Piers Morgan Slammed for Mariah Carey Interview About Las Vegas Massacre
by EG
No one knows how to offend people like Piers Morgan, and he was at it again in the wake of Sunday night's shooting in Las Vegas, which killed dozens and injured hundreds. Morgan, who has appeared on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice and the failed Piers Morgan Live on CNN, chose, inexplicably, to speak to singer Mariah Carey about the incident on a Good Morning Britain segment. The misplaced and awkward interview was panned by viewers, who thought it inappropriate, tasteless and insensitive.
Via People.
Mariah Carey‘s scheduled interview to promote her UK Christmas tour on Good Morning Britain turned into what viewers called an “irrelevant and inappropriate” segment in the wake of a gunman opening fire on a Las Vegas concert, killing at least 50 people and injuring at least 400 in what is now the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
The 47-year-old singer appeared sprawled on a sofa in a red gown in front of a Christmas tree from Los Angeles. However, hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid asked Carey about the breaking news out of the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a three-day country music festival in Las Vegas.
“I pray for the victims and hope all these can stop as soon as possible,” Carey said. “You know, I have spent a lot of time in Vegas and this type of thing anywhere happening anywhere is a huge tragedy.”
She added, “It’s terrible because people just going out to listen to music, really they’re out for the night and something like this happens, it’s shocking.”
The Grammy winner ended her two-year residency at Caesars Palace in July and will perform several holiday shows in December.
Twitter users were quick to criticize the interview on social media.
“Terrible events in Las Vegas. Let’s get the views of Mariah Carey in front of a Christmas tree!” wrote one social media user. “Irrelevant and inappropriate.”
Another added, “Mixing a pre-arranged interview w Mariah Carey (& Xmas tree?!) with awful news from Las Vegas. Surreal, unfair to her, poor journalism.”
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