Good Morning Britain (GMD) host Piers Morgan sensationally quit the TV program last Tuesday after refusing to publicly apologize for making critical statements against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after their bombshell interview with American media queen Oprah Winfrey.
After snapping on national TV, Morgan stormed off the set of GMB after a row with fellow presenter Alex Beresford about the interview with Oprah.
He returned within 10 minutes, wherein ITV’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall subsequently said on Tuesday that the row was not “manufactured” or rather scripted.
An ITV spokesperson said: “Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.”
Mental health charity Mind also said it was “disappointed” by Morgan’s comments and thousands of viewers have followed suit – making official complaints.
Ofcom, UK’s communications regulator, received a whopping 41,000 complaints—the second-highest number of complaints in Ofcom’s 17-year history—about Morgan’s critical commentary on the Prince and Princess of Sussex.
Nonetheless, Morgan doubled down on his decision by tweeting: “Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on.” He also referred to Markle as the “Pinocchio Princess” in a tweet later that morning.
