Piers Morgan on Wednesday doubled down on his comments on Meghan Markle that led to his departure from “Good Morning Britain” – while criticizing the Duchess of Sussex for her “despicable” interview with Oprah.
Morgan, 55, reiterated that she still does not believe that Markle, 39, was genuine in the special revelator in which she revealed her mental health struggles behind the palace walls, Sun reported.
“I don’t believe in almost anything that comes out of her mouth and I think the damage she did to the British monarchy and the queen at the moment when Prince Philip is lying in the hospital is huge and downright despicable,” Morgan told reporters on the side. from outside his home in London.
The famous presenter said he left his morning show on TV on Tuesday after having a “good chat” with the ITV network.
“We agreed to disagree,” he said.
“I believe in freedom of speech, I believe in the right to be able to have an opinion,” added the outspoken anchor. “If people want to believe Meghan Markle, that has every right.”
“If I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honest opinion about Meghan Markle and that lying diatribe she made in that interview, so be it,” he continued.
Morgan’s departure from the show came just hours after he left the set when he was confronted by a colleague because of his relentless criticism of the Duchess of Sussex.
“I understand that you don’t like Meghan Markle. You made that very clear on this show several times, and I understand that you had a personal relationship with Meghan Markle and she interrupted you, ”said his co-star Alex Beresford.
“Did she say anything about you after she cut you off? She has the right to interrupt you if she wants to. And yet you continue to destroy it. “
As for Morgan’s resignation, the broadcaster said in a statement that he “decided that now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain” after spending six years on the program.