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John Cleese Suggests He’s Quitting X To “Encounter A Better Class Of Person” On Substack


John Cleese, the 85-year-old British comedy icon, has suggested that he is kicking his Twitter/X habit after 18 years.

An avid poster on Elon Musk ‘s social media platform, the Monty Python star said he was moving to Substack, where he hopes to encounter a “better class of person.” Cleese branded Morgan “lazy” and “sloppy” for defending Murdoch following News Group Newspaper’s settlement with Prince Harry over privacy invasion. Cleese joked: “Before I continue my spat with Piers Morgan I need a little time to research the difference between a memory lapse and actual perjury.”

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