Piers Morgan is not bothered by the commotion after his public criticism of Meghan Markle, sources confirm Page Six.
The bombastic Briton revealed that he was forced to leave his job on “Good Morning Britain” because he would not apologize to Markle for not believing her claims about her mental health, but a source who knows him tells Page Six that he has. doesn’t worry and “thrives on the uproar.”
Morgan, 55, stormed off the set of the UK talk show earlier this week after an on-air clash with colleague Alex Berenson over Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. British broadcaster ITV later confirmed that he would not return to his hosting appearance.
Days later, the controversial journalist posted an extensive Instagram post revealing that he “lost my job” because he “chose not to apologize” to the 39-year-old former actress.
A senior source at ITV confirms Morgan’s claims, saying, “Piers was asked to apologize for not believing Meghan, otherwise he would no longer be able to present ‘GMB’ – and he declined. If he had said sorry, he would still be there. “
Markle herself is reported to have complained to ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall after Morgan called her “ Princess Pinocchio ” and said he didn’t believe her story of feeling suicidal during her son Archie’s pregnancy, as she thought the comments would affect could be on people dealing with their own son. mental health problems.
After the initial outburst of his comments, Morgan then said on the air, ‘It’s not for me to ask if she felt suicidal, I don’t think about her and that’s up to her to say. My real concern, frankly, was disbelief – and I’m willing to be wrong on this, and if I’m wrong it’s a scandal – that she went to a senior member of the royal family and told them she was suicidal, and was told she could not get help as it would look bad for the family. If that’s true, a) that person should be fired, and b) the royal family has serious questions that need to be answered. “
However, the clarification was not perceived as remorseful enough and he was asked to apologize again on Wednesday, but he declined.
But in the end Morgan is happy to beat rival “BBC Breakfast” for the first time on his last day on “GMB”.
“I had one goal when I hit @BBCBreakfast in the ratings at @ GMB. On my last day we did it. This was due to the hard work and dedication of the entire team. They don’t all agree with me, some don’t like me, but we were a team … and we won. Thanks guys. I’ll miss you, ”Morgan tweeted.