Morgan claimed that Markle was lying about her mental health
Tuesday, the world was stunned to discover that international conservative talking head Piers Morgan had vacated his hosting position on Good Morning Britain. Now it’s being reported that Meghan Markle was one of the thousands of viewers who made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV regarding his disparaging comments about her.
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Tuesday, ITV confirmed that Morgan would be leaving the popular daytime after he voiced doubts about claims that Markle had suicidal thoughts and suffered through a mental health breakdown due to the treatment she received from the British press.
“Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain,” the network said on Tuesday. “ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.”
But according to CNN, “Meghan’s complaint to ITV concerned the impact Morgan’s comments could have on others and how it could degrade the seriousness of mental health issues,” they also noted that, “the complaint did not relate to the personal nature of Morgan’s attacks.”
Following Monday’s broadcast where Morgan said he didn’t believe Markle ever suffered from suicide ideation, UK media regulator Ofcom reported that it had received over 41,000 complaints about the segment and in response launched an investigation under its “harm and offence rules.”
Source: Meghan Markle made formal complaint to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
