Ariana slams Piers
The duo had a Twitter spat over Morgan’s remarks on Little Mix
Ariana Grande criticised Piers Morgan after he made disparaging comments about a photoshoot by Little Mix.
The female musicians posed naked with bodies painted with criticisms they had faced, such as “ugly” and “talentless”. It was a similar shoot to one in 2003 by country trio Dixie Chicks. Morgan criticised Little Mix for the similarity, writing on Twitter they “stole this idea”, and that Jesy Nelson of the group “looks ridiculous ... she should put some clothes on”.
Ariana Grande’s mother, Joan, first responded to the Good Morning Britain host’s comments, saying: “Did you ever hear of paying homage ... if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it.” She also said his criticism of Ellen DeGeneres, for featuring a video of half-naked male celebrities, was “disgraceful”. Morgan replied: “Ellen’s a hypocrite — and as for Little Mix, I’d just prefer they use their talent to sell records rather than their nudity. As your own daughter does!”
Ariana replied to Morgan: “Ellen is an incredible & kind human being. I use my talent AND my sexuality all the time because I choose to. Women can be sexual AND talented .... I say this w all due respect but thank u, next [sic]” — a reference to her song Thank U, Next, which is No 1 in the US and UK. She added: “I look forward to the day you realise there are other ways to go about making yourself relevant than to criticise young, beautiful, successful women .... that’ll be a beautiful thing for you and your career or what’s left of it.”