The British regulator of the media, Ofcom, has launched an investigation after more than 41,000 people signed up to complain about the comments of ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’, Piers Morgan, about Meghan Markle.
Morgan said on Monday’s edition of the program that he did not believe Markle’s statement about mental health that she made during her and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in the US on Sunday night.
Markle said she approached people at the Royal Institution for help, but that she was turned down.
‘Who did you go to? What did they tell you? I’m sorry, I do not believe a word she said, Meghan Markle. “I would not believe it if she read me a weather report,” Morgan said in the program.
“We have launched an investigation into Monday’s episode of ‘Good Morning Britain’ under our rules for damage and trespassing,” an Ofcom spokesman said. Variety. Ofcom received 41,015 complaints about Morgan’s comments on Tuesday at 14:00 UK time.
There was a big drama on Tuesday’s edition of ‘Good Morning Britain’ when Morgan stormed onto the set during a live broadcast, following an argument with defender Alex Beresford that backed Markle.
He later returned to the program and said: ‘When we talked about this yesterday, I said I believe everything I say in this interview, and I’m still seriously concerned about the truth much of what she said.
‘But let me just say my report on my position on mental illness and suicide. It is clear that these are extremely serious things and that they need to be taken extremely seriously and if someone feels that way, he should get the treatment every time and get the help he needs. And if they belong to an institution like the royal family and they go looking for it, they absolutely must find it.
‘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 an unbelievable honesty … that she went to a senior member of the royal household and told them that she was suicidal and that she said she could not get any help because it would be a bad look for the family. If this is true a) the person should be fired and b) the royal family has serious questions that need to be answered. ”
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said on Tuesday that she fully believes in Markle and that the broadcaster also issued a statement. “ITV is committed to mental health and wellness and is working with our charity partners on ‘Britain Get Talking’, which is about encouraging people to talk about their mental health,” the statement said. “It is very important that if someone has suicidal thoughts, they should always speak out and be listened to.”
“Britain Get Talking” is an ITV mental health initiative.