A few weeks ago, CNN announced that whenever Larry King retires (when hell freezes over, probably), his seat and 9 p.m. timeslot will go to Piers Morgan, British bon vivant. It was kind of a smart, safe choice – Piers doesn’t really incite controversy from what I’ve seen, and I guess he’s a decent interviewer. Why not? Well, it looks like the dude everyone hoped would NOT get the gig is very, very upset. That’s right, Ryan Seacrest is in meltdown mode:
Ryan Seacrest is fuming over losing out to Piers Morgan as Larry King’s successor – Ryan dreams of moving into the coveted chair were dashed when Piers was announced.
“Ryan is livid – he was counting on the King job,” said a source. “He thought he had a lock on it.”
According to the source, Ryan was sure that Piers was not a serious contender for the job. He thought Anderson cooper and Katie Couris were the real threats – “Ryan was stunned when Piers got the job…. Ryan would have given up a lot to take over Larry’s seat.”
And when he learned he didn’t get the job, the source said Ryan flew off the handle, complaining: “That job was mine! Mine! It was promised to me! Larry told me many times that I was the only one for the gig!”
Sore loser Ryan told the source: Piers may be well-knows in England, but he’s a nobody here in the U.S. I can’t believe CNN made that move.”
[From The National Enquirer, print edition]
Oooh, I can totally see this, all of it. Ryan throwing a hissy fit after spending so much time plotting away for the gig, only to have his hopes dashed. Personally, I’m thrilled that CNN isn’t enamored with La Seacrest, because that boy is a major bitch. He’s unprofessional and rude, and he has a really snide, narcissistic streak. I know he wants to be the next Dick Clark, but he’s never going to get there. Dick Clark was and is a gentleman, and a very lovely presence. La Seacrest makes my ass itch.
Also: does anyone else think that La Seacrest’s “relationship” with Julianne Hough was all part of his campaign to get Larry’s seat. Now he has no idea what to do with his extra beard. She’s outlived her usefulness. Get him Rachel Bilson!
I loathe Seacrest and do not support anything he does.
I really like Piers! I think he will do a great job. I NEVER would have watched it if Ryan got the job, what a bitch!!
“La Seacrest makes my ass itch.”
OMG Kaiser, that line is so freakin funny!
I dont get the Julianne Hough relationship. Is her taste in men really bad?
Seacrest’s sole purpose in life is to make things like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and the Kardashians stay relevant. I think he knows that when a backlash against these pathetic “celebrities” occurs that he’ll go down in flames with them.
I don’t believe this story! Seacrest is making millions off Idol and E!. He’ll be fine.
Oh Grow up Ryan!
I kind of don’t believe it either, mainly because he couldn’t have actually thought he’d get that job. He’s pure fluff. The very very very few times I’ve seen/heard him speak, he didn’t strike me as clever or intelligent. More sycophantic (sp?) than anything else.
duh!! cnn is not a domestic news channel. they make their money in asia and europe and choosing a well seasoned newspaper man (who is actually no stranger to controversy- he was fired in 2004 from the mirror) used to dealing with top hitters not pop stars plays right into the format.
You guys ACTUALLY believe this story? Umm, how gullible are you? Its from the freakin’ NE for crying out loud! NEVER believe a WORD of NE. They are just absolute liars and trouble starters.
Ryan may be very successful, but he dosen’t have any cred as an on air host. Larry King’s old job would have given him that.
Give him a break. He was probably having his period…you know…cranky, crampy.
It’s a NEWS job and E News does NOT count as experience. Why would he ever think he was a real contender for that job? What a moron.
What a little snot. He should be ashamed to soil a Hot Guy Friday with his girlish looks.
… we’re not over him yet?
He does have a nasty, mean streak and I don’t know if it’s all about the money for him- I think he just wants to dominate the entertainment world with his boring interviews.
I am so glad there is not another place I have to see his face at.
I love it…Get him Rachel Bilson! The douchiness just drips right off that guy.
I believe the story the guy salivated everytime he guest hosted. Eventhough LK is now senile and his personal life is a mockery Seacrest isn’t worthy of filling his shoes.
I was hoping for Anderson Cooper.
And never once thought Seacrest would have the job. I have always seen him as a mean nasty little creature.
I will have to see Piers doing his thing since I have no clue about his skills.
But I don’t see it being a bad choice.
“He does have a nasty, mean streak”
totally agree with you and the others that have said this. you don’t see it much, but every so often it does come out on Idol. A little snipe here and there.
(I haven’t even watched the last two seasons of it and I remember from the older ones thinking “wow, he’s kind of a nasty little bitch sometimes…getting a little big for his britches.”)
I realize he’s got a lot of production credits, but he got his start hosting a karaoke competition, and he needs to remember that.
I would have liked to see Ryan wear the suspenders of the King.
i don’t think he’s unknown, but even if most people don’t know him i think the odds of people tuning in to find out if they like him are better (and would be more lucrative) than having someone a lot of people get annoyed by
Ryan is stupid, insipid, not funny, lame, dumb, obnoxious and fake.
He has zero chemistry with any celebrities and constantly pushes the agenda that he is this big ladies man who dates all the hot chicks.
Please. Ryan is gay. I would bet a million dollars on it. And, the thing is, in Hollywood especially, he could come out to total acceptance and be able to live his life as a real person. Maybe get a real personality instead of that fake crap that makes him so obnoxious.
And his red carpet interviews with celebs are cringe worthy. I can’t even watch.
So yo, Ryan…if you read this: PLEASE, it’s totally okay that you’re gay! Please come out and stop all this foolishness.
Maybe if he starting being genuine in his personal life, he could become a warm and lovely person who we would enjoy.
Don’t know if it’s true, but I could see it.
I personally can’t stand him, and don’t think he has any charm, appeal, or talent for hosting anything. I don’t know anyone who really likes him, and never saw any positive feedback on the idea of him taking over for Larry, so I can’t blame CNN for passing on him.
I agree there’s a weird little mean streak in him. I don’t know if it’s a big ego, or he thinks he’s just being funny, but at times I’ve found him rude and abrasive, and very fake.
Piers Morgan is known in the US for “the Apprentice” and America’s Got Talent (??) the show with the big Xs… If “people” (people who watch CNN?) don’t know who he is that’s a big plus, it means they aren’t watching crappy NBC shows. That’s hopeful for a start.
Piers has the credentials to do the job, he is personable and isn’t known to shy away from being hardnosed, but he’s not a bitch so that’s at least 3 things he has over Ryan.
Seacrest…. really…. did he honestly think he had a shot? The delusions of grandeur his usual interviewees have are rubbing off on him.
People watch CNN??????????????
Larry King is trumped up fluff anyway. Not exactly hard hitting news. If he weren’t on CNN He’d be on E!
Poor Ryan. He’s still a sad little fat boy, deep down inside.
Larry Kind did say on camera that he wanted Seacrest to replace him and that he did not know who Piers Morgan is.
CNN owms the show/time slot, it’s not Larry’s to give away, plus Piers Morgan’s background is in Journalism and he is an excellent interviewer.
This is actually accurate. Larry has mentioned on multiple occasions that he wanted Ryan Seacrest to be his successor –
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-07-07-larry07_ST_N.htm
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b188421_larry_king_i_have_no_say_in_my.html
However, I loathe Seacrest and think he is fluffier than cotton candy. And I don’t mean in terms in his sexual preference, but his depth. He’s a control freak and doesn’t play well with others, despite what you see on your tv screens.
I love this rumor so much that I want to marry it 🙂 Just the idea of Seacrest flipping out about losing this makes me giddy. I know — I need to get a life!
Seacrest…meh. Not becuase he’s gay, about that I could care or less. It’s because he has helped fool the world into believing that AI is more relevant than talented musicians who work hard, and write & play their own stuff; that vapid wastes of oxygen such as the Kardashians are worthy of attention,and that he is somehow more important than others. THATS why. He makes my flesh crawl.
Has anyone else ever noticed how much Seacrest resembles Jeffrey Dahmer?
Piers was an odd choice although I thin he would be ok. I think Anderson Cooper would have been best pick. I would never watch if Ryan was hired – his voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me – that and he sounds like a 12 yr old girl! I stopped watching American Idol because of Ryan and how annoying he is.
Finally, a believable story! LOL.
How was anyone able to differentiate between what that hissy fit was about and the 5 or 6 other hissy fits he probably has every day.
So happy the annoying, little gnome didn’t get the job! Yippee!
Can’t stand him, or any of the shows he’s spawned. Gag, through and through.
While I wish him all the very best,I am wondering how he would have had the time to handle a major show like Larry’s.He has like a million gigs already.
something tells me miss thing throws hissy fits on a daily basis.
I totally read this post title as ‘threw a major MANtrum’ which I thought was a manly tantrum. LOL.
I believe this story. Seeing as how Larry endorsed Ryan as his replacement and the fact that he has filled in on occasion he probably did think he had the job locked down.
Piers is much better qualified (not to mention more personable and professional) than La Seacrest. He is also a better interviewer. Ryan’s interviewing skills suck!
Ryan, I see this as your KARMA for giving the world The Kardashians.
Ryan’s career in my book took a down turn when he started producing the Kardashian show. How could he possibly think that he would have any credibility as a serious interviewer when he associates himself with that trash!!!!!
After all I believe the position would also entail interviewing international political figures and news makers not just the Kardashian sisters and ditsy dancing with the stars contestants.
@ lolabella: “mantrum” has now just entered my vocabulary!
Wow. You guys are real dipshits for believing this story.
Do you really think that Ryan, as succesful in business as he is, would think ANY job is a lock? Do you really think that he would even think he could do it with both Idol AND his commmitments to E!?
Do you think that if he did happen to be upset he would throw a hissy fit to someone who(obviously) was untrustworthy?
And seriously, haters, when was the last time you ever heard of Ryan tantruming like this? When?
And don’t give me “bitching at Simon on Idol”.
That was an act, morons.
Piers, whom I like a lot, does actually seem an odd choice, but Seacrest was WAY out of his league here. I’d rather see Julianne Hough wearing the suspenders than put up with Smugcrest.
Word! COCO:)