Piers Morgan claims he would snap Hugh Grant 'in half' as bitter feud escalates Piers Morgan has claimed Hugh Grant would snap in half in the event they had a physical fight as a bitter social media argument spiralled between the pair.
A bitter feud erupted between Piers, 59, and and Hugh, 64, in light of the latest ruling, however, as the former Good Morning Britain host accused the latter of being a "hypocrite", dragged up the Notting Hill star's past arrest for being caught in the act with a prostitute, and added claims that the actor had taken money from News UK owner Rupert Murdoch to appear in films.
Following the government ruling, a quote by Hugh went viral showing him stating: “I have some sympathy, when I’m in a generous mood, for politicians terrified of the Murdochs.” Reacting to the line, Piers raged on X: "REMINDER: Hugh Grant took many millions of pounds from Rupert Murdoch to make movies for him.
But Hugh slammed back at the YouTube star, writing: "Bulls**t. The last time I worked for a Murdoch owned company was in 1994.
The original inquiry led to the creation of new rules surrounding the way the press operate - and while some have called for tighter controls of the press, others have suggested further regulation could lead to censorship.
