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Controversial British TV presenter Piers Morgan’s Twitter account on Tuesday sent out explicit, derogatory tweets about the late Queen Elizabeth, singer Ed Sheeran, boxer Andrew Tate and others to its 8.3 million followers before partially disappearing for some users.
Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan’s TV show on TalkTV, tweeted that Morgan had been hacked.
“In case you were wondering, @piersmorgan was hacked,” the show wrote. “Any chance of getting him back @elonmusk?”.
The apparent hackers deleted the host’s profile and cover photo, and changed his name to phrases like “lol” several times. His account currently appears blank to web users, though the Twitter mobile app still shows racially explicit and sexually explicit tweets on Morgan’s feed.
Twitter and Morgan did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Morgan has been in the spotlight in recent weeks for his criticism of Meghan and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Morgan has criticized her Netflix documentary, which aired earlier this month.
The British presenter walked off the set of Good Morning Britain in 2021 after declining calls for apologies for saying he believed Markle’s claims in an interview with Oprah Winfrey about mental health issues and suicidal thoughts during her time in the monarchy emerged.
The TV presenter also made headlines in November for his interview with soccer star Christiano Ronaldo just before the World Cup, in which Ronaldo claimed on Uncensored that he was being evicted from Manchester United and that he had no respect for manager Erik ten Hexe. In the days after the interview, the club announced that it had “taken appropriate steps” in response to the interview. Soon after, Ronaldo announced his departure from the club.