I don't think any journalist of any kind could ever accept an ultimatum where you're forced to apologize for something you believe or you leave the job. I was told I had to leave and by six o'clock, but evening I was gone. And I do think it's a form of censorship. So when I see people saying there's no canceled culture, I'm like, well, there's certainly a lot of people and much lower runs of the ladder who are genuinely getting forced out of jobs. Well, you never shut up. No, I don't think it's my experience. It's necessarily about being told you can't speak, but it is about being forced
What’s more toxic: Tabloids or Twitter? Piers Morgan may know – the outsized personality has been an outsized influence in both spheres for decades, since his start as show business editor at Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun.
In this interview, Morgan discusses his rise – and stumbles – and the return to Murdochland, where he now hosts the Fox Nation show, “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” We tackle characters with whom Morgan has beefed — from Donald Trump to Meghan Markle. And Kara asks Morgan, who is famous for stirring up debate, what part of him is authentic and what’s performance. “I think that when expressing my strongly held opinions, there's always a bit of theater to it.”
You can find Kara Swisher and Nayeema Raza on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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