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Piers Morgan Explodes over ‘bulls..t’ Claims in Diana Memoir
Morgan called the memoir allegations demonstrable lies and said he is taking legal action as Spencer’s book also disputes claims about King Charles.
On Monday, Piers Morgan announced legal action against Earl Charles Spencer and publisher Penguin Random House, alleging Swan Song contains "demonstrable lies" about his journalistic conduct.
Morgan specifically contests claims linking him to 1993 gym photographs of Princess Diana, maintaining he worked for The Sun at the time, not the Daily Mirror.
Spencer's memoir further alleges King Charles sounded "giddily elated" after Diana's death and told him "we'll forget her soon enough," though Dame Julia Cleverdon disputed this characterization.
Demanding the passage's removal, Morgan requested a donation to the King's Trust for damages, while Spencer defended his account, insisting he was "telling the truth."
The conflict coincides with wider scrutiny of the memoir, which critiques media treatment of Prince Harry and Meghan; Morgan criticized Spencer for hypocrisy, calling his portrayal of King Charles "malign.