Piers Morgan
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And think about what a judge or a courtroom would make of that. They'd say, well, you could hardly pretend you didn't know. This has literally been a massive headline-grabbing settlement in the last few weeks. And you've decided that it doesn't apply to you, that somehow you are on some superior plane to George Stephanopoulos, which allows you to call Trump a rapist and get away with it.
And think about what a judge or a courtroom would make of that. They'd say, well, you could hardly pretend you didn't know. This has literally been a massive headline-grabbing settlement in the last few weeks. And you've decided that it doesn't apply to you, that somehow you are on some superior plane to George Stephanopoulos, which allows you to call Trump a rapist and get away with it.
Well, if I was Trump, I'd call her bluff. I'd sue her. And by the way, he'd win. Yeah. Just like he did with ABC. And so I do think he needs to have more of his accountability. And people will say, well, what about free speech? It's not about free speech. It's a bit like what I said about the real life alleged stalker from Baby Reindeer.
Well, if I was Trump, I'd call her bluff. I'd sue her. And by the way, he'd win. Yeah. Just like he did with ABC. And so I do think he needs to have more of his accountability. And people will say, well, what about free speech? It's not about free speech. It's a bit like what I said about the real life alleged stalker from Baby Reindeer.
Well, if I was Trump, I'd call her bluff. I'd sue her. And by the way, he'd win. Yeah. Just like he did with ABC. And so I do think he needs to have more of his accountability. And people will say, well, what about free speech? It's not about free speech. It's a bit like what I said about the real life alleged stalker from Baby Reindeer.
If Netflix is going to put out, I love Netflix, very successful company. I use it all the time, just to be clear. Yeah, same. Netflix is going to broadcast a seven-part series, which they say at the start of it, this is a true story. So every time you logged on to watch an episode, this is a true story.
If Netflix is going to put out, I love Netflix, very successful company. I use it all the time, just to be clear. Yeah, same. Netflix is going to broadcast a seven-part series, which they say at the start of it, this is a true story. So every time you logged on to watch an episode, this is a true story.
If Netflix is going to put out, I love Netflix, very successful company. I use it all the time, just to be clear. Yeah, same. Netflix is going to broadcast a seven-part series, which they say at the start of it, this is a true story. So every time you logged on to watch an episode, this is a true story.
And then you say in that true story that Richard Gad, who's the writer, and he's the guy who plays himself in the series, if you then...
And then you say in that true story that Richard Gad, who's the writer, and he's the guy who plays himself in the series, if you then...
And then you say in that true story that Richard Gad, who's the writer, and he's the guy who plays himself in the series, if you then...
depict him being forensically stalked by this woman, who then gets convicted and put in prison, and it turns out they claim has already had a previous prison sentence, and none of that is true, then little wonder that she's now taken out a massive lawsuit against Netflix. But why would Netflix do that?
depict him being forensically stalked by this woman, who then gets convicted and put in prison, and it turns out they claim has already had a previous prison sentence, and none of that is true, then little wonder that she's now taken out a massive lawsuit against Netflix. But why would Netflix do that?
depict him being forensically stalked by this woman, who then gets convicted and put in prison, and it turns out they claim has already had a previous prison sentence, and none of that is true, then little wonder that she's now taken out a massive lawsuit against Netflix. But why would Netflix do that?
Why would you call it a true story without, A, doing the due diligence of whether actually this was true, Or be worse, you know it's true, but you don't care. And there's a little bit of that about Donald Trump, isn't there? Well, a lot of that about Donald Trump, which is I think a lot of journalists feel they can say whatever they like about him, and that's fine.
Why would you call it a true story without, A, doing the due diligence of whether actually this was true, Or be worse, you know it's true, but you don't care. And there's a little bit of that about Donald Trump, isn't there? Well, a lot of that about Donald Trump, which is I think a lot of journalists feel they can say whatever they like about him, and that's fine.
Why would you call it a true story without, A, doing the due diligence of whether actually this was true, Or be worse, you know it's true, but you don't care. And there's a little bit of that about Donald Trump, isn't there? Well, a lot of that about Donald Trump, which is I think a lot of journalists feel they can say whatever they like about him, and that's fine.
And I think what he did with the Stephanopoulos case is put a line in the sand and say, right, if you guys are going to defame me on fact, and you mentioned earlier, you try and stick to facts. You're a lawyer by background. I'm a newspaper editor by background. We know how important facts are.
And I think what he did with the Stephanopoulos case is put a line in the sand and say, right, if you guys are going to defame me on fact, and you mentioned earlier, you try and stick to facts. You're a lawyer by background. I'm a newspaper editor by background. We know how important facts are.
And I think what he did with the Stephanopoulos case is put a line in the sand and say, right, if you guys are going to defame me on fact, and you mentioned earlier, you try and stick to facts. You're a lawyer by background. I'm a newspaper editor by background. We know how important facts are.