Piers Morgan Wants Iran 'Spy' Defamation Suit Tossed

By Chris Villani ( August 26, 2025, 8:56 PM EDT) -- Piers Morgan on Tuesday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a political scientist's defamation suit, with the broadcaster arguing that a podcast introduction calling the scientist an alleged spy is backed up by both federal criminal charges and the plaintiff's own account of his situation....

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