PIERS Morgan reportedly quit Good Morning Britain after dozens of his colleagues complained about his Meghan Markle comments to ITV bosses.
Piers, 55, said on Monday that he didn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex was suicidal while working as a royal – leading him to be widely criticised by viewers who launched a petition to get him axed from the show.
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Duchess Meghan, 39, also complained to ITV saying she worried his comments might affect those struggling with mental health.
But Piers quit the show on GMB on Tuesday evening, after storming off air mid row with weather host Alex Beresford who accused him of holding a grudge against Meghan and using his platform to “trash talk” her.
The Guardian has now reported members of GMB’s staff felt extremely uncomfortable with Piers as he continued to lash out at Harry and Meghan’s “whining”.
A source said: “Everyone is used to Piers saying things like this, but Meghan had literally said that the media wasn’t treating her fairly because of who she is, and he was just doing it again”.
Another insider said management’s attitude changed towards Piers after he walked off set.
With an Ofcom investigation pending, the source revealed: “They felt that they had to be seen on the morally right side of the argument. Piers wouldn’t back down and had to go”.
Meanwhile, others reported of a “generational divide” behind the scenes.
One said: “There has been a bit of a culture clash but it’s about that, not about his treatment of people.”
Speaking on Good Morning Britain just hours after Harry and Meghan’s interview aired in the US Piers said “I don’t believe a word she says.”
He is understood to have quit after ITV executives asked him to apologise and he refused, but said: “It’s not for me to question if she felt suicidal, I am not in her mind and that is for her to say”.
On Wednesday he told reporters outside his home: “I don’t believe almost anything that comes out of her mouth … If I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honestly held opinion about Meghan Markle and that diatribe of bilge that she came out with in that interview, so be it.”
Later, former BBC presenter Andrew Neil head hunted Piers live on BBC Radio 4 saying he wanted to talk to him about a role on the soon-to-launch right-leaning news channel GB News.
He said: “I think Piers Morgan would be a great asset to GB News and we’ll certainly talk to him about it. I think he needs a little period of quiet reflection before anything happens.
“And I wouldn’t simply transfer what he did at GMB straight to GB News, I think we’d probably want to do something a bit different.”
EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.
It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:
