Chrissy Teigen and John Legend took their love to another level over the weekend when they teamed up to defend the late Muhammad Ali by bashing troll and former respected journalist Piers Morgan.
The roast session happened Sunday (June 5) when Morgan, the current US editor at large of MailOnline, claimed the late athlete was more racist than current presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Morgan’s comments about Ali prompted a brutal and honest responses from Chris Brown and later a much-needed takedown from Teigen and Legend.
Muhammad Ali said far more inflammatory/racist things about white people than Donald Trump ever has about Muslims. #fact
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2016
Why sugar-coat what Ali said or stood for? He never did that to himself, or when speaking of others.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2016
I hope people don't make me sound too perfect when I die.
No coats of sugar please.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/Shay_Marie/status/739859504599289856
Enticed by the attention, Morgan attempted to milk the situation with his op-ed on Ali and Trump. Luckily, Teigen and everyone else just happened to be over it.
You may want to read my new column about Ali & racism, @johnlegend @chrissyteigen -you may learn something.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739904374772621312
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739905086600581120
We’re sure this isn’t the last time Morgan will exploit a tragedy, but at least we have Legend and Teigen to hit him where it hurts.