Piers Morgan makes controversial statements about Meghan and Harry
British presenter Piers Morgan, one of the UK's best-known journalists, continued his criticism of the Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday despite abandoning his show on the private ITV channel after his comments generated thousands of complaints from fans. viewers.
The network announced Tuesday night in a statement that "after discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided that it is time to leave (the program) Good Morning Britain."
"On Monday, I said that I did not believe Meghan Markle (Duchess of Sussex) in her interview with Oprah (Winfrey). I have had time to reflect on this opinion and not yet (I believe you). If you do, that's fine. Release her of opinion is a hill that I am happy to die for, "Morgan wrote this morning on his Twitter account.
"Thanks for all the love, and the hate. I'm going to spend more time with my opinions," he added. The journalist Susanna Reid, fellow in "Good Morning Britain", was in charge of the program today, in which she said that Morgan is "without a doubt a frank, defiant, opinionated and conflicting presenter. He has many critics and many fans. ".
Ofcom, the UK media regulator, had received more than 41,000 complaints from viewers about comments made by Morgan, who said he "did not believe a single word" of what the Duchess of Sussex had related. A spokesperson for Ofcom explained that the agency "has launched an investigation into Monday's episode of Good Morning Britain under our rules against harm and offense."
In addition, the journalist had a strong direct confrontation with the presenter of the meteorological information, Alex Beresford, who accused him of attacking Meghan because he had a personal relationship with her and the Duchess decided to unilaterally cut her off.
Angry with his partner, Morgan got up in the middle of the argument and left the show. Morgan is one of the most well-known faces of the media in the United Kingdom, has directed several of the main tabloids in the country and has starred in countless controversies over his controversial positions.
