‘Was a joke!’ Piers Morgan slams Jane Campion for apologising to Venus and Serena Williams | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Piers Morgan, 56, denounced critics of Jane Campion, 67, after the director apologised for making a “thoughtless” comment about tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. The broadcaster took to his Twitter account yesterday to clarify Jane’s intentions in view of his 7.9 million followers.

Jane faced the outrage of social media users after she told the tennis pros they “don’t play against the guys like she has to” during her acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.

Reacting to the news she had now apologised for her remarks, Piers tweeted: “It was a joke.

“Why is she apologising? God, the humour cops are so bloody exhausting.”

Other Twitter users agreed with the former Good Morning Britain, stressing that Jane did not intend to offend anyone with her remark.

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She highlighted that she “did not intend to devalue the two legendary black women and world-class athletes.”

Jane continued: “I made a thoughtless comment equating what I do in the film world with all that Serena Williams and Venus Williams have achieved.

“I did not intend to devalue these two legendary black women and world-class athletes.

“The fact is the Williams sisters have, actually, squared off against men on the court (and off), and they have both raised the bar and opened doors for what is possible for women in this world.”