{"id":2544047,"date":"2026-01-19T20:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-hospitalized-after-suffering-serious-injury-at-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:15:10","slug":"piers-morgan-hospitalized-after-suffering-serious-injury-at-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-hospitalized-after-suffering-serious-injury-at-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan Hospitalized After Suffering Serious Injury at Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpiers-morgan-hospitalized-after-suffering-serious-injury-at-restaurant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2544047&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Television host Piers Morgan, 60, is hospitalized in london after slipping on a small step at a restaurant and fracturing his femur near the hip, injuries that required a hip replacement. He posted on X (Twitter) with a tongue-in-cheek &#8220;Breaking news!!!,&#8221; saying he &#8220;fell like a sack of spuds,&#8221; will use crutches for six weeks and must <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alyssa-milano-talks-lingering-covid-symptoms-in-vaccine-psa\/\" title=\"Alyssa Milano Talks Lingering COVID Symptoms In Vaccine PSA\">long-haul<\/a> flights<\/a> for about 12 weeks. Morgan shared a photo of a newspaper showing an X-ray of the break and denied that alcohol played any part after a colleague asked about it. He joked that the New Year was &#8220;off to a cracking start&#8221; and quipped, &#8220;I blame Donald Trump,&#8221; coming amid recent public criticisms of Trump &#8211; including comments about the late Rob Reiner and a satirical post suggesting Britain should &#8220;repurchase America.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Television host Piers Morgan is hospitalized in London after taking a serious fall over the weekend that left him with a fractured femur.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan posted tongue-in-cheek on social media, &ldquo;Breaking news!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He recounted that he &ldquo;fell like a sack of spuds&rdquo; on a small step at a London restaurant, and as a result, he fractured his hip, necessitating a hip replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan, 60, said that he&rsquo;ll be on crutches for six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by joking, &ldquo;New Year off to a cracking start! I blame Donald Trump!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8252;&#65039; BREAKING NEWS &#8252;&#65039;<br \/> 1. Tripped on small step.<br \/> 2. In a London hotel restaurant. (&#128580;)<br \/> 3. Fractured femur.<br \/> 4. So badly I needed new hip.<br \/> 5. Recovering in hospital.<br \/> 6. Crutches for 6wks<br \/> 7. No long-haul for 12 wks.<br \/> 8. New Year off to a cracking start!<br \/> 9. I blame Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dnFpYTPnDe\">pic.twitter.com\/dnFpYTPnDe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/2012874960780271754?\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added in a subsequent post a picture of a newspaper&rsquo;s coverage of his fall, which showed an X-ray image of his broken femur.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think you guys are missing the big news today &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susannareid100?\">@susannareid100<\/a>&#8297; &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edballs?\">@edballs<\/a>&#8297; &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMB?\">@GMB<\/a>&#8297; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuxPGZolzu\">pic.twitter.com\/KuxPGZolzu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/2013175189383573580?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When one of his former colleagues at &ldquo;Good Morning Britain&rdquo; questioned on the program whether he had been drinking before the fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-smiling-kari-lake-gently-tears-piers-morgan-apart-must-see-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan<\/a> responded on X, &ldquo;To clarify, there was ZERO alcohol involved in the incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#129315;To clarify, ZERO alcohol was involved in the incident. &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMB?\">@GMB<\/a>&#8297; &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susannareid100?\">@susannareid100<\/a>&#8297; &#8294; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmkCW2mE1l\">pic.twitter.com\/lmkCW2mE1l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/2013257334550655044?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/piers-morgan-hospital-trump-update-b2902750.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a> reported that Morgan, who was once a contestant on Trump&rsquo;s NBC program &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/piers-morgan-begs-trump-hire-lists-10-reasons-best-chief-staff-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrity Apprentice<\/a>,&rdquo; has since become a critic of the the 47th president.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Morgan called Trump out for describing the late director and television star Rob Reiner in a  post as someone who suffered from Trump Derangement Syndrome. The post came after Reiner&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan responded on his podcast, &ldquo;Piers Morgan Uncensored,&rdquo; that Trump&rsquo;s comments about Reiner crossed &ldquo;every line of basic human decency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Morgan has also criticized Trump&rsquo;s intention to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-senators-travel-denmark-undermine-trumps-greenland-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenland<\/a> from Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Britain should repurchase America. After all, it was ours once, and it would enhance our North Atlantic security,&rdquo; Morgan wrote in a Saturday post on X prior to announcing his fall later that day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Britain should repurchase America. After all, it was ours once, and it would enhance our North Atlantic security. If you don&rsquo;t sell it to us, President Trump, we&rsquo;re going to impose tariffs on the U.S. and any country who supports you in resisting this very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-war-is-over-nigel-farage-on-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-announcing-they-finally-have-come-to-an-agreement\/\" title=\"\u201cThe War Is Over\u201d \u2013 Nigel Farage On The United Kingdom and the European Union Announcing They Finally Have Come to an Agreement\">good deal<\/a>. Fair?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/2012632397884322292?\">January 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Morgan added, &ldquo;If you don&rsquo;t sell it to us, President Trump, we&rsquo;re going to impose tariffs on the U.S. and any country who supports you in resisting this very good deal. 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