Piers Morgan shames Daniel Craig using 'emasculating' baby carrier for his newborn daughter: 'We need a new James Bond'
Add men with baby carriers to the list of things Piers Morgan doesn’t like.
Morgan, who is known for his trolling on social media, set his sights on James Bond himself, actor Daniel Craig, on Sunday. The British TV host called out Craig for carrying, of all things, the daughter he and actress Rachel Weisz had in September. Morgan posted a photo of Craig dressed in casual clothes, walking around with a carrier. He captioned it, “Oh 007.. not you as well?!!!”
Oh 007.. not you as well?!!! #papoose #emasculatedBond pic.twitter.com/cqWiCRCFt3
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
Morgan returned to the subject Monday, responding to some of the critics of his first tweet. He argued against people who said the image of Craig with his little one in a carrier proved Craig is a good parent. Morgan wasn’t having it.
He’s not carrying it, that’s my point. He’s using an emasculating papoose.
James Bond would never use a papoose to carry his babies. https://t.co/6aZZSFUEjy— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
My children love me most for never carrying them in a papoose. https://t.co/cQtfVUTNxY
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
There you go.. a proper Dad. 👊 https://t.co/IFEluuFjWZ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
I stepped up, just never with a papoose. They’re ridiculous. https://t.co/2IMYQHqcuJ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
Wearing a papoose doesn’t mean you ‘care’ more about your kids.. https://t.co/fF2w9lpSI2
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
He even gave the debate a nickname of — what else? — Papoose-gate.
Papoose-gate going global tonight. A lot of VERY angry papoose-lovers screaming abuse at me.
FYI: It won’t change my mind about papooses – they are ridiculous instruments of emasculation.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
Later, Morgan tagged President Trump to weigh in on the debate. Trump, after all, is an avid Twitter user, and he knows Morgan, who competed on Celebrity Apprentice in 2008.
Do you have a view about papooses, Mr President @realDonaldTrump?
Everyone else seems to be getting very worked up about them.
I don’t really have you down as a papoose kinda guy, but then you’re full of surprises.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
Morgan eventually just flat-out suggested that he be the one to take over the Bond role. See what he did there?
One thing’s clear after tonight’s ferocious Papoose-gate debate: we need a new James Bond.
A 007 who looks sharp in a tux & wouldn’t be seen dead in a papoose…. pic.twitter.com/2u4jsATSfS— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018
Craig is slated to introduce himself as “Bond, James Bond” in his fifth Bond film, and the 25th installment in the franchise, scheduled for release in 2020. After that, actors, including Idris Elba, have been talked about as a replacement.
Elba has said that it won’t be him, but we still don’t like Morgan’s chances.
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