Piers Morgan doubled down on Wednesday’s comments about Meghan Markle that led to his departure from “Good Morning Britain” – while accusing the Duchess of Sussex of her “despicable” Oprah interview.
Morgan, 55, reiterated that he still doesn’t believe Markle, 39, was real in the all-telling special in which she revealed her mental health issues behind palace walls, the Sun reported.
“I believe almost nothing that comes out of her mouth and I think the damage she has done to the British monarchy and to the Queen at a time when Prince Philip is in hospital is immense and downright despicable,” Morgan told reporters outside. . his home in London.
The famous presenter said he quit his morning TV appearance on Tuesday afternoon after having a “good chat” with network ITV.
“We agreed to disagree,” he said.
“I believe in freedom of expression, I believe in the right to have an opinion,” added the outspoken anchor. “If people want to believe Meghan Markle, it’s absolutely right.”
“If I have to fall on my sword for expressing a genuine opinion about Meghan Markle and that rant she came out with in that interview, so be it,” he continued.
Morgan’s departure from the show came just hours after storming off the set when he was confronted by a colleague about his relentless criticism of the Duchess of Sussex.
“I understand you don’t like Meghan Markle. You’ve made it clearer several times on this show, and I understand that you had a personal relationship with Meghan Markle and she cut you off, ”said his co-star Alex Beresford.
‘Did she say anything about you after cutting you off? She has the right to shut you down if she wants to. And yet you keep throwing her away. “
As for Morgan’s resignation, the network said in a statement that he “decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain” after spending six years on the show.