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.
No coats of sugar please.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2016
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.
from what? trolling isn't a job (I've tried)
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) June 5, 2016
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.
it keeps me nice and not-racist so sure, give it a go.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) June 6, 2016
remember when Bruce Willis didn't know he was dead? It's like that.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) June 6, 2016
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!