Piers Morgan Quits 'Good Morning Britain' Following Meghan Markle Comments

[Don CT]

Piers Morgan Quits ‘Good Morning Britain’ Following Meghan Markle Comments

TV host Piers Morgan sparked widespread condemnation when he suggested he didn't believe Meghan Markle's claims about feeling suicidal.

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Piers Morgan is leaving his Good Morning Britain breakfast news show on U.K. network ITV.

In a somewhat fast-paced turn of events, the news was announced just an hour after it was revealed that broadcasting regulator Ofcom was investigating the host following comments he made about Meghan Markle on Monday's episode. More than 41,000 people complained.

"Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain," ITV said in a short statement. "ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add."

Morgan faced widespread condemnation on Monday after his one-man tirade against Prince Harry and Markle in a show that was almost entirely dedicated to their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. His most contentious comments were those made in reaction to Markle's claims about her own mental health, disputing her story about feeling suicidal and turning to the Palace for support, only to be turned down.

 

[DavidEduardo]

All of this makes me quite pleased with the fact that we don't have our own royals in the US.

Although, for a while, we did have Queen Oprah. I'll take that over stuffy hereditary royalty always!

 

[Don CT]

We did have the Kennedy’s.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

I found him insufferable on CNN when he took Larry King's timeslot. Never understood how his schtick worked in Britain.

 

[QED]

I'll take a wild guess and say he would have left no matter what the first speaker had said. This looked like a plan.

 

[seatownmedia]

Yep, make some noise and win with the uproar/attention. It is a formula that works for some in his category of celebrity.

 

[Kemosabe]

Alack, we've certainly not seen the last of him.

 

[The Media Observer]

Morgan walking off the set was juvenile and unprofessional, plain and simple. ITV should've canned him on the spot.

 

[Don CT]

Piers Morgan Demands Apology From CBS ‘The Talk’ for “Disgraceful Slurs”

Sharon Osbourne issued a lengthy statement after being accused of racism for defending Piers Morgan in the ongoing spat over his Meghan Markle comments.

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After this happened.

CBS Investigating ‘The Talk’ Episode Featuring Sharon Osbourne Racism Comments

The episode saw Osbourne ask co-host Sheryl Underwood to "educate" her on why remarks made by Piers Morgan, who she previously defended, were racist.

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