Dizzee Rascal SNAPS at Piers Morgan for asking about Black Lives Matter in VERY awkward chat
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Dizzee Rascal snapped at Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan on Tuesday’s show after he was asked a question about the Black Lives Matter movement.
In a chat about the concept of drive-in gigs, the TV personality, 55, asked for Dizzee’s opinion on the White Lives Matter banner that was flown across a football match at the weekend, but was taken aback by the musician’s reaction.
The musician, 35, then accidentally swore live on air later in the conversation, leaving Piers’ co-host Susanna Reid, 49, having to apologise to viewers at home.
Awkward! Dizzee Rascal snapped at Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan on Tuesday’s show after he was asked a question about the Black Lives Matter movement
After briefly talking about the gigs Dizzee was promoting, Piers asked ‘what it means’ to see a White Lives Matter protest.
The rapper bluntly replied: ‘What makes you think I know?’
Clearly thrown, Piers responded: ‘You’re a black man…’
‘Am I the black spokesperson?’ Dizzee snapped back, to which Piers asked: ‘Don’t you have a view?’
‘I have a bunch of views but it’s early,’ Dizzee declared, referring to the fact that it was not even 9am yet.
Piers insisted that his view matters, to which Dizzee elaborated: ‘I know it does but today is about the drive-in!
Abrupt! the TV personality, 55, asked for Dizzee’s opinion on the White Lives Matter banner that was flown across a football match at the weekend, but was taken aback by his reaction
Oops! The musician, 35, then accidentally swore live on air later in the conversation, leaving Piers’ co-host Susanna Reid, 49, having to apologise to viewers at home
‘I hope this is not a missed opportunity to talk about the badness that’s happening. But it’s really nice and sunny outside today and I can’t really be bothered with all this this morning.
‘I’ve brought my afro out, so I know I’m looking all natural and that – I don’t know if that’s why you’ve asked me the question…’
Piers took offence to this, interrupting: ‘Oh come on that’s not the reason…’
Dizzee continued his rant: ‘You never let anyone speak, you’re not going to do this to me mate, I’m not the one, let’s keep it calm. I have a lot of views but now’s not the time!
‘Am I the black spokesperson?’ Dizzee snapped back, to which Piers asked: ‘Don’t you have a view?’
Later: Piers took to Twitter to address the matter after the incident
‘I can take any opportunity I want [to speak my mind], because of social media, but right now it will cause a bunch of whatever…’
Piers replied: ‘I don’t want to force you!’ To which Dizzee snapped: ‘You can’t force me!’
‘You’re acting aggressively!’ Piers remarked.
To which Dizzee retorted: ‘I’ve become the aggressive black man!’
Both Piers and co-host Susanna seemed exasperated by this point, with Dizzee adding: ‘I am not going to say anything. I’m going to p**s off both sides!’
‘I’ve brought my afro out, so I know I’m looking all natural and that – I don’t know if that’s why you’ve asked me the question…’
Susanna was forced to chime in and say: ‘You mentioned that it’s early in the morning.
‘That’s one of the things we can’t say, so let me say apologies for that particular word!’
But Dizzee asked ‘what word’ – clearly confused as to what he’d said.
Things were wrapped up by Piers saying: ‘This has been oddly one of my favourite interviews of all time.’
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