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Piers Morgan has launched an astonishing attack on Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor , branding him a “paedophile loving hypocrite”.

The onslaught came after the actor refused to appear on Good Morning Britain over Morgan’s criticism of women marching against Donald Trump.

In a bizarre tirade presenter Morgan gave the Scot both barrels, calling him a “narrow-minded, stupendously self-aggrandising, anti-democratic little twerp” with his column headline calling him a "paedophile-loving hypocrite".

He also rounded on McGregor’s previous support for film director Roman Polanski - a convicted child abuser who pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl before fleeing America.

Morgan said: “Had we done the interview, I might have asked him how his heroic support for women justified him working for director Roman Polanski, a self-confessed and convicted child abuser, on the film, The Ghostwriter.

“McGregor, who has four young daughters, was asked about it and said: ‘I felt sad for Roman because he’s an old man who I’m incredibly fond of. I like him as a man’.”

Morgan claimed McGregor stormed out of the studio after finding out the former newspaper editor would be interviewing him.

Piers and co-host Susanna Reid then spotted a tweet from the Hollywood star stating: “Was going on Good Morning Britain, didn’t realise @piersmorgan was host.

“Won’t go on with him after his comments about #WomensMarch.”

He said: “McGregor arrived with a large Hollywood-style entourage at the ITV studios in London, where I currently co-host Good Morning Britain.

“He refused point blank to do it unless I was removed and it was performed by my co-host Susanna Reid.

“So, enraged that he couldn’t do the interview on the terms he wanted, McGregor left.”

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Clearly fuming at the snub Morgan added: “Ewan McGregor is a very angry man when it comes to his politics.

“A flick through his Twitter feed today revealed a man absolutely enraged by both Donald Trump’s ascent to the presidency, and by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

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“His fury at the latter may strike some as slightly disingenuous given that McGregor himself quit the EU years ago to go and live the life of a pampered millionaire movie star in Hollywood.

"But I’ll leave others to decide whether that is hypocritical or not.

“What democracy doesn’t entitle him to do is ban or punish others if their political opinions happen to differ from his. That’s the behaviour reserved for dictators like Kim Jong Un in North Korea.”

Morgan also tweeted: “I’m not having any of his pro-feminist claptrap given his support for child rapist Polanski.”

He added: “I’m all up for having a debate, but don’t just not turn up. It’s unprofessional.

“I think it’s a shame – maybe actors should stick to talking about films and not get whipped up about politics that is not their game.

The snub came after former newspaper editor Morgan criticised hundreds of thousands of protesters who took to the streets in response to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Morgan used a newspaper column to slam “feminazis” like Madonna and the thousands of women who marched in the streets to protest Donald Trump’s election.

He said: “This March wasn’t about women’s rights. At its core, it was about Trump-hating and resentment that he won and Hillary lost.

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“This March turned from a defence of Women’s Rights into a celebration of Women’s Wrongs — a procession of high profile female celebrities just spewing bile.

“This was nasty women being nasty, whipped into a man-hating frenzy by some very nasty women on a stage.

“Love was Trumped by hate and bomb threats. Ladies, I love you. But if you let the nasty women win, you lose.”

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Trump supporter Morgan also tweeted a picture claiming it showed Lily Allen “grabbing his crotch”.

But Lily responded: “I think my hand gesture is my way of trying to assert some control, I’m 22 and being asked to sit on the lap of an old man.”

Morgan however refused to let it go, also tweeted: “I’m planning a ‘Men’s March’ to protest the creeping global emasculation of my gender by rabid feminists. Who’s with me?”

In Britain more than 10,000 people marched on the first full day of the billionaire businessman Donald Trump’s presidency.

Celebrities including Cher, Madonna, England rugby star Chris Robshaw, singer Charlotte Church and actress Drew Barrymore attended events.

Morgan eventually climbed down from his threat to hold a men’s march, telling his followers: “my wife’s banned me from going”.