Piers Morgan has issued a public apology to Beyoncé and JAY-Z after unfounded claims were made on his show, Uncensored.
The 59-year-old media personality addressed the situation during the introduction of an episode released on Tuesday, 8 October, via his YouTube channel.
Morgan revealed that legal representatives for the superstar couple had contacted him after singer-songwriter Jaguar Wright made several allegations about them during a recent interview.
Wright, who had appeared on the show to discuss the arrest and federal charges against music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, took the conversation in an unexpected direction by branding both Diddy and JAY-Z as “monsters.”
She also claimed that Beyoncé and JAY-Z had “hundreds of victims,” though the basis for her comments was unclear.
“Jaguar, unexpectedly, made several serious allegations about JAY-Z and Beyoncé during that interview,” Morgan said in the segment. “As I said in the moment, they were not present to respond or defend themselves, but now they have.”
The talk show host went on to explain that Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s legal team had reached out, stating that the claims were “totally false” and without merit. Consequently, Morgan’s team complied with a legal request to remove those parts of the interview from the episode.
“Editing interviews is not something we do lightly at a show called Uncensored, but like the proverbial cries of fire in a crowded theatre, there are legal limits on us, too,” he added. “And we apologise to JAY-Z and Beyoncé.”
Morgan also reflected on the power of platforms in today’s media landscape.
“The thing about platforms, the reality of the modern world is that pretty much everyone has a platform as long as they have something to say that other people want to hear,” he explained. “That’s why we invited [Wright] on to be interviewed. The people making these claims have an audience with or without shows like mine.”
While Morgan acknowledged the importance of giving people a voice, his apology underscores the legal and ethical responsibility to ensure that serious allegations are fact-checked and not broadcast without due diligence.
