Meghan Markle may have submitted a formal complaint to ITV before Piers Morgan sensationally quit after refusing to apologise, reports claim.
The 55-year-old stepped down from Good Morning Britain last night after senior execs wanted him to say sorry on air following his heated clash with the show’s weatherman Alex Beresford over the Duchess.
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And this morning he doubled down on his decision – tweeting: “Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on.”
Now it’s emerged that he might have been confronted by chiefs after the broadcaster was contacted by Meghan.
Piers, 55, has made a series of dismissive comments about Meghan’s claims she was “suicidal” and suffered issues with her mental health while a royal.
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The 39-year-old Duchess told Oprah Winfrey she felt like she “didn’t want to be alive anymore” in her bombshell interview on Sunday.
But on Monday’s Good Morning Britain, Morgan said he “didn’t believe a word” of it.
It’s today been reported that the Duchess of Sussex submitted a formal complaint about Piers after his comments aired.
His bosses have refused to deny suggestions the pregnant royal contacted them to blast the presenter.
A spokesperson told the Telegraph: “ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.”
Piers brought an immediate end to his six-year stint on the show last night when he decided to walk rather than apologise to Meghan.
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ITV bought the rights to the Oprah interview for a rumoured £1million and its news anchor Tom Bradby also secured an interview with the couple during their Africa tour in October 2019.
Piers defended his comments again today by sharing a Winston Churchill quote alongside the tweet: “On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don’t.
“If you did, ok. Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on. Thanks for all the love, and hate. I’m off to spend more time with my opinions.”
The Churchill quote reads: “Some people’s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they are like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.”
Last night, Piers confirmed he had no regrets about his decision, tweeting: “Thinking of my late, great manager John Ferriter tonight. He’d have told me to do exactly the same thing. @GMB #TrustYourGut”.
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