Piers Morgan does not care about the riot after his public criticism of Meghan Markle, sources confirmed to Page Six.
The bombastic Briton revealed that he was forced to quit his job at ‘Good Morning Britain’ because he would not apologize to Markle because he did not believe her allegations about her mental health, but a source who knows him, tells Page Six he’s not worried thriving on the uproar. ”
Morgan, 55, stormed the British talk show series earlier this week after a collision on the air with colleague Alex Berenson over Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. The British broadcaster ITV later confirmed that he will not return to his hosting concert.
Days later, the controversial journalist posted a long letter on Instagram in which he revealed that he ‘lost my job’ because he chose the 39-year-old former actress not to apologize.
A senior ITV source confirmed Morgan’s allegations, saying: “Piers was asked to apologize because she did not believe Meghan, otherwise he would not be able to offer ‘GMB’ anymore – and he refused. If he said sorry, he’s still there. ‘
Markle allegedly complained to ITV CEO Carolyn McCall after Morgan called her ‘Princess Pinocchio’ and said he did not believe she felt suicidal while pregnant with her son Archie because she thought that the comments may affect people dealing with their own. mental health issues.
After the initial explosion over his comments, Morgan then said on air: ‘It’s not for me to ask if she had suicide, I do not think about it, and it is for her to say. My real concern was honestly an disbelief – and I’m willing to be proven wrong about this, and if I’m wrong, it’s a scandal – that she went to a senior member of the royal household and told them that she was suicidal, and she was told that she would not be able to get any help because it would be a bad appearance for the family. If this is true, then a) that person must be fired, and b) the royal family has serious questions to answer. ”
However, the explanation is not felt mercifully enough and he was asked to apologize again on Wednesday on the air, but refused.
But Morgan is finally happy that on his last day on “GMB” he manages to beat rival “BBC Breakfast” for the first time.
‘I had one goal when I beat @BBCBreakfast at @GMB- in the ratings. On my last day we did it. It was the hard work and dedication of the whole team. They do not all agree with me, some do not even like me, but we were a team..and we won. Thanks guys. I’ll miss you, “Morgan tweeted.