Piers Morgan Being BRUTALLY Honest

This week I got into a little back and forth with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. It all started when Ben wouldn't return my calls and I couldn't bear it. Now, I think it's important for the purposes of this message to explain what my show Piers Morgan Uncensored is really about and for once I'm going to be brutally honest in doing so. Piers Morgan Uncensored is a television show. It's entertainment. It's show business. That's the world I'm in and perhaps everyone in this internet space is in some respects. We all rely on the audience and there's nothing wrong with that. While some people in the space value fame more than integrity, others value integrity more than fame. The question is where do I sit? While I often claim that the show is about honest debate and dialogue, intellectual curiosity and truth, there's one value that trumps them all. Cultural relevance. Popularity. I cover what is popular, what is shaping the culture, and what gets views and ratings. And there's nothing wrong with that, but not being honest about that priority, about what really motivates the show, that is what's disingenuous. Now, it bothered me that Ben stopped coming on the show and stopped returning my calls and he claimed the reason was cuz I have evil people on. And I do, rather intentionally, but I challenge them and admittedly the only reason I have them on to begin with is because of their popularity. If Kanye West or Sneako or Nick Fuentes didn't have an audience, I wouldn't care to talk to them. That's what ultimately drives the show. And to pretend otherwise is disingenuous. And so I'll continue to have some of the worst figures in our culture on the show. The purpose of me having them on is so that I can look virtuous in challenging them. Now, in terms of my detractors and my critics, it seems that I can dish it out, but I can't take it. I find it interesting that the moment Israel, they turn on me, but the moment they criticize me, I turn on them. I called Ben Shapiro a cancel culture vulture and yet I block anyone and everyone I don't like. What's more cancelly than that? I quite literally ban people from my show and cancel them. Now, it's true I have a range of guests on my show of different points of view and that's all well and good and I should get credit for that. But if at the end of the day I just keep blocking people for calling me out, I'll be left with nothing but nefarious actors, clout chasers and grifters who keep coming on. Now, unlike Ben Shapiro, my views change when the facts change, but more importantly, they change when the ratings do. As I said, if I'm being honest, my show is driven by audience and popularity. My interview with Bassem Youssef at the beginning of the war with Israel and Gaza famously went viral. I guarantee you if it hadn't, I wouldn't cover the issue quite as much. And if each episode about the Israel-Gaza war didn't get that many views or clicks, I probably would stop talking about it. Doesn't mean I don't care about it at all, I just have a different priority, and that should be clear. And I shouldn't be offended when called out for it. Now, it's true, facts don't care about your feelings, but clicks don't care about facts, and pretending like I only care about the former and not the latter, that's being disingenuous. I can pretend that my show is about honest debate and dialogue, and to an extent it is, but that's not fundamentally what it is. It's a talk show, and it's entertainment, and it does provide an opportunity for people to express their views, provided they know what kind of show they're getting into. That's fine. There's nothing wrong with that, but I should be as aware of what my show is as my critics are. I'll say things like, I actually don't like when my guests shout over each other, but what I really like is positioning myself to look like the sane person who calms them down. The guests are props to serve a purpose, and in the case of Cenk Uygur, a very sweaty one at that, casted to create a scene, a spectacle, with actors and performers, with me as the director. Now, I can convince myself all day that I'm on this virtuous crusade, a quest for truth, regardless of the consequences, but if that were true, that that was my sole motivation, why would it bother me so much when notable people refuse to come on? That's because, of course, when people lie about you and smear you, and their claims have no validity, then it's of no consequence. You can brush it off your shoulder. But when they say things that are true, and deep down you know it, that's when it stings, and that's when I can't bear to hear it. Now, I'll say that I'm willing to take unpopular positions and take the hits, as if that's some sort of sacrifice, when in fact, taking controversial positions is good for the brand. It causes the very sensationalism and attention I crave. Any position I take that stirs the pot doesn't really come at a cost, it actually benefits the show. So, if there's Is that needs to be unblocked, I don't think it's the Zionists or the pro-Israel crowd. It's probably my own mirror that I could use a good hard look at from time to time. Facts don't care about your feelings? Clicks don't care about facts. The truth is, Piers Morgan cares about Piers Morgan. It's perfectly natural as everyone cares about themselves the most. But only some of us pretend not to. I called myself a journalist and Ben Shapiro a propagandist, but the truth is, we're all propagandists propagating something. Some guests on my show like Ben Shapiro propagate conservatism, pro-Israel positions, Western values. Others propagate the opposite, pro-Palestinian positions, transgender ideology, socialism. I, Piers Morgan, propagate me. At the end of the day, I have a talk show and an audience and my priority is to them. I follow what is popular and relevant. That's my duty. And I've certainly been called things by Zionists that are unfair and by pro-Palestinians that are unfair. But remember, relevance and popularity drive the show. So to all those I've blocked over the years and said you're never welcome on my show again, I can guarantee you that will change the moment any one of your accounts or profiles becomes too popular to ignore. You see, people who've hurt my feelings or personally attacked me, they become disinvited instantly. But the biggest racists, anti-Semites, and spreaders of evil ideologies in the culture are always welcome on provided they have an audience of their own. You might be asking, why am I more offended by Dave Rubin or Ben Shapiro or random pro-Israel accounts on Twitter, but not Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens, Kanye West, Sneako, or Andrew Tate? The answer is simple. While the latter have said the most awful things about Jews, gays, blacks, minorities, and seek to undermine Western civilization, the former said awful things about me. Me. And ultimately, don't forget, this project is about me. Piers Morgan Uncensored perhaps should be changed to Piers Morgan Unblocked or Unmasked. You see, I very well may get blocked for making this video, but that would only further prove my point. And the more and more virtuous people that refuse to come on the show and the only ones left are grifters, clout chasers, and nefarious wicked commentators. Well, that should tell you something indeed? At the end of the day, yes, it's true. Facts don't care about your feelings. Clicks don't care about your facts. But perhaps the worst outcome, my worst fear, and what concerns me the most, is that people stop caring about me. That's Piers Morgan, truly uncensored. Thanks for watching. Truly. Please keep watching.