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JK Rowling And Piers Morgan Trade Jibes In Furious Twitter Exchange

Things became quite a bit serious.
George Bowden
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JK Rowling and Piers Morgan engaged in a furious exchange on Twitter on Saturday after the Harry Potter author confessed she enjoyed watching the broadcaster being told to “f*ck off” on American television.

Rowling joined thousands on Twitter in delighting at comedian Jim Jefferies’ jibe at Morgan on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ on Friday night.

Yes, watching Piers Morgan being told to fuck off on live TV is *exactly* as satisfying as I'd always imagined. https://t.co/4FII8sYmIt

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017

But it wasn’t long before Morgan spotted Rowling’s tweet, firing back his own retort.

This is why I've never read a single word of Harry Potter. https://t.co/XUJBMs4KKm

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017

To which Rowling suggested the broadcaster might have some hidden magical powers of his own.

Because you had a premonition that one day the author would roar with laughter at seeing you called out for your bullshit on live TV? https://t.co/8rkKSqJTnG

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017

The back and forth continued - and quickly became quite a bit more serious.

Everything I said was factual.
If you think screaming 'FUCK OFF!!!' at me changes that, then you're mistaken. https://t.co/0U9fVoTjfc

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017

.@piersmorgan Would you like a couple of hours to mock up some pictures of refugees carrying explosives to substantiate your position? https://t.co/sFj0kqIajd

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017

The superior, dismissive arrogance of rabid Remain/Clinton supporters like @jk_rowling is, of course, precisely why both campaigns lost.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2017

The fact-free, amoral, bigotry-apologism of celebrity toady Piers Morgan is, of course, why it's so delicious to see him told to fuck off. https://t.co/4XNF4G0nlD

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017
Note: This tweet was deleted by Morgan minutes later
Note: This tweet was deleted by Morgan minutes later
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I see: if you win, you're right? I seem to have read something rather like that before... hmm... pretty sure it was in German... https://t.co/omRwd6l2RW

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017

Then Rowling re-tweeted this:

Man who claims to have never read a word of Harry Potter quotes liberally from Harry Potter book https://t.co/DhSD0bck9q

— Barry Glendenning (@bglendenning) February 11, 2017

.@piersmorgan If only you'd read Harry Potter, you'd know the downside of sucking up to the biggest bully in school is getting burned alive.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017

#StillHurts pic.twitter.com/28rUHy2McC

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 11, 2017

Watch the clip from last night’s ‘Real Talk’, below.

Please enjoy this clip of @jimjefferies going to town on Piers Morgan on Real Time. pic.twitter.com/jKc5WgiiLI

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 11, 2017
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