Piers Morgan apologizes to Beyoncé-Jay-Z after guest calls them 'monsters'
Uncensored host Piers Morgan has recently issued a public apology to music industry power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The apology comes after singer Jaguar Wright's interview on his show, where she made baseless accusations against the duo. During her appearance, Wright spoke about Sean 'Diddy' Combs's recent arrest over sex trafficking allegations and called both Combs and Jay-Z "monsters," claiming they have hundreds of victims.
Morgan acknowledged allegations as 'totally false'
Morgan revealed on Tuesday that lawyers for Beyoncé and Jay-Z had contacted him, claiming that Wright's allegations were "totally false and have no basis in fact." He said, "We had lawyers contact us to say that those claims were totally false and have no basis in fact, and we've therefore complied with a legal request to cut them from the original interview."
Morgan defended the show's decision to host Wright
Despite the controversy, Morgan defended his show's decision to invite Wright for an interview. He explained to his audience, "The thing about platforms, the reality of the modern world is that pretty much everyone has a platform as long as they have something to say that other people want to hear." "That's why we invited [Wright] on to be interviewed. The people making these claims have an audience with or without shows like mine."
Morgan concluded with a direct apology to the couple
Morgan ended his statement by directly apologizing to Beyoncé and Jay-Z. He admitted that editing interviews is not a decision taken lightly on a show titled Uncensored, but there are legal boundaries. "Editing interviews is not something we do lightly at a show called Uncensored," he said, "but like the proverbial cries of fire in a crowded theater, there are legal limits on us, too." "And we apologize to Jay-Z and Beyoncé."
