Piers Morgan's CNN Blacklist Expands to Include Madonna, Heather Mills, Keith Olbermann

By Rebecca Macatee Posted Jan 17th 2011 06:04PM

Piers Morgan is cool with the Kardashians and Kid Rock, but the CNN host has a growing list of celebrities that he's supposedly banning from his new show.

Morgan told the Daily Express Madonna was simply "too Vegan for TV." He went on to say, "We have Lady Gaga now so Madonna is banned from my show." Ouch.

Liz Rosenberg, the Queen of Pop's publicist, fired back, telling PopEater's Rob Shuter exclusively, "Madonna doesn't know who Piers Morgan is, but she's a big fan of Lady Gaga."

But Madge isn't the only famous person Piers is barring from 'Piers Morgan Tonight.' According to EW's Popwatch, the outspoken Brit has officially uninvited other big names, including Heather Mills, Keith Olbermann, Cherie Blair and Howie Mandel, from ever appearing during his primetime hour.

Morgan claims he introduced Heather Mills to Paul McCartney at the 1999 Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards, where he brought them both to the event. "Paul takes her out on a date, next they get engaged, next thing they get married, it's all very happy and hunky-dory and then she takes him tot he cleaners, and I realized I'd pushed one of the world's great gold diggers in the direction of one of my heroes," Morgan said. "And as Paul puts it to his close friends, 'Thanks, Piers, you cost me 50 million dollars.' So for those reasons and by way of any tiny reparation I can make to Macca, she has a lifetime ban."

He claims his ban on Olbermann is just "a temporary ban, designed to confuse and bemuse him, and hopefully engender a violent reaction.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie is banned "simply because it would get violent. She would attack [him.] And Howie Mandel is "just too irritating."

Morgan sure knows how to stir the pot! The former 'Britain's Got Talent' host said he will allow Madonna to appear on his show only if she makes a "formal apology" for "all the grief she's caused [him] by being Madonna."

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Monday 17 January

By themeeker

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He's just trying desperately to drum up some publicity. If Madonna wanted to do his show, he'd freakin kiss her azz. He ain't that big.

By stu

back to england w/ u old chap. & take sharon ozborne w/ u.

By Tigger

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OINK OINK...

By KR

Wow...can you imagine being BANNED from his show? How would you ever face another day let alone look yourself in the mirror? You might as well shoot yourself since life as you know it would be over. So sad.

By BTDT

"Howie Mandel is "just too irritating."

Pot, meet kettle.

By darbar

He got Oprah, so he's got no worries. Madonna is irrelevant now, so there's no reason to have her on the show. Olbermann's a twat, so that's no loss.

By jahajo

Madonna is hardly considered irrelevant, she holds the record for the highest grossing concert for a single artist for her Sweet & Sticky tour in 2008 and is 2nd highest of all time with only the Rolling Stones beating her. Just because you don't hear her songs on the radio (clearchannel has something against her) doesn't mean she is irrelevant. btw, this guy's new show is going to be irrelevant.

By *-*

yeah, and Oprah's raitings are so awesome that.. oh wait, nevermind..

By FleaDip

Madonna irrelevant--is that why Piers is using her name so desperately to drum up publicity? I used to be a Madonna hater, but gave in because you can't escape the woman.

By Polk Salad Annie

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I'm with you on Madonna. I was a TRUE Madonna hater. I was definitely full of Hatorade until I looked through my vast CD collection a while back. "Dang, how did all of these Madonna CDs get in here?" I thought. Until Lady Gaga has a nearly 28-year run like Madonna I have to shut my trap. Love her or hate her Madonna has done way more and for a whole lot longer than most female artists around today.

By Olivia

But he didn't say anything that wasn't untrue! Madonna is boring as hell and the few times I was stupid enough to sit through one of her interviews she has this nervous constant eye blinking that just drives ya nuts. I wonder if she's even aware of it..lol.

By njgirlxxxx

Good. Who the hell wants to listen or see for that matter Madonna. She Sucks

By rlnyny

i bet they are crushed.....

By Stelios

I first watched Piers Morgan on the Apprentice wehere he beat the hell out of all the contestants including the outspoken Black.. what's her name..!
He is very intelligent and well informed, having graduated from a British University and then practiced journalism. He is a worthy successor to King and he will emerge as the best talk show host

By Paula Frazier

He's nothing more than a Simon wannabe with his snide remarks. The only difference is that it suits Simon.

Tuesday 18 January

By Michelle

Yes, please make a point of saying he 'practiced' journalism, because what he did is definintely not considered true journalism. He was the head of the British version of the National Enquirer, making up stories about people - which he admitted to. He then decided to get a real job and wanted to be famous, so he's been backtracking ever since. Now he's playing games again, claiming people are blacklisted, when all he is doing is desperately trying to get anyone to notice. I guess the leopard surely couldn't change his spots.

By gregg

"piers" can take his attitude and show
and stick it up his pie hole.

By JBaer

I'll give a flying leap about this if Morgan bans ME from his show.

By the_fool

Nice going CNN way to get Piers off on the right foot. CNN should be worried about ratings and get any person that the viewers would be interested in and not go down the toilet.

By skyboi3000

More reasons to not watch this English twit!

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