Ben Shapiro and Megyn Kelly have traded shots at one another in recent months. Kelly believes the situation is a sad one due to their longstanding relationship.
In the latest war of words, Kelly called Shapiro “totally disingenuous” for comments he made about Piers Morgan, attacking the British host for welcoming Dave Smith — who Shapiro labeled as antisemitic — on his digital program.
Kelly stood up for Morgan, and others who have been criticized by Ben Shapiro in recent weeks.
“It’s very sad to me as somebody who’s known Ben forever, he became a star on my show at Kelly File,” Megyn Kelly said. “I’m very sorry to see this happen. And like there is absolutely no cause to go run around policing the guests on somebody else’s show and trying to diminish somebody who is as interesting — and I mean this complimentary — as benign as Piers Morgan. Piers is not a pernicious force. Piers is an interesting guy who’s got an interesting show. Maybe it’s for you, maybe it’s not, it’s up to you. I think he’s really interesting, and I think his interviews are great.
“But now we have to get rid of Piers Morgan? In Ben’s view, Tucker (Carlson) had to go. Clearly, even though he helped build Candace (Owens), she had to go. Then I had to go, even though I’ve had a 15-year friendship with a guy. He publicly attacked me. Not even a text in advance, even though we had had a text, literally four weeks earlier, saying, ‘No matter what, who we’re friends with’ — because he was mad I was friends with Tucker — “our friendship means more to us than it, and we won’t do anything to (expletive) it up.” Next thing I know, I get attacked by him on stage at Turning Point. Now, Piers Morgan. How many people have to go?”
Megyn Kelly continued by asking why people who simply disagree with Ben Shapiro “need to be kicked out of polite society”, before noting that Shapiro’s digital metrics “are very bad right now.”
“This is so wrong,” Kelly concluded. “Good for Piers Morgan for fighting back. I’m completely on Team Piers, and I’m sorry to see Ben going in this direction.”Â
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