Piers Morgan brands police's Nicola Bulley comments 'intrusive and outrageous'

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READ MORE: Dick Van Dyke performing at 97 sparks tears on The Masked SingerHe wrote: "Why the hell did the police feel the need to tell us she had a drinking/menopause problem?"Just inexplicably intrusive and outrageous. "Some social media users joined Piers in voicing their disapproval of the comments.

Thatmoonboy69 said: "That is weird . What is the need to reveal that. "Interestedlmh added: "I agree Piers. At that age people often socially drink to a level that could be construed as 'excessive' but I believe that the police have not handled Nicola's disappearance as deserved and are covering their own backsides. "Archied009 typed: "I'm uncomfortable with the continual speculation on social media. "Let the police do their job, leave the family in peace and pray for Nicola's safe return. "In a statement, Lancashire Police said Nicola had been struggling with "significant" issues with alcohol and that police had attended the family home in January after a welfare concern. DON'T MISSAshley Roberts flashes bottom and Billie Piper goes braless at Brits [PICTURES]Ricky Gervais mocks Sam Smith after BRITs appearance distracts viewers [NEWS]Hollywood icon Raquel Welch dies at 82 following 'brief illness' [LATEST]During the press conference, the police explained that they were planning on releasing "more information than usual" due to the high level of interest in the case.

Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow, questioned the decision to publicly reveal details about Nicola's personal life.

She tweeted: "The decision to disclose this level of detail on a missing person's private life, with no evidence that this is assisting in finding her, is deeply troubling.