Kay Burley and Kirstie Allsopp trade online blows over George Michael's death coverage

Newsreader Kay Burley and TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp have clashed on-line over protection of George Michael's loss of life.

Location, Location, Location host Allsopp had tweeted telling of her disappointment on the singer's loss of life earlier than turning her weapons on Burley's channel, Sky Information.

She tweeted: 'Sky Information's reporting of George Michael's loss of life is appalling, much more concentrate on the "scandal" than the music.'

However Burley, who anchors the channel from 3pm till 9pm, shot again: 'Oh do shut up Kirstie.'

TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp and newsreader Sky Information had a Twitter spat yesterday

The row stemmed from this tweet wherein Allsopp criticised Sky Information's protection of George Michael's loss of life

The pair then traded tweets on-line, with Allsopp, 45, writing of Burley: 'Clearly an expert journalist, who takes critiscism nicely.'

She then added: 'I did not like Sky's protection of one thing, Kay Burley selected to take this personally & publicly inform me to "shut up".

'I can't think about Cathy Newman, Huw Edwards, Alistair Stewart or Sophie Raworth doing comparable.

'We should always all be allowed to specific our opinion with out worry of rudeness or Twitter trolls, nobody will get to broadcast with out criticism."

The pair then exchanged messages, with Burley telling Allsopp to 'shut up'

Burley, 56, replied: 'Each single time you come for my @SkyNews workforce I'm going to face you down Kirstie. Simply cease it.'

The loss of life of George Michael led to an enormous outpouring of grief on-line, with scores of celebrities paying tribute to the Wham! singer.

Flowers, candles and tributes have additionally been left exterior his London house and the Oxfordshire cottage the place he was discovered lifeless by his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz on Christmas Day.

Police say his loss of life is 'not suspicious'. A few of these near him have mentioned he was abusing medicine within the months earlier than he died of suspected coronary heart failure.

Followers have at the moment continued laying flowers on the home the place George Michael died

The singer was discovered lifeless of coronary heart failure at his Oxfordshire cottage on Christmas Day

 

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