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Last updated at 10:00 PM on 4th June 2011<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, MAY 24
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Back in Britain for a few days, and interviewed two former world leaders this afternoon \u2013 Gordon Brown and ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.<\/p>\n

Because of Barack Obama\u2019s state visit, London traffic was at a standstill, so Gordon ran a bit late.<\/p>\n

When he turned up, he looked breathless.<\/p>\n

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Interviewing former world leaders: Gordon Brown (left) looked breathless and ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (right) was fascinating<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018You OK?\u2019 I asked.<\/p>\n

\u2018Yes, yes, fine. I just had to walk the last mile \u2013 and all to see you, Piers!\u2019<\/p>\n

Ah, the indignities of life after high office\u2026<\/p>\n

Gordon\u2019s name is in the frame for the vacant IMF job after the extraordinary downfall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn \u2013 the man accused of sexually attacking a chambermaid.<\/p>\n

\u2018I was staying in a New York hotel room that same day,\u2019 Gordon said, raising an eyebrow.<\/p>\n

\u2018But that\u2019s as far as the coincidences go!\u2019<\/p>\n

Musharraf was fascinating \u2013 branding the killing of Osama Bin Laden \u2018a technical act of war\u2019 and accusing Obama of \u2018arrogance\u2019 for not informing Pakistani officials of what he was planning.<\/p>\n

But, as I pointed out, how could Obama trust the Pakistani government given they\u2019d had the world\u2019s most wanted terrorist living in their midst for five years?<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, MAY 26<\/span>
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Appeared on the Tonight Show this evening, America\u2019s most famous chat show, and had a coffee with legendary host Jay Leno backstage in my dressing room. I asked him what he\u2019d learnt from 40 years in showbusiness.<\/p>\n

\u2018That there are two types of people in the world,\u2019 he chuckled.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

I appeared on the Tonight Show and endured one of those moments you’d really rather avoid on national television<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018Those who, when it\u2019s cold in a room, say politely, \u201cHey, it\u2019s a bit chilly in here, isn\u2019t it?\u201d And those who scream, \u201cSomeone shut the f****** window!\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n

Later, during the show itself, I endured one of those moments you\u2019d really rather avoid on national television.<\/p>\n

A young lady called Lauren Alaina, who\u2019d just come second on the latest series of American Idol, came out to join me on the sofa. And when I congratulated her, and added that I thought she should have won, she suddenly stopped talking, turned slowly back to me, and with great comic timing, scoffed: \u2018Oh DO you now? Well in that case why did I get rejected from the last series of America\u2019s Got Talent?\u2019<\/p>\n

The audience roared with laughter as I squirmed for England.<\/p>\n

\u2018In fact,\u2019 she added, \u2018I auditioned the year before, and got rejected that time too!\u2019<\/p>\n

By this time even Jay was falling about laughing. Struggling to retain my composure amid the shocking revelation that we\u2019d slung away one of the best young singers in America, I eventually stumbled out: \u2018Well, it just goes to show how much better the standard is on America\u2019s Got Talent, doesn\u2019t it?\u2019<\/p>\n

I sped from the Tonight Show down to CNN\u2019s bureau a few miles away on Sunset Boulevard, where Paris Hilton was waiting for me, for a very rare interview with her mother Kathy.<\/p>\n

I was expecting a light-hearted romp through Paris\u2019s comparatively trivial celebrity life. But it turned into one of the most emotional and dramatic interviews I\u2019ve done yet for CNN.<\/p>\n

The catalyst came when I brought up the subject of the infamous sex tape that catapulted Paris into global stardom.<\/p>\n

When I asked Kathy what the tape had done to her family, she suddenly broke down and wept uncontrollably.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was the most awful thing that\u2019s ever happened to us,\u2019 she sobbed.<\/p>\n

As Paris tried to comfort her, Kathy\u2019s tears became so intense that I had to actually stop filming and ask for an aide to bring her some tissues.<\/p>\n

\u2018The worst thing,\u2019 she said, \u2018is that the internet means it will always be there, so Paris\u2019s children, my grandchildren, will be able to see it one day. And there\u2019s nothing we can do to stop it.\u2019<\/p>\n

And that, surely, is the terrible truth about the double-edged sword of the world wide web.<\/p>\n

Yes, it can turn ordinary, talentless individuals into massive celebrities (Paris has ten times as many hits on Google as Nelson Mandela, a fact she readily admits is \u2018ridiculous\u2019) but it can also devastate reputations forever with a never-ending, relentless power that no newspaper or TV programme could ever have.<\/p>\n

Tap \u2018Paris Hilton sex tape\u2019 into Google and you\u2019ll quickly see why Kathy Hilton is so distraught. It\u2019s every mother\u2019s nightmare.<\/p>\n

\"Cheryl<\/p>\n

Cheryl Cole’s obviously pretty bruised by the whole experience<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MONDAY, MAY 30<\/h2>\n

I watched the first ten minutes of Britain\u2019s Got Talent from LA tonight (I watch UK television using a Slingbox, a quite amazing invention), purely to see how Simon Cowell would mark his comeback to the show.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t disappoint \u2013 appearing on stage after the other three judges, in a flash of dazzling light, to the Superman theme tune.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A charming vignette that could only have been improved by the arrival of Cheryl Cole clutching a bar of Kryptonite.<\/p>\n

Talking of Cheryl, I feel desperately sorry for her over the whole disastrous American X Factor affair.<\/p>\n

TV can be a brutal business, especially in the States. We exchanged a few texts tonight and she\u2019s obviously pretty bruised by the whole experience. But she\u2019ll be back. Cheryl\u2019s a survivor.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, MAY 31<\/h2>\n

The weirdest day of my TV career so far.<\/p>\n

The sixth series of America\u2019s Got Talent started up tonight on NBC, airing at exactly the same time as my CNN show (with the Hiltons) went out.<\/p>\n

This will be the case, twice a week, for the next four months. So I will, quite literally, be competing with myself.<\/p>\n

In an effort to bring the two very different shows together, I dedicated my CNN programme to AGT last night, interviewing host Nick Cannon, and then previous winners Terry Fator and Michael Grimm.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More from Piers Morgan…<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/div>\n

Mr Cannon is, of course, married to Mariah Carey, who recently gave birth to twins.<\/p>\n

\u2018I like your wife,\u2019 I told him.<\/p>\n

\u2018I know you do!\u2019 he cracked back.<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019re always being overly flirtatious with her.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I think you\u2019ll find she\u2019s the one flirting with me,\u2019 I countered.<\/p>\n

At which point, his eyes narrowed and he said: \u2018In my neighbourhood, we have ways of dealing with people like you.\u2019<\/p>\n

Pause. \u2018Not very nice ways!\u2019<\/p>\n

I then asked him: \u2018Do you wake up some mornings and think, \u201cBlimey, I\u2019m lying next to Mariah Carey?\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n

He laughed: \u2018I do! I was her\u00a0 biggest fan before I met her. And I still am. Marrying her was like a dream come true for me.\u2019<\/p>\n

A sentiment shared by Terry, a ventriloquist who landed an astonishing $100 million contract in Vegas after his AGT triumph \u2013 making him the most successful break-out star from any talent show ever.<\/p>\n

\u2018You having fun?\u2019 I asked.<\/p>\n

Terry flashed a smile so big it could have easily illuminated the Las Vegas Strip on its own.<\/p>\n

\u2018More fun than you could possibly\u00a0 imagine!\u2019<\/p>\n

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People:<\/dt>\n
Mariah Carey<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Paris Hilton<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Jay Leno<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Barack Obama<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Cheryl Cole<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Osama Bin Laden<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Nick Cannon<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Gordon Brown<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Dominique Strauss-Kahn<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Simon Cowell<\/a><\/dd>\n
Places:<\/dt>\n
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London<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
United Kingdom<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
Pakistan<\/a>,<\/dd>\n
America<\/a><\/dd>\n
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International Monetary Fund<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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