan, i look forward to the day you realize there are other ways to go about making yourself relevant than to criticize young, beautiful, successful women for everything they do. i think that’ll be a beautiful thing for you and your career or what’s left of it. 🖤
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 21, 2018
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