Piers Morgan leaving 'Good Morning Britain' after Meghan Markle comments

By Alyssa Wilson Published: March 9, 2021

Piers Morgan leaving ‘Good Morning Britain’ after Meghan Markle comments

FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Britain's Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex leaves after attending the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London. A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper said Wednesday Jan. 20, 2021, that the Duchess of Sussex had no reasonable expectation of privacy for a letter she sent her estranged father. The former Meghan Markle is suing publisher Associated Newspapers for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement over five February 2019 articles in the Mail on Sunday and on the MailOnline website that published portions of a handwritten letter to her father, Thomas Markle, after her marriage to Britain’s Prince Harry in 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

By: Alyssa Wilson

Piers Morgan is leaving his role at Good Morning Britain after about 41,000 complaints were received regarding his comments about Meghan Markle.

According to ITV, Morgan commented about Markle’s claims on her battle with mental health and racism allegations in her and Prince Harry’s first interview since stepping down from their royal duties.

Millions worldwide have seen the bombshell interview where the couple revealed their struggles with the Royal Family.

Ofcom, the government regulatory agency for broadcasting and telecommunications in the United Kingdom, launched an investigation after receiving thousands of complaints about Morgan’s comments.

Shortly after Ofcom announced the investigation, news broke about Morgan’s departure.

The broadcaster stormed off set Tuesday after cohost Alex Beresford called his behavior “diabolical.”

Piers Morgan just walked off the Good Morning Britain set (!!!) after co-presenter Alex Beresford defended Harry and Meghan and condemned Piers’ treatment of them in yesterday’s programming pic.twitter.com/mH75J8ND4O

— Chris Rickett (@chrisrickett) March 9, 2021