Piers Morgan sparks backlash over claim Eurovision is 'rigged farce' after Ukraine win

Piers Morgan, 57, has unleashed a debate on social media after stating his opinion on the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Last night’s event saw Ukraine’s entry, Kalush Orchestra, win the contest with their song, Stefania, in a symbolic show of public support amid the country’s Russian invasion.

But Piers blasted the contest, saying it was “politically-motivated” and claiming Ukraine could have presented their “bomb-sniffing dogs” and still won.

In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers, Piers labelled the musical event “a rigged farce”.

He tweeted: “The world’s most absurd, pointless, politically-motivated ‘contest’ excels itself.

“Ukraine could have sent one of its heroic bomb-sniffing dogs to bark the national anthem and still won.

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“People are just delighted. Why is that annoying to you?”

Samantha_hazle penned: “I love you piers but you blatantly didn’t watch it so you prob best not to comment.

“It was a brilliant contest this year and the UK almost won so that just goes to show that it wasn’t actually that politically motivated this year!

“And how nice for the Ukraine.”

source: express.co.uk