Infamous British troll Piers Morgan tweeted a less-than-humble plea on Sunday as the world mourned the death of boxer Muhammad Ali.
I hope people don't make me sound too perfect when I die.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2016
No coats of sugar please.
The backlash was instantaneous, as it is to so many of Morgan’s tweets. John Legend was just one of the celebrities to weigh in.
.@piersmorgan you could test us by announcing your retirement.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 5, 2016
But it was Legend’s wife Chrissy Teigen who really took Morgan to task.
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739579610392723456
Always up for a fight, Morgan fired back.
Maybe I should take up a proper job, like modelling? > RT @chrissyteigen: @johnlegend from what? trolling isn't a job (I've tried)
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 6, 2016
But Teigen was characteristically non-plussed by Morgan’s retorts.
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739706201647108097
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739709455076466688
Teigen, whose other Twitter pursuits of late involve lobbying for better bitmoji features and getting husband John Legend recognition for his on-point tux game, clearly has bigger fish to fry.
But seriously, Piers. Ya burnt!