poked fun at ’s Oscar Scan**l by revealing he would have slapped if he didn’t storm off the Good Morning Britain set last year.
The 56-year-old broadcaster following a tense disagreement with the weatherman, 41, who attacked Piers’ and ’s interview with .
In what has been branded as ‘’ Will, 53, slapped Chris, 57, across the face, after the – and the King Richard star.
Referencing his own viral dispute that sent shockwaves across the country, Piers retweeted a pic of him walking off in a huff, and wrote: ‘Ironically, I walked out to stop myself slapping him…’
Fans didn’t weren’t too impressed with Piers’ comment with one follower responding with a shirtless picture of a buff Alex and commented: ‘Riiiiight..’
‘Mate, you ran away from a part time weatherman rather than confront the issue,’ another added.
Hours after the shocking showdown Piers also expressed that if he had been in Will’s shoes.
He wrote: ‘You can think Will Smith wrong to slap Chris Rock but still understand why he did it if he thought – incorrectly – Rock was deliberately mocking his wife’s alopecia in front of a gazillion people. I’d have probably done the same.’
One person, who wasn’t impressed with his outlook on the situation replied: ‘Condoning violence is the issue. “I’d do the same” just spreads the message that violence is the answer.’
‘I’ll probably eat a doughnut for breakfast – but I’m not condoning obesity,’ Piers responded.
The outspoken journalist is set to ruffle some feathers once more, as his brand-new talk show Piers Morgan: Uncensored makes its debut on April 25.
The boundary-pushing talk show will be a ‘fearless forum for lively, intelligent debate and agenda-setting interviews,’ according to Piers.
‘I’m delighted to now be returning to live television with a new daily show whose main purpose is to cancel the Cancel Culture which has infected societies around the world,’ Piers enthused.
‘I want it to be a platform for lively vigorous debate, news-making interviews, and that increasingly taboo three-letter word: fun. I also want it to annoy all the right people.’
Piers Morgan Uncensored launches Monday 25 April on TalkTV.
