Former CNN host Piers Morgan spent part of Monday night tweeting insults about Cher‘s appearance, just in case anyone was wondering if he was still a classless jerk.
The whole thing began with a tweet from Perez Hilton asking if Morgan still hated Madonna. (Answer: He does, because she does not wear enough clothes for Morgan’s satisfaction.)
When she puts some clothes on. > RT @PerezHilton: @piersmorgan And when will you be making up with Madonna??? xx
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 2, 2015
A fan then brought up Cher, who famously refuses to let age dim her love for sequins, fishnets, and extravagant formalwear.
She doesn't. > RT @PerezHilton: @piersmorgan Tell that to @Cher! She's 68 and still looks FAB in her fishnets doing moonies! xxxxx
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 2, 2015
To which Cher replied:
@PerezHilton
— Cher (@cher) March 2, 2015
If Piers Doesn’t Want To See Fishnets,On An Old Diva’s Legs,..He
Should’t Wear Them‼️
For the record, I have never worn fishnet stockings. Nor do I ever intend to.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 2, 2015
cc @cher
Twitter is indeed a marvelous place. Where else would you get to witness Cher arguing with a British journalist about her right to wear fishnet stockings?
I'm now in a Twitter war with @cher over her right to wear fishnets on stage at 68.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 2, 2015
How's your day going, everyone?
Throughout the evening, Piers Morgan also tweeted about the recent L.A.P.D. shooting, which made for a bizarre juxtaposition with his public insults of a woman’s clothing choices. It was a pure, textbook example of a man offering his unsolicited opinion on the Internet.
To be fair to @cher, she looks marginally better in fishnets than @Madonna.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 2, 2015
Thankfully, Twitter monarch Cher came out as the clear winner here. Cher, we salute your always-appropriate emoji usage.
BREAKING NEWS💥
— Cher (@cher) March 2, 2015
IM BEING BURIED IN MY FISHNETS‼️
😂
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