Piers Morgan reignites Good Morning Britain exit feud ahead of new TV show
18.04.2022 - 11:01
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It may be over a year since he dramatically left Good Morning Britain but Piers Morgan isn't quite done talking about it as he reignites his exit feud ahead of launching his new venture.
The controversial journalist and presenter marked the anniversary of his storm-out on the ITV news programme last month, which ultimately lead to his permanent departure.
Fans and viewers will remember that Piers received a huge backlash to comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex following her explosive, tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Then, on the following day's episode of GMB back in March 2021, Piers became embroiled in a heated debate after he refused to believe claims made by Meghan Markle.
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The show's weatherman Alex Beresford confronted Piers over his comments about the Duchess of Sussex when he dismissed her claims that she suffered suicidal thoughts and struggled with her mental health after joining the royal family. The row, in which Alex told Piers his behaviour towards Meghan was 'absolutely diabolical', caused Piers to storm off the set and hours later, his exit from the ITV news programme was announced.
His swift exit came after his rant about Meghan's comments on the ITV news programme received the most complaints to Ofcom in a decade - with more than 57,000 people lodging a complaint. However, six months after the episode in question, Ofcom said that GMB was not in breach of the broadcasting code over Piers' comments about the Duchess of Sussex’s interview with the US chat show host.
But now, Piers has said his departure from ITV over comments about the Duchess of Sussex was a "farce" as he prepares to
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