Piers Morgan On Cancel Culture: “I’ve Lost My Job At GMB Because I Chose Not To Apologize” To Meghan Markle
Just days after it was reported that Piers Morgan quit “Good Morning Britain,” the former anchor is now revealing he actually lost his job for not apologizing to Meghan Markle.
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As we previously reported, Morgan stormed out of Tuesday’s show after attracting widespread criticism over comments he made about Markle following her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. Morgan argued that he “didn’t believe a word” she said about having suicidal thoughts during her time as a senior royal.
Morgan decided to speak out again in an Instagram post to address his leave and to talk about cancel culture: “I’ve lost my job at Good Morning Britain because I chose not to apologise for disbelieving Meghan Markle’s claims in her interview with Oprah Winfrey,” he wrote. “I thus became the latest ‘victim’ of the cancel culture that is permeating our country, every minute, of every hour, of everyday.” He added that he did not actually agree with such a claim, writing: “Of course, I consider myself to be neither a victim, nor actually cancelled.”
Before concluding, the 55-year-old highlighted the importance of freedom of speech, saying it the most “important issue” of his career and British society: “As I said when I left GMB, the right to free speech is a hill worth dying on,” he ended his note. “…This is not simply an act of defiance, but a commitment to our collective futures.”
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