'The Wire' creator David Simon calls Piers Morgan an 'empty parasite' in Twitter feud

• "The Wire" creator David Simon started a Twitter feud with Piers Morgan.
• Morgan responded by criticizing "The Wire" and comparing Simon unfavourably to Aaron Sorkin.
• Simon called Morgan an "empty parasite" and highlighted controversies from Morgan's career.

Piers Morgan entered into yet another celebrity feud this week after crossing proverbial swords with "The Wire" creator David Simon.

Morgan appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox Nation show this week in a much-talked-about TV appearance following his exit from "Good Morning Britain." Morgan spoke to Carlson about the comments he made that about Meghan Markle and her interview with Oprah Winfrey that led to his eventual morning show exit.

Seeing this, Simon tweeted: "In an ocean of talking-head sewage, what are the chances that the two most pouty and puckered assholes in broadcast television would ever swim through the brown, find each other, and discuss the events of the day?"

-David Simon (@AoDespair) April 5, 2021

This triggered a lengthy back and forth between Simon and Morgan, with Morgan calling Simon a "vicious horrible illeberal liberal" in return.

-David Simon (@AoDespair) April 5, 2021

In his next reply to Simon, Morgan mentioned meeting the director in Cannes during a panel that also featured "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin. According to Morgan, Sorkin was "a class act," but Simon wasn't.

"Probably explains why 'The West Wing' is so much better than 'The Wire,'" Morgan tweeted.

-David Simon (@AoDespair) April 5, 2021

This only fuelled the argument more. Simon got in a dig at Morgan's current "unemployed" status following his exit from "Good Morning Britain," and wrote that Morgan "couldn't get laid" at Time Warner or any other company in the US following his unsuccessful stint as a TV host for CNN.

Morgan replied by comparing their Twitter followings: "Yet oddly, despite your stupendous ego, I have 26 times as many followers as you! You're a great writer but a repulsive human being. Aaron's a better writer and a great guy. Be more like Aaron."

Simon replied: "Yes, popularity on this platform is truly indicative of worth and mettle. It's a damn wonder you keep getting fired when actual journalism is required.

"Now go [hack] some poor girl's cellphone and call that moral midgetry reporting, you empty parasite."

-David Simon (@AoDespair) April 5, 2021

Simon was referring to the phone-hacking scandal that occurred at the Daily Mirror while Morgan was editor.

While Morgan is still unemployed, he is rumoured to be joining Rupert Murdoch's new TV channel as a host. Meanwhile, HBO's "The Wire" is one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows ever made, and Simon earned two Emmy nominations for the show.

Simon will soon be reuniting with HBO for a TV show that is also, like "The Wire," set in Baltimore. This show will explore corruption in Baltimore's police force.