Piers Morgan broke his silence for hours after quitting his job Good morning Great Britain on Tuesday – and the result is this: he is not retreating.
In a tweet on Wednesday morning, UK time, Morgan said: “On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her interview on Oprah. I had time to reflect on that opinion and I still don’t have it. If you did, OK. Freedom of speech is a hill on which I am happy to die. Thank you for all the love and hate. I will spend more time with my opinions. “
He tweeted an image of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, along with the quote: “The idea of free speech for some people is that they are free to say what they want, but if someone responds, that’s an outrage” .
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On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her interview on Oprah. I had time to reflect on that opinion and I still don’t have it. If you did, OK. Freedom of speech is a hill on which I am happy to die. Thank you for all the love and hate. I will spend more time with my opinions. pic.twitter.com/bv6zpz4Roe
– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 10, 2021
It is not clear in his post whether he defends the entirety of his comments on Meghan Markle. Morgan said on Monday that she did not believe the Duchess of Sussex when she told Oprah Winfrey that she felt suicidal during her time at Kensington Palace. On Tuesday, he clarified his point of view, explaining: “It is not up to me to question whether she felt suicidal, I am not in her mind and that is for her to say”.
The Sun reported that ITV chiefs wanted Morgan to apologize on the air, but he refused and resigned Good morning Great Britain. Her co-host for more than five years, Susanna Reid, opened the show on Wednesday and talked about Morgan leaving at the very top, saying, “It will certainly be very different, but the shows go on and on and on.” She did not apologize on behalf of Morgan.
It is speculated in the UK press that Morgan will not be without job offers. The Discovery-supported news channel, GB News, is considered an admirer of the former CNN anchor and has shown that he is prepared to spend money on talent before its launch later this year, hiring names like the former host of the show. BBC Andrew Neil. Rupert Murdoch is also planning to launch a UK news channel called News UK TV, and Morgan would be one of the subscribers to the statement.