Ewan McGregor has announced on Twitter that he is boycotting Good Morning Britain after its host, Piers Morgan, called people attending the Women's Marches last Saturday "rabid feminists."
The actor stars in the sequel of Trainspotting (T2) and is currently promoting the film.
McGregor tweeted the following:
Was going on Good Morning Britain, didn't realise @piersmorgan was host. Won't go on with him after his comments about #WomensMarch
— Ewan McGregor (@mcgregor_ewan) January 24, 2017
Things got increasingly heated when Morgan replied:
Sorry to hear that @mcgregor_ewan - you should be big enough to allow people different political opinions. You're just an actor after all.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 24, 2017
And he didn’t leave things there:
A real man would have come on and debated it with me, not run away like a coward. https://t.co/z5HmkFASwM
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 24, 2017
Vainspotting.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 24, 2017
The TV presenter angered many people on Twitter last Saturday after saying he had decided to organise a "Men's March" to protest "the creeping global emasculation" of his gender:
I'm planning a 'Men's March' to protest at the creeping global emasculation of my gender by rabid feminists. Who's with me?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 21, 2017
You know you sit next to a feminist every morning, right? @piersmorgan https://t.co/IAIq4kuCqE
— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) January 21, 2017
Susanna Reid, who is Morgan’s co-host on Good Morning Britain, expressed disappointment about McGregor’s decision to not go on the show and encouraged him to stand up for his views on air:
Such a shame. Challenge views where there's difference. Would have liked to see that debate on air - it's an important one. #WomensMarch https://t.co/dSsMZ9mc46
— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) January 24, 2017
The opinion on McGregor’s decision has been pretty divided overall, with some congratulating him and others taking a similar stance to Reid:
@mcgregor_ewan: BRAVO!!! pic.twitter.com/hU28sxwVQZ
— Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) January 24, 2017
@mcgregor_ewan Good for you dude. The sooner we weaken, devalue and mute the platforms and people preaching/empowering hate the better.
— Bear Parker (@Bearskopff) January 24, 2017
@mcgregor_ewan ✊ðŸÂ?½âœŠðŸÂ?½âœŠðŸÂ?½ well done sir, @piersmorgan is an attention seeker so im sure he will be a snowflake about this tweet 😂
— Marc Michael (@BeardBoBaggins) January 24, 2017
@mcgregor_ewan @piersmorgan Maybe act like an adult and challenge his ideas?
— OddBall (@OddBall__) January 24, 2017
@mcgregor_ewan @piersmorgan why not? challenge people, challenge their views and present coherent arguments why they are wrong #standup
— Paul Jenkins (@pdjplano) January 24, 2017
@mcgregor_ewan poor decision first up, it is your job to promote your film. Second, you should have told @piersmorgan to his face
— michael kelpie (@thekelpie) January 24, 2017
Via Twitter
