Piers Morgan Slams Donald Trump’s Shocking AI Video—The Untold Story Behind the Yorkshire Tiger Attack Controversy
So, here’s a head-scratcher for you: when does using AI to insert yourself into a tragic tiger attack cross the line from bold to downright bizarre? Donald Trump just threw a curveball by posting an AI-generated video putting himself smack dab in the middle of the Yorkshire tiger mauling incident—except, in this twisted remix, the tiger’s oddly playful instead of deadly. Yeah, you read that right. While William Chapman tragically lost his life after climbing into that tiger enclosure, Trump decided to stir the pot by sharing this digital “what-if” scenario, sparking outrage and a swift call from Piers Morgan to delete the clip—labeling it “appallingly tasteless.” It’s a messy cocktail of grief, social media cavalierness, and tech-fueled surrealism that’s got people asking: are we witnessing the future of how tragedy is “remixed” online, or just a plain ol’ disrespect fail? Dive in if you dare—there’s a lot to unpack here.
Donald Trump has been told to delete the AI generated video where he has put himself in the Yorkshire tiger attack which shows him playing with the animal.
William Chapman died of his injuries at the weekend (10 October) after he climbed into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, he was declared dead at the scene and footage of the incident has been shared online despite police asking people not to do so.
The US president put his own spin on sharing the footage as he posted an AI video of him in Chapman’s place but the tiger plays with him instead of mauling him, and Piers Morgan has told him to take it down.
“This is appallingly tasteless. Delete it, President Donald Trump,” he wrote on social media as he reacted to Trump’s latest actions, joining those who have condemned the decision.
It seems Morgan is an agreement with others who have said it was ‘absolutely disgusting’ for Trump to post an AI mockup of a man’s death and put himself in it.
Piers Morgan has told Trump to delete the AI video (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump had shared the original clip which depicted the tiger attacking Chapman, having captioned it ‘don’t ever mess with nature’, and he has been called a ‘complete disgrace’ for doing so.
Chapman, 23, was hailed by his family as ‘bright, warm and engaging’, with them saying he had ‘suffered significant mental illness’ over the course of several years.
His family asked people to stop sharing ‘deeply offensive’ content of him being attacked by the tiger, saying in a statement yesterday: “The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened.
“The publication and circulation of deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time. We ask people to stop doing this.
“The family are hopeful that the relevant authorities will do their upmost to get to the bottom of why our amazing son did what he did.”
William Chapman’s family have asked people not to share footage of him being attacked by the tiger (Handout)
Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains closed while they work with the authorities as part of their investigation, though they have confirmed that the tiger will not be put down.
It is not known why Chapman, who had been a child actor on BBC and ITV shows, climbed into the tiger enclosure as witnesses said that everything happened very quickly.
Others in the park said they were quickly evacuated, and one said that Chapman had asked someone to take his photo by the enclosure with the tiger in the background.
One woman said that he had been ‘pacing around with his headphones in’ and then ‘climbed up onto the barriers’ before approaching the tiger.
She said that he then started shouting for help.
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