Jay-Z and Beyoncé aren’t thrilled with Piers Morgan after broadcasting an interview that made unsubstantiated claims about them.
During a recent interview with Morgan for his Uncensored program, Philadelphia singer Jaguar Wright referred to Jay as a “monster” who “starts little fires everywhere.” Wright also alleged that she was in contact with alleged “victims” that are willing to testify against the rapper—alluding to similarities to the ongoing lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“Not only what Mr. Carter has done to them but his wife as well,” she said. “They’re a nasty little couple. They do nasty things. Keeping people against their will, putting people on planes while they’re unconscious.”
Alex Spiro, an attorney for the Carter family, criticized Morgan for airing the claims to TMZ, calling them false. Spiro also demanded that the 59-year-old British broadcaster remove the allegations and apologize, or face legal action.
“There’s rumors and then there’s nonsense and this is one step further right this is a pointed and formal accusation of something and I felt it needed to be responded to,” Spiro told TMZ at the 47-second mark in the video linked above.
“So I think somebody reported it was a cease and desist—it wasn’t that, it was quite bluntly an ultimatum which is: remove that false accusation that’s demonstrably false or a court’s going to order you to. So I think he made the wise choice and acted accordingly,” he added.
Spiro also said that Morgan’s actions not only hurt the Carters but also distracted from the voices of actual victims.
On Tuesday, Morgan issued a brief apology to the Carters on his Uncensored, saying, “Jaguar Wright unexpectedly made several serious allegations about Jay-Z and Beyoncé during that interview. As I said in the moment, they were not present to respond or defend themselves, but now they have.”
He continued, “Their lawyers contacted us to say that those claims were totally false and have no basis in fact, and we’ve therefore complied with a legal request to cut them from the original interview. Editing interviews is not something we do lightly at a show called Uncensored but like the proverbial cries of fire in a crowded theater, there are legal limits on us too, and we apologize to Jay-Z and Beyoncé.”
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