Controversial British TV host Piers Morgan has been accused of harbouring an “obsession” with Meghan Markle, after an astonishing screenshot emerged on social media.
The presenter dramatically quit his job on UK television’s Good Morning Britain, after storming off the set of the program on Tuesday (local time).
Following a heated on-air discussion about Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah, in which Morgan was called out for bullying, the presenter marched out – later tendering his resignation.
Just hours later, a screenshot circulating on Twitter revealed the extent to which Morgan has used his platform to troll Meghan.
His behaviour has been slammed by The Project presenter Lisa Wilkinson on Twitter, who called out Morgan’s targeted attacks as misogyny.
“Years of abuse, right up to and including the day Meghan tells the world that ongoing abuse has made her suicidal. It’s what happens when a strong woman rejects a powerful man,” wrote Wilkinson.
“For the record, Meghan has never responded to any of it,” she added.
Wilkinson tweeted a screenshot of opinion pieces written for Daily Mail UK by Piers Morgan about Meghan Markle.
Some of the headlines included:
- PIERS MORGAN: Thomas Markle’s anguished text messages expose Meghan and Harry as a heartless pair who care more for complete strangers than their own family
- PIERS MORGAN: If you’re truly a humanitarian, Meghan, then show some damn heart to your loving father before he succumbs to a broken one
- PIERS MORGAN: It takes a staggering degree of narcissism to play hard-done-by victims from your Californian mansion as the world reels from a pandemic and Prince Philip lies seriously ill in hospital. The only service Meghan and Harry know is self-service
- PIERS MORGAN: Dear Meghan, congrats on a brilliant Season 1 finale, but trust me, Season 2 will be a hundred times tougher if you start lecturing us about sexual equality from your servant-laden Palace
- PIERS MORGAN: After these shocking Palace bullying allegations, please spare me anymore of halo-cracked hypocrites Meghan and Harry’s women-empowering victimhood garbage
The attacks on Meghan’s character and “victimhood garbage” reached boiling point on Tuesday, when Morgan accused the Duchess of lying about her mental health struggles.
“I’m sorry, I don’t believe a word she says,” Morgan said during the morning show.
“I wouldn’t believe her if she read me a weather report.”
Co-presenter Susanna Reid noted that Meghan had said she’d been driven to the verge of taking her own life and described Morgan’s response as a “pathetic reaction”.
‘Absolutely diabolical’ says Beresford
The comments led to a heated on-air exchange with weather presenter Alex Beresford who chimed in to defend the ex-royal couple.
“I understand that you don’t like Meghan Markle. You’ve made it so clear a number of times on this program,” Beresford said.
“I understand that you’ve got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle – or had one – and she cut you off. She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to.”
He accused Morgan of continuing to “trash her” and called it “diabolical behaviour” as Morgan stormed off the set.
Morgan’s comments will be investigated by media watchdog Ofcom, who received more than 41,000 complaints including criticism from the mental health charity Mind.
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