Chrissy Teigen takes Piers Morgan to task for insulting Muhammad Ali

Infamous British troll Piers Morgan tweeted a less-than-humble plea on Sunday as the world mourned the death of boxer Muhammad Ali.

I hope people don’t make me sound too perfect when I die.
No coats of sugar please.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2016

The backlash was instantaneous, as it is to so many of Morgan’s tweets. John Legend was just one of the celebrities to weigh in.

.@piersmorgan you could test us by announcing your retirement.

— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 5, 2016

But it was Legend’s wife Chrissy Teigen who really took Morgan to task.

https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739579610392723456

Always up for a fight, Morgan fired back.

Maybe I should take up a proper job, like modelling? > RT @chrissyteigen: @johnlegend from what? trolling isn’t a job (I’ve tried)

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 6, 2016

But Teigen was characteristically non-plussed by Morgan’s retorts.

https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739706201647108097

https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/739709455076466688

Teigen, whose other Twitter pursuits of late involve lobbying for better bitmoji features and getting husband John Legend recognition for his on-point tux game, clearly has bigger fish to fry.

But seriously, Piers. Ya burnt!