In a tense and at times explosive interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, former MSNBC host Joy Reid faced relentless questioning from Piers Morgan over her controversial blog posts and her claims that race played a role in her firing. The interview quickly devolved into a battle over accountability, identity politics, and public trust, with Morgan accusing Reid of hypocrisy and playing the race card.

“Now you’re not at MSNBC,” Morgan asked. “Now you’re on your own doing your own thing, and you don’t have to worry about repercussions and stuff. Are you prepared to finally come clean and just admit that was your blog and you did say those things?”

Caught off guard, Reid responded with a dig at Morgan’s coverage style rather than a clear answer.

You know, Piers, I might have known that you would use this opportunity and interview and that this was your purpose, right?” Reid began. “This is your purpose and that’s fine. This is your show, and you can do whatever you like. You know, I could sit here and go on and on and fight with you about your strange, weird obsession with Megan Markle, but I won’t do that because that would be rude.”

Morgan persisted, reading back one of Reid’s now-infamous comments from her deleted blog, which she originally blamed on hacking in 2018.

“I’m talking about you posting on your blog that you wouldn’t watch ‘Brokeback Mountain’ because you don’t want to see two male characters having sex,” Morgan said. “‘Does that make me homophobic? Probably. Most straight people cringe at the sight of two men kissing.’ Your words, not mine, Joy.”

Reid didn’t deny the quote, but didn’t directly claim authorship either. Shooting back, “and your point is?”

Morgan then pointed to what he called Reid’s hypocrisy in today’s political climate.

“That maybe that makes you a bit of a hypocrite when you’re taking the position of being an ally for the LGBTQ community,” Morgan said. “And actually the best way to handle it, I would argue, is just to say, ‘You know what? Actually, I did write that at the time. They’re not my views now. I’ve learned. I’ve evolved. I’ve moved on.’ Trying to pretend even now that you didn’t write it is preposterous. And I think you know that.”

Reid reiterated that she felt “deeply apologetic” and accepted responsibility for the content, though she continued to suggest she may not have authored all of it herself.

The tension escalated further when the conversation turned to her firing from MSNBC earlier this year. Reid asserted that her identity played a role in the cancellation of The ReidOut, which saw ratings drop 28% between February 2024 and February 2025. Morgan challenged that assertion directly.

“Joy, I mean, let’s be honest. I don’t think you were fired after all those years because of your skin color or because you’re a Black woman. I think you were fired because your show just got increasingly unpopular,” Morgan said.

Reid, visibly irritated, fired back and turned the accusation around.

“I love the fact that your ‘play the race card’ is your version of the race card. You literally are so fixated on trying to racialize conversations with me, Piers, I actually find it quite charming,” Reid said before she was cut off.

Morgan wasn’t convinced.

“You racialize more conversations in your tenure at MSNBC than any host in history,” a peeved Morgan interrupted while Reid continued to speak.

Reid continued to accuse Morgan of selectively quoting her past interviews, specifically a discussion with Marc Lamont Hill where she suggested her identity made some White viewers more hostile.

“You take an entire conversation I had with Marc Lamont Hill and pick the bits that you can racialize because this is your schtick,” Reid told Morgan.

Morgan responded bluntly.

“You racialize everything Joy, come on… It’s not my schtick, it was your schtick, but people got bored with it,” Morgan shot back.

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Reid’s MSNBC tenure was frequently marked by racial commentary targeting conservative Black leaders, including calling Justice Clarence Thomas “Uncle Clarence” to name a few moments. In 2018, MSNBC stood by Reid amid the blog scandal, saying the old posts were “not reflective” of the colleague they knew.

But now out on her own, Reid’s past is following her into every interview, and Morgan wasn’t about to let her rewrite it.

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