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

The U.K. broadcaster confirmed in a statement on Tuesday evening local time that “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.”

His shock departure from the popular morning program he co-hosts with Susanna Reid comes less than an hour after an investigation was launched by British media regulator Ofcom into his comments on Monday’s edition of the program. Morgan said he didn’t believe Meghan Markle’s comments about her mental ill health, which she made during her and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey

Markle said she had approached people in the Royal “institution” for help after she had entertained suicidal thoughts, but was turned down.

“Who did you go to? What did they say to you?” demanded a belligerent Morgan on Monday morning, when the U.K. press first began responding to the CBS revelations that emerged overnight. “I’m sorry, I don’t believe a word she said, Meghan Markle. I wouldn’t believe it if she read me a weather report,” Morgan continued.

Ofcom launched an investigation on Tuesday after more than 41,000 people wrote in to complain about Morgan’s behavior.
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