Piers Morgan apologises to Ed Sheeran after hacked Twitter account posted ‘abusive nonsense’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Piers Morgan has apologised to Ed Sheeran after his hacked Twitter account posted abusive messages about the singer. Alongside a picture of Sheeran, Morgan tweeted: “By the way, apologies for all the abusive nonsense posted on my feed after I was hacked on Boxing Day.” He continued: “And in particular to @edsheeran who I think is a very gifted singer-songwriter with a fine head of hair, not a ‘ginger p****’’ According to reports, Morgan’s account had originally shared posts on Boxing Day, which contained false information, racial slurs and abusive messages directed at the late Queen. ‘Apologies for all the abusive nonsense posted on my feed after I was hacked,’ wrote Morgan on Twitter Morgan, who uses the platform to regularly share his views, also tweeted his thoughts on the Duke of Sussex’s recent interview with ITV. The former journalist began hosting his own TalkTV show in April last year after leaving Good Morning Britain over a controversial on-air row about Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Winfrey interview.