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Title: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Euan Buchan on May 29, 2009, 07:20:14 AM
PIERS Morgan has lashed out at Ringo Starr, dubbing him as "disgusting, selfish, greedy and thoughtless".

The Britain's Got Talent judge hit out at the ex Beatle after it was reported that he refused to give an autograph to an elderly woman at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday - making her cry.


It's claimed he snapped at her: "I don't sign autographs, read that on my website."


Piers ranted on his blog: "Ringo was always the least talented, ugliest, jammiest member of the Beatles.


"I think we can now safely add the words 'disgusting', 'selfish', 'greedy' and 'thoughtless' to the list too."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2441592/Piers-Morgan-slams-disgusting-Ringo.html

 
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Bobber on May 29, 2009, 08:02:54 AM
Piers Morgan? Who is Piers Morgan?
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Kevin on May 29, 2009, 08:37:22 AM
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Piers Morgan? Who is Piers Morgan?

Was editor of the Daily Mail. Resigned after his paper tried to pass off fake British-soldiers-abusing-Iraqi-prisoners as real.
Now a media celebrity, currently a judge on the enormously popular Britains Got Talent (think Susan Boyle.)
Has a reputation as a tell-it-as-it-is kinda guy.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Mairi on June 01, 2009, 05:52:57 PM
I think it's funny how some people think celebrities owe them things like photos and autographs. I mean, nobody forced you to buy their records or see their movies. They're just doing their job. They don't owe you anything.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: fendertele on June 01, 2009, 09:09:16 PM
Piers is a piece of work and has a cheek to be labelling anyone as he is all that and much worse.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Mrs Lennon on June 01, 2009, 11:35:57 PM
Oh-no-he-didn't! (nono)  :P
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: fendertele on June 02, 2009, 02:33:19 AM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D A went there
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Andy Smith on June 04, 2009, 08:59:28 PM
Piers Morgan is quite a prat really and he apparantly was the guy who first introduced Heather to Paul... ??)
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: An Apple Beatle on June 04, 2009, 09:00:19 PM
Piers is a pratt! He's been trying to break into TV these last few years. Media wh*** lol
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: dylanjohn on June 11, 2009, 12:18:42 AM
Ringo comes across as kind of an ass sometimes.

Why would you say that to an elderly woman?

In the least just politely decline.  To snap at someone is not polite,
not about love, and not the way people should treat each other.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: fendertele on June 11, 2009, 03:35:59 AM
Ringo was wrong to make the woman cry, but he also has the right to not have to sign autographs if he doesnt want to, and the woman really shouldnt be emotional over not getting an autograph so she's playing on it a little aswell.

Piers is just a tit, and shouldnt be commenting on it anyways as its none of his business.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: BlueMeanie on June 11, 2009, 09:08:41 AM
Piers Morgan is pond life. That's not to say that Ringo hasn't acted like a prat recently. He could easily have signed her autograph. I get that he doesn't want people sending him stuff to sign anymore, but that was stupid. The likes of Morgan (ex Sun editor - says it all really) feed on stuff like that.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Penny Lane on June 11, 2009, 09:21:08 AM
Ringo has been so grumpy recently.  I'm not sure of the veracity of this story, but I hope he acts more nicely towards his fans.

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Piers Morgan is quite a prat really and he apparantly was the guy who first introduced Heather to Paul... ??)

Ohhh...honestly?   ??) ??)  That's horrible!!
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Andy Smith on June 14, 2009, 02:53:03 PM
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Ringo has been so grumpy recently.  I'm not sure of the veracity of this story, but I hope he acts more nicely towards his fans.



Ohhh...honestly?   ??) ??)  That's horrible!!

yes, he's a walking disaster! ??)

Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Euan Buchan on June 15, 2009, 09:32:00 AM
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Piers Morgan is quite a prat really and he apparantly was the guy who first introduced Heather to Paul... ??)

Really I heard it was Richard Branson
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: glass onion on June 15, 2009, 08:02:42 PM
i gotta say folks it is a shame if this story is true-i would be very upset if ringo snapped at me if i asked politely for his signiture.it was the same when paul had a go at the guy who wanted an autograph when he went to see david blaine in the glass box in london.if any of the beatles were rude to me for no good reason it'd break my heart-i'd never listen to a beatle tune again in the same way.i cannot see the problem in being polite to your fans-offer a handshake if you don't wanna sign.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nimrod on July 16, 2009, 11:44:42 AM
i gotta say folks it is a shame if this story is true-i would be very upset if ringo snapped at me if i asked politely for his signiture.it was the same when paul had a go at the guy who wanted an autograph when he went to see david blaine in the gla** box in london.if any of the beatles were rude to me for no good reason it'd break my heart-i'd never listen to a beatle tune again in the same way.i cannot see the problem in being polite to your fans-offer a handshake if you don't wanna sign.

I agree with this..

If true Ringo is very mean not to sign autographs face to face.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: emmi_luvs_beatles on July 16, 2009, 02:14:48 PM
Piers Morgan is quite a prat really and he apparantly was the guy who first introduced Heather to Paul... ??)

Aw man, really? Now he has 2 reasons to be on my sh*t list  :P

And you know, they might be bending the truth about what Ringo did a little. When it comes to this stuff, the papers/tabloids always make it sound more terrible than it is. But this Peirs Morgan seems like a prick anyways. But this is just my opinion  ;D
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: LennonStarrFan on January 29, 2010, 12:03:37 AM
Is that story of Ringo refusing the old woman from a British tabloid? The fact that it came from a tabloid means it's automatic BS. I'm a Journalism student in university, so I'm very open about my hatred towards tabloid gossip which only contributes to the stupidity of society.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Jai Guru Deva. on January 29, 2010, 01:32:20 AM
I do think Ringo is getting grumpy as he gets older, and I think he was silly to have a hissy fit about signing autographs.  But at the same time, Piers Morgan is more than a bit of an idiot.  Most of his career is based around snooping into celebrities' lives and exposing their biggest secrets, and everything they'd rather the world didn't know.  A lot of what he says is sniding to most people.  And besides, I hardly think he and Ringo are exactly best chums, so the idea Piers knows anything of importance about Ringo is a bit ridiculous.

xxx
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 01, 2010, 01:34:41 AM
well i think its a load... it probably got blown out of the water ringo is a very nice and polite person why the hell should he spend the rest of his life signing auto's? he politely said on his site that after so adn so date he would stop signing why can't they respect the man and listen to his wishes? I sent in a photo a few days before the dead line and recieved it signed a month or so later he's a great guy so don't believe this bs media conspiracy.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 02, 2010, 09:36:10 AM
I understand that you can sometimes get tired of signing autographs if you've been doing it every day for 48 years. And of course Ringo isn't public property and he isn't some circus monkey who's obliged to do whatever any stranger wants him to do.

But than again, I think it's really really lame if he just doesn't sign autographs period. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could make people really happy by doing something as simple as just signing your name on a piece of paper? And besides that, celebrities shouldn't forget that their fans pay their bills.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 03, 2010, 02:24:55 PM
LOL joost do you even know about ringo? he's known for spending his whole post beatle career signing autographs im sure he' signed 5x as many as any other beatle and no one is b****ing about paul.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 03, 2010, 02:41:46 PM
LOL joost do you even know about ringo?

Uhm, he's some dude who played drums in some band a long time ago, right?  :-X
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Kevin on February 03, 2010, 03:26:56 PM
I was really suprised to learn that you could send things in for him to sign, and I can't blame him for putting a stop to that. But I think he over did it and should continue when asked to in public.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 03, 2010, 03:40:52 PM
I was really suprised to learn that you could send things in for him to sign, and I can't blame him for putting a stop to that. But I think he over did it and should continue when asked to in public.

I agree.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 05, 2010, 02:25:14 PM
just let the man retire and write his music... he won't come out in public if people are a**holes too him moaning because he wont do them favors over and over... maybe if you guys weren't off selling your autographs I kept mine unlike half the people who get them it seems.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Kevin on February 05, 2010, 02:33:13 PM
just let the man retire and write his music... he won't come out in public if people are a**holes too him moaning because he wont do them favors over and over... maybe if you guys weren't off selling your autographs I kept mine unlike half the people who get them it seems.
But he hasn't retired and he does come out in public because he's flogging a product. And as I think TK said earlier Ringo relies on a small group of hardcore fans to buy his stuff. 8 spent one week in the charts at 91. Alienate them and it's bye-byes. And for whatever reason Ringo obviously still wants to be out there.
If he does retire, then what you said is fair enough. But until he does he has to realise he can't have it both ways.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 05, 2010, 03:57:37 PM
maybe if you guys weren't off selling your autographs I kept mine unlike half the people who get them it seems.

What do you mean by "you guys"?
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 15, 2010, 02:05:34 AM
its unisex like man kind but ill take that as your admittance of selling yours... thanks for p*ssing off ringo.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 15, 2010, 07:29:06 AM
Hey, as long as it p*sses you off too it's worth it.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 20, 2010, 04:28:08 PM
you're no fan of the beatles go away... beatles fan don't sell off their autographs and w*nk about him not signing autographs he helped mankind more in 10 years then you could do in a century.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: An Apple Beatle on February 20, 2010, 05:06:20 PM
nufc...your not one of those 'I'm a better Beatle fan than anyone else' types are you? There is no need for this tone. Peace & Goodwill. :)
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 20, 2010, 06:41:39 PM
you're no fan of the beatles go away...
Dude, calm down. I've never asked Ringo for his autograph (hey, why would I if I'm not even a fan, huh?), I've never had his autograph and if I would've had it I wouldn't have sold it. So don't lose any sleep over it, OK?
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 20, 2010, 10:00:28 PM
nufc...your not one of those 'I'm a better Beatle fan than anyone else' types are you? There is no need for this tone. Peace & Goodwill. :)

no not at all... just sick of people moaning about the poor man.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 20, 2010, 10:01:29 PM
and if i have to sit around dealing with people moaning about him and debating when he's going to die then im not going to stick around because I only go where it's peaceful... many other forums on the web that love me and show love instead of hate so there you go.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nufc on February 20, 2010, 10:03:00 PM
oh and AAB i'm the exact opposite i'm one of the few who don't claim to know everything...
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Sondra on February 20, 2010, 10:13:40 PM
and if i have to sit around dealing with people moaning about him and debating when he's going to die then im not going to stick around because I only go where it's peaceful... many other forums on the web that love me and show love instead of hate so there you go.

People like to discuss different things. Where is the hate? Is it anything you don't agree with? This is a discussion forum and people are free to discuss what interests them. And obviously, not all of it is going to be everyone's cup of tea. This is a VERY peaceful forum because most of its members respect that fact and respect the opinions of others whether they agree or not. There are all kinds of fans and it's a bit presumptuous to to assume someone is not a fan because they might have a word of criticism here or there. That's a bit simple.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Joost on February 20, 2010, 10:52:29 PM
All I said was that I thought that Ringo probably could've been a bit nicer to this one particular fan that didn't get an autograph. I never said he's a bad guy or anything and I'm sure he isn't.

Like Sondra said, I don't see where the hate is that you're talking about. You got a few sarcastic comments from me, but what you do expect? You come here on this board as a newbie and for no reason whatsoever you start accusing people of selling autographs on eBay (I never had Ringo's autograph and I don't even have an eBay account) and of not being true fans.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Sondra on February 22, 2010, 12:51:41 AM
^Think about the mentality of the person you're dealing with. I'm assuming this person is around 13 years old or so. Not exactly mature enough to understand the big picture yet.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: blackbird_ on April 26, 2010, 09:08:47 PM
Hmm, I don't like the idea that Ringo wouldn't sign the woman's autograph, but at the same time, when you compare Ringo to Piers, Ringo's by far the good guy here..
I mean, Ringo's signed countless autographs, and even though he's stopped doing so, it's pretty admirable that he filled written autograph requests for so long.  

Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nowhereman71 on August 26, 2010, 02:16:09 PM
Morgan is not known in the UK for being anything other than a slimey, grubby ex-Sun editor.  I wouldn't walk to the end of the road to see him. 

I think Ringo is becoming grumpy in his dotage, but I also think people have no idea what being a Beatle or an ex-Beatle is like.  I don't think any celebrity in any sphere can come close to the level of fame that the Fabs had and have.  Look at what happened to John, and then George.  People are so impressed by fame, and they behave accordingly.  It's sad.  You might argue that it "goes with the territory", the people asking Ringo for autograph when he's out and about privately, should think about what the consequences of their actions are - if I were Ringo, I'd be a bit peeved about being hassled.  He doesn't owe anybody anything and has the right to be as human as you or I, meaning grumpy, happy and the rest of the seven drarves.  It wasn't his finest moment, but cut him some slack. 
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nimrod on August 07, 2011, 12:56:01 AM
PIERS Morgan has lashed out at Ringo Starr, dubbing him as "disgusting, selfish, greedy and thoughtless".

The Britain's Got Talent judge hit out at the ex Beatle after it was reported that he refused to give an autograph to an elderly woman at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday - making her cry.


It's claimed he snapped at her: "I don't sign autographs, read that on my website."


Piers ranted on his blog: "Ringo was always the least talented, ugliest, jammiest member of the Beatles.


"I think we can now safely add the words 'disgusting', 'selfish', 'greedy' and 'thoughtless' to the list too."



How this guy can call a decent guy like Ringo these names is beyond me, has Ringo ever worked for a sh*tty rag of a newspaper (if thats what you can call it) ?  Blokes like him make me puke, he's lower than a lizards balls..........crawl back under your rock Morgan you tool.
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: Bobber on August 07, 2011, 07:47:26 AM
Wasn't this the guy that sneaked in on Paul's voicemail to Heather?
Title: Re: Piers Morgan Slams Ringo
Post by: nimrod on August 07, 2011, 07:49:53 AM
Wasn't this the guy that sneaked in on Paul's voicemail to Heather?

allegedly