Messages, a night of drinks and "ghosting": how the fight between Piers Morgan and Meghan Markle was born
Internet users have refloated a video that aims to show the roots of the journalist's dislike of the Duchess of Sussex. The bond between them has not always been bitter
Piers Morgan's strong criticism of Meghan Markle, prompting the Duchess of Sussex's formal complaints against British broadcaster ITV and the resignation of the Good Morning Britain host, brought the relationship between the journalist and the former actress back into focus. .
"I understand you don't like Meghan Markle, you've made that very clear several times on this show," Alex Beresford told former Daily Mail editor Piers Morgan on the show that led to Morgan's resignation. “I understand that you have a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or you had one and she broke up with you ... She has the right to cut you if she wants. Has she said anything about you since she broke up? I don't think she did it, but you still keep throwing garbage at her. "
Now, Internet users have resurfaced a video that would show the roots of Piers Morgan's dislike of the Duchess of Sussex.
In a 2018 appearance on Ireland's "Late Late Show," Morgan said the former "Suits" actress "ghosted" him after they met for drinks the same night he was introduced to Prince Harry.
According to his version of events, he and Markle struck up a friendship after they started following each other on Twitter (Morgan had followed several actors from "Suits" and Markle followed him). Markle told him in 2015 that she was a "big fan" of hers and that she would send him previews of episodes of "Suits."
"I thought we were building a good friendship," Morgan said.
The presenter said that Markle asked her if she wanted to get together when she would be in the UK for another event. He invited her to her favorite pub, where he said they had a few drinks before she headed to a party.
"We got along great, and then I put her in a cab," Morgan said. And it turned out to be a taxi that took her to a party where she met Prince Harry. And then the next night, they had a solo dinner together, and that was the last time I heard from Meghan Markle. "
"She ghosted me, Ryan!" Morgan continued. "Meghan Markle ghosted me."
"I really liked her, that's why it hurts," Morgan said as he laughed. "I'm afraid she's just a mild social climber."
Morgan has been married since 2010 and although he called his relationship with Markle a "friendship", the term "ghosting" is often used to refer to someone who stops communicating after a date or relationship.
Morgan continued the interview speculating that Prince Harry might have told Markle to stop talking to him. She also said that another "Suits" actor had "ghosted" him at the same time as Markle and that she appeared to have been instructed not to speak to him.
Still, Morgan had initially supported the relationship between the actress and Prince Harry. When the link was formalized, Morgan said that the now duchess was a good fit for the royal family.
In December 2016 she wrote: “Ambitious about her acting career, yes. But there is nothing wrong with that, and she is genuinely talented, as fans of her Suits TV show will know. "
"More importantly, she seems to have a real and moving concern for the future of the planet and its most impoverished and vulnerable members," she added. "As for Meghan's suitability, consider this: she's lived her life quite a bit, professionally and sexually, and she's not some naive 19-year-old virgin like Diana."
Morgan also defended Meghan against criticism of her for her relationship with her father Thomas Markle in May 2018.
However, in December 2018, six months after Meghan and Harry's wedding, Piers changed his mind and took to the Daily Mail to discuss his feelings about Meghan.
The headline read: "Meghan Markle is a ruthless social climber who has landed the role of her in her life and is determined to make the most of it she can, and that is why the Palace is starting to turn against her."
Morgan said that he had been “used by some B-series actors who used me to advance their careers. But when someone more important like Prince Harry appeared in their lives, I was thrown away like a bag of potatoes. "
Morgan wrote: "If you are not familiar with the term 'ghosting', it is when someone you thought was a friend suddenly cuts off all communication with you, without warning, and then you never hear another word from that person again."
"I remember it very clearly because it had never happened to me before."
He also criticized Meghan for her alleged plans to "fight for feminism." He warned the duchess would have trouble "lecturing us all about equality, while her servants fluff her gold monogrammed pillows and her chauffeur heats up the fleet of vintage Rolls Royces."
In addition, the presenter changed his mind about Thomas Markle, whom he called a "loving father."
Since then, and until his resignation on Wednesday, Morgan has used social media and his ITV morning show to lash out at the Duchess of Sussex. According to Grazia, he has tweeted about her more than 60 times in the last month alone.
For her part, Meghan Markle has never discussed her friendship with Morgan hers, nor has she publicly responded to any comments he has made about her.
