Piers Morgan’s Twitter account is posting a series of offensive messages after an apparent hack Ents & Arts News

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The content of Piers Morgan’s Twitter account temporarily disappeared on Tuesday, apparently after a hack.

His official account ran a series of posts overnight, containing false information, racial slurs and offensive messages directed at people including the late Queen and singer Ed Sheeran, according to reports.

The majority of the offending posts have been removed, along with all of his previous posts, his profile picture and banner photo.

Despite the intervention, some problematic posts remained visible in his tweets, retweets, replies, media, and likes as of Tuesday afternoon.

The former Good Morning Britain (GMB) presenter is a frequent tweeter and has 8.3 million followers.

He has not publicly addressed the apparent hack.

His Instagram account seems to be working normally, as Morgan last shared a photo of his parents and siblings on Boxing Day.

The 57-year-old presenter joined TalkTV as host of Uncensored last year, having quit GMB following an argument with a co-host over the Duchess of Sussex.

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Police said no further action would be taken against a man suspected of sending death threats to Morgan and his family online.

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On Twitter, Morgan previously complained that there was “a huge problem with how Big Tech operates its safety procedures.”

It comes after the account of Education Secretary Gillian Keegan appeared to have been hacked on Christmas Day.

Her account responded to a number of tweets with links to websites advertising cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

Representatives for Morgan and Twitter have been contacted for comment.

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