London:
British tv host Piers Morgan on Tuesday left his part presenting ITV breakfast show “Good Morning Britain”, shortly following sparking 41,000 complaints and storming off the set in a row more than Meghan Markle.
“Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain,” the network mentioned in a statement.
“ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.”
Morgan has been a vocal critic of Markle ever due to the fact she reduce off make contact with with him following she met Prince Harry, and he launched a scathing attack on her following the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The former CNN host mentioned he did not think Markle when she mentioned at one point she “didn’t want to be alive anymore”, sparking a deluge of complaints.
Barely a day following his remarks, regulator Ofcom mentioned that it had currently received more than 41,000 complaints.
Morgan also stormed off the set on Tuesday morning following clashing with fellow presenter Alex Beresford more than the interview.
Beresford told Morgan “I understand you’ve got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or had one, and she cut you off.
“She’s entitled to reduce you off if she desires to. Has she mentioned something about you due to the fact she reduce you off? I do not assume she has but but you continue to trash her,” he added, top to Morgan’s departure.
Morgan has also been the most outspoken media critic of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic more than the previous year, top to several higher-profile rows with ministers.
Morgan hosted his CNN show for 3 years till it was axed due to falling ratings in 2014.
He irked US gun owners following launching a crusade for higher gun manage and struggled following stepping into the footwear of preferred host Larry King in the coveted 9:00 pm primetime slot.
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