Piers Morgan has hit back at actress Jameela Jamil after she described British people as “the most evil [people] in the world” and likened the country to Marvel villain Thanos. In a recent podcast appearance, Jamil said: “Americans think British people are so sweet, which is so crazy because British people are truly the most evil people in history. They are Thanos. Britain is Thanos. They owe 43trillion to India. We colonise the world.” She added: “And also like Britain is f**ked. Yeah, it doesn't feel as though you know, I'm going back to some sort of literal race war happening right now. Brexit paved the way for American chaos. You know, they put the stone in the road.”
Piers Morgan's response
Morgan responded on Twitter, writing: “Excellent… then obviously, Ms Jamil will no longer wish to grace us with her graceless presence.” Monty Python star John Cleese also weighed in, saying: “I wonder if Jameela relies too much on comic books for her knowledge of history, rather than the writings of historians. But I admit, I am personally a very, very evil person.” Responding to the initial podcast clip, he added: “Ignorance is bliss.”
Support for Jamil
Good Morning Britain panellist Narinder Kaur defended Jamil, posting on X: “They've all gone crazy because a brown british woman - Jameela Jamil, dared to say in her opinion (you know freedom of speech…) Her opinion based on history. Her freedom of speech. Why you all mad and telling her to go back to India??” She added a cry-laughing emoji and the hashtag #SolidarityWithJameelaJamil.
