Journalist Piers Morgan leaves "Good Morning Britain" set after receiving criticism for his comment on Meghan Markle
The criticism for the comment on Prince Harry and Meghan was made by the show's co-host Alex Beresford.
Piers Morgan left the set of "Good Morning Britain" after receiving criticism from co-host Alex Beresford for his comment on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, after the interview he gave to Oprah Winfrey, in which they carried out explosives statements.
Morgan had a backlash and after an investigation by the UK media regulator it emerged that he will stop hosting the "Good Morning Britain" program, ITV announced on Tuesday.
"Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided that now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain," ITV said in a statement. Similarly, the chain accepted the decision and "has nothing more to add."
After the interview issued this Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, confessed that long ago she had suicidal thoughts, in addition that a member of the royal family had shown concern about the skin tone that her son would have, so the comments of Morgan aimed to satirize the couple.
According to the presenter, this was "just another reminder that anyone who criticizes Meghan Markle is considered a racist bully," she posted on her Twitter account.
Similarly, she questioned on Monday's show whether she was being honest about having suicidal thoughts, comments that she has since tried to back off, according to CNN.
In this regard, the UK media regulator, Ofcom, said that there were more than 41,000 complaints it received about the comments made on the program until Tuesday afternoon. "We have launched an investigation into Monday's episode of Good Morning Britain under our damages rules," he said in a statement on Twitter.
On the other hand, Morgan faced the criticism of his show colleague: "I understand that you [Morgan] do not like Meghan Markle, she has made it very clear several times on this program," said the co-host of "Good Morning Britain. ”, Alex Beresford. "And I understand that you have a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or you had it and she cut you off," he added.
“Has she said anything about you since she interrupted you? I don't think she did it, but you still keep throwing her away, ”Beresford said.
At that point, Morgan got up and, as he left the set, said, "Okay, I'm done with this, sorry, no, sorry ... see you later, sorry, I can't do this."
Many commentators have described the interview as an attack on the British royal family. The royalists' demand that Meghan and Harry "be quiet" recalls the many occasions when members of British royalty went to confession in public, and how those who wash their dirty clothes in public are ignored to protect the people. institution.
Royal confessions have a long history. Marion Crawford, who wrote a book in 1950 about her time as the Queen's nanny and her sister Margaret hers, was allegedly ostracized for selling her story without permission. Wallis Simpson, the American socialite for whom Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936, wrote a memoir in which she sarcastically recalled the Queen Mother's "justly famous charm" as a thinly veiled criticism.
Princess Diana's 1995 BBC interview is perhaps the most iconic royal confession. Diana spoke to interviewer Martin Bashir about the adultery of her husband, Prince Charles, the palace plots against her, and the deterioration of her physical and mental health. The phrase “well, there were three of us, so our marriage was a bit crowded,” referring to Prince Charles's affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, is still remembered almost 26 years later. Sir Richard Eyre, former director of the National Theater, confessed that the Queen called Diana's decision to tell it all "creepy".
All these examples have in common that it is women who use real confessions to reveal their experiences. Celebrities often resort to these confessions to air intimacies before the public. In this way, they reveal something personal and show their "authentic" self.
However, as scholars Helen Wood, Beverley Skeggs, and Nancy Thumin point out, confessions by male, white, and elite celebrities tend to be treated seriously, but confessions by women, particularly women of color or associated with "Petty professions" are too often treated as inappropriate and narcissistic.
