ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said the UK broadcaster will hold talks with Piers Morgan after the Good morning Great Britain The presenter said live that he did not believe Meghan Markle had suicidal thoughts.
McCall was asked about Morgan’s behavior several times during a media call for ITV’s 2020 earnings today, and the former EasyJet boss suggested that executives would raise questions about his comments, which were criticized by a charity in London. mental health.
She did not speak to Morgan in person, but said that Kevin Lygo, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment, is “handling this while we talk.” She declined to comment on whether the ITV will support or punish Morgan.
Asked if she believes Markle was being genuine about her mental health in an interview with Oprah Winfrey (which aired on ITV on Monday night), McCall said, “I totally believe her when she says that and, what is most importantly, everyone should ”
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She added: “The most important thing with the mental health that ITV does and with which it is totally committed is that we support it, we make people speak up, we listen, we say that everyone should listen and everyone should believe, because this is how you make people talk. Therefore, we are very committed to this. “
The intervention of the charity charity Mind is particularly notable because it supports ITV’s mental health campaign, Get Britain Talking. Asked whether Morgan can say and tweet what he wants, even if it discredits ITV’s promises, McCall said Morgan qualified his comments on the air this morning.
Morgan said: “When we talked about it yesterday, I said something comprehensive. I still don’t believe what Megham Markle generally says in this interview and I have serious concerns about the truth of much of what she said. But let me just state my position on mental illness and suicide.
“About mental illness and suicide, these are clearly extremely serious things and should be taken very seriously and if someone is feeling that way, they should receive the treatment and help they need all the time. Every time. And if they belong to an institution like the royal family, they must seek this help and receive it. It is not for me to question whether she felt suicidal, I am not in her mind and that is for her to say. “
The former CNN anchor also left the set live on the air after being scolded by co-star Alex Beresford for comments he made about Markle. Calling Morgan “diabolical behavior,” Beresford said, “I’m sorry, but Piers talks too much on a regular basis and we all have to sit and listen. From half past six to seven last night it was incredibly difficult to watch. Incredibly difficult to watch … He has the ability to come in here and speak from a position that he doesn’t fully understand. “