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Chelsea Handler Calls Out Piers Morgan: You ‘Love Flirting’ With Your Guests

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Last night, CNN’s Piers Morgan found himself, as a kick-off to his one-year anniversary celebration, in the role of interviewee when late night host (and, now, sitcom star) Chelsea Handler confronted Morgan about his aggressive — and often flirtatious — interviewing style.

“What would you like your epitaph to say?” Handler asked, then issued the obvious follow-up: “Ok, you love your celebrity guests, and you love flirting with them, as we can see here.” Burn.

Morgan hit back. “You’ve a very rude demeanor when it comes to responding to what the guests are saying,” he said. “You’re supposed to engage. It’s not all about you.” Mega burn.

Handler responded that she’s only being rude because she was asked to play Morgan for a day. Mega burn vs. giant burnopus.

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As she leaned back in her chair, Handler chided Morgan for not maintaining eye contact (ahem), before noting that he flirts with both men and women.

“I’m ambidextrous,” joked Morgan. “What can I say?”

Handler, obviously very excited over the interview, had previously teased the show on Twitter in an appropriately Handleresque manner:

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  • Anonymous

    Burn, mega-burn, what’s this? a chick flick mag? 

  • david r

    Chelsea is a hedonistic liberal with absolutely no shame.  I love her.

  • http://www.facebook.com/The.JR.Jake John Merritt

    There is a big difference between flirting and being complimentary.  There is a big difference between sexual harassment and paying someone you know (or would like to) a complimentary remark.  People take things to extreme that is why they get in trouble.  And then there is always the person who dresses so provocatively that it is extremely difficult to maintain eye contact.  Piers is good but still growing.  Larry took years to reach an audience that appreciated him, even though neither of them ask the difficult questions of certain guests. 

  • Anonymous

    How self-absorbed and pompous do you have to be to be interviewed on your own show after … gasp … ONE whole year!? Apparently, it is all about him. Of course, with his ratings, it’s possible there won’t be a 2nd anniversary…

  • Anonymous

    its like a contest about who’s a bigger unfunny douche.

  • Duke Chesnut

    The ‘Funny Talker’ from the UK phone hacking scandal.  CNN really hired a winner here. I don’t like British Accents telling me that ‘our’ government is broken, Fareed and Christiann do the same thing. How would Britain’s BBC audience feel if An American Called for more civility in the House of Commens? Why does CNN force funny talkers and funny walkers on the American audience?

    I am not an Anglophobe.

  • Anonymous

    I rank her right down there with Maddow.

  • Anonymous

    you just seem to be general phobic and a biggot. 

  • Anonymous

    the two aren’t comparable….

  • Anonymous

    Chelsea is correct, this guy is heading for well deserved trouble on the
    way he treats his guest as possible sex partners in his lefty drooling manner, a
    fen AH at best.   

  • Anonymous

    Piers likes to flirth with his guests, Chelsea likes to sleep with hers. She’s even admitted it.

  • Anonymous

    Larry King was interviewed on his own show many times.  Barbara Walters interviewed him for his 2009 autobiography.

  • Anonymous

    How do we get on her show?

  • Anonymous

    I would love to see Kathy Griffin interview Piers!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    How does Piers find the time to flirt with his guests, while at the same time, hack into their cell phones??

  • Anonymous

    i guess that finally answers the question how either of these hacks have a tv show. 

  • Anonymous

    piers morgan a bit of a sleaze; his young wife just gave birth to his child and he acts like an idiot; grow up; sick of these guys thinking they are all the rage; how about a little respect…shame on you jerk

  • Anonymous

    fareed zacharia is brilliant; if yu could get past your lack of intelligence you could see that; same with christiane; both of whom are americans by the way;  get a grip

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Tabloid Piers also likes to hack their phones

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Lefty? This guy was raised by your rightwing idol Rupert Murdoch.

  • Anonymous

    The fact is, Pier’s is a lefty no matter who raised him….. FACT

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