Lily Allen and Piers Morgan's bitter Twitter showdown

By Eleanor Young on Friday 14 January 2011

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Yesterday, Piers Morgan took to Twitter in a bid to persuade Lily Allen to appear on his ITV Life Stories show. But the TV star has been turned down flat, after Lily said she’d only appear on the show for a million pound donation to charity, SANDS.

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The exchange also saw Lily open up for the first time about the tragic loss of her baby with painter and decorator fiancée Sam Cooper in November.

Piers and Lily’s Twitter showdown began early yesterday, when Lily Tweeted: ‘Just been asked to do Piers Morgan live stories. Ummmmmmmm....................’ before asking Piers how much they would offer her to appear on the show.

Quick to reply, Piers wrote: ‘Do you mean how much do you have to pay me for this career-enhancing interview?’ before adding: ‘ps I also know that part of you thinks you can take me down on national TV. Good luck with that one little lady...’

But Lily was having none of it, and hit back, revealing she would only appear on the show, if ITV donated money to charity.

‘I don't need to enhance my career piers, the only way I would justify coming on your show would be to give money to a charity,’ she wrote, 'a charity that helps women to overcome the kind of grief that I have had to experience.'

Adding that she would like the money to go to charity SANDS – a stillbirth and neonatal death charity, she said: ‘i'd do it for a million for SANDS. money, mouth??????????????????

'Those are my terms. I've got no interest in coming on your show, you've been asking me for years.'

But sadly Piers missed his chance. ‘A million what? If it's Chilean pesos, we have a deal,’ he Tweeted, ‘ps @lilyroseallen I'm interviewing George Clooney about his campaigning work in the Sudan today. He doesn't want a penny, just awareness.’

Lily replied with simply: ‘No,’ ignoring Piers’ final Tweet, which read: Final word @lilyroseallen - I will get ITV to make substantial five figure donation to your charity for the interview. Think about it.’

So it seems Lily won’t be appearing on the show after all.

What are your thoughts on Piers’ and Lily’s Twitter exchange? Do you think ITV should donate the full amount to charity? Let us know in the comments box below.

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I follow both and saw this, I think it was more tongue in cheek than "bitter"
Comment by Kim on January 14 11:39

I think it's a weak attempt from Lily Allen to look in some way superior - and Piers isn't falling for it. Surely, as he said, just raising awareness should be enough of a reason.
Comment by Melanie on January 14 12:50

Oh come on melanie how would you feel if you had been thru what Lilly has. She is not being superior just trying to raise money for a charity she and alot of people beleive in.
Piers is a tw*t .......
Comment by karen donnelly on January 14 13:16

I think Piers Morgan is a disgrace - he obviously wants her to come on the show to talk about her lose, which would be hard for anyone to talk about and to make a 'joke' about the payment being in Pesos - pathetic. Lily Allen has raised enough awareness and she doesn't owe anything to anyone. If she does it and donates the agreed sum to charity then good for her, but if she doesn't do it then I can totally understand her reason why.
Comment by Louisa on January 14 13:22

Piers (and the like) get a good wage, as well as fame, for doing such a show. Showing his sympathy for such a cause, as this, wouldn't result in his bankruptcy if he even said he would be willing to donate his fee for that show.
Good health to Lily and may this pregnancy go well xx
Comment by eddengenes on January 14 13:54

Karen, I think what Lily's been through is horrendous and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, but I'm bored of her mouthing off at other celebrities all the time.
Comment by Melanie on January 14 14:08

Not being funny but who does she think she is?
She had a few hits which in her eyes obviously makes her a megastar.
A lot of families have lost a child and I'm sure given half a chance they would like to make people like us aware of the charities and concerns around this subject.
I'm sure the interview would not last for more than 1 minute on the subject as it would be too upsetting.
Can someone tell me what she would be able chat about for the other 59 minutes without everyone grabbing the remote.
Some people just think they are more famous and important than they really are.
Comment by mandy on January 14 19:35

Piers Morgan has really bitten off more than he can chew this time. If there's any celebrity who can look after themselves it's Lily
Comment by Charlie on January 17 07:56

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