Piers Morgan was involved in an explosive segment controversial social media personality HsTikkyTokky, whose former rugby player father was brought up.
HSTikkyTokky, real name Harrison Sullivan, was featured heavily in Louis Theroux's 'Inside the Manosphere' Netflix documentary, which delves into a "growing ultra-masculine network and its controversial influencers".
Sullivan has 450,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram and streams regularly on the Kick platform. His content is extremely controversial but he has repeatedly claimed to have no issues with backlash as his priority is his bank account.
After his much-maligned appearance in the documentary, 'HS' was interviewed by Morgan on his 'Uncensored' show.
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The long-time presenter and broadcaster ended up bringing up Sullivan's father Victor Ubogu, who played 24 times for England's rugby union team in the 1990's.
He also played for Bath and was part of the side which won the 1998 Heineken Cup final.
Morgan told HS that he "knew your father a bit" and "met him a few times". He added that he "liked him" but then said he was curious as to how "somebody whose mum is like that and whose dad is like how he was when I met him" ends up thinking that "the key to life, the joy and satisfaction comes from rage-baiting people in their DM's".
In response, the 24-year-old said his main thing in life is "making money, being healthy and enjoying that money with my family".
Sullivan's relationship with his father was briefly explored in the documentary and it was revealed that Ubogu, who runs a travel, hospitality and events business, was "not in the picture".
His mother Elaine, who raised Sullivan and worked six-day weeks to put him through private school, said: "He's got nothing to do with Harrison. He was involved... look, I spoke to him for a while, but he didn't come into Harrison's life until it was the last year of junior school."
Despite his absence in his life, Sullivan said there were "no hard feelings" and he posted a video of him reuniting with his dad for the first time in a decade.
Piers Morgan stormed off own show after HsTikkyTokky
Tensions between the pair continued to heighten on the show, with Morgan calling him a "a little half-wit" and saying that he was "wasting my time".
In the end, HsTikkyTokky began to troll Morgan about his wife Celia Walden and claiming he "cooked him".
Eventually, Morgan decided to call it quits and said: "You know what? I’m not doing this. Sorry, guys, it’s pointless.”
Morgan proceeded to get up from his seat and walk off the screen.
Topics: Rugby Union
Josh Lawless