As people you don't want to mess with go, John Cleese is certainly not one to shy away from throwing a few metaphorical punches, as Piers Morgan discovered this afternoon.
Piers Morgan writes that I didn't recognise him in a restaurant in New York.I did.I just didn't want to speak to someone I truly detest
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 5, 2015
Cleese was reacting to this farcical column from Morgan in the Daily Mail: 
Of course, today it didn't take Morgan too long to respond to Cleese's tweet:
No, @JohnCleese, I said you DID recognise me & the revulsion was mutual. Here's the column: http://t.co/72orbo7vno https://t.co/gj4ieSzvNk
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
PS. when are you going to be funny again @JohnCleese? It's been a few decades.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
Ooooh, now you're getting malicious & nasty @JohnCleese - do you think I'm one of your ex wives? https://t.co/FeYm61KYhH
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
I literally know funnier dead people. > RT @AndreasBlomkvis @piersmorgan @JohnCleese Funniest man alive Cleese
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
Glad I was able to make you popular again. >RT @JohnCleese My thanks to Piers M for providing me with my most successful tweet ever.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
One of us has a big movie out this week. It ain't him. > RT @LewisCox_star How sad Piers Morgan thinks he can compare to legend John Cleese.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
My latest movie Entourage is out this week, @JohnCleese. My 7th in 4yrs. How's your film career going?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2015
Morgan really does know how to play the villain perfectly, doesn't he?
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