Piers Morgan storms off set after being called out by Alex, the GMB weatherman, on his behaviour

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And his obsession with Meghan Markle.

Good. Piers Morgan is obsessed with her. And Alex called it right.

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@LolaSmiles

My issue is with people like Meghan, Harry, Diana and Andrew telling their truth as they see it because they feel that they are victims and don't 'have a voice'. They authorise books, brief friends, brief journalists. I agree. I also have an issue with the phrase 'their truth'. It's a bit like 'alternative facts' where people start arguing there's multiple realities and therefore they can't be challenged. Then when factual inaccuracies are pointed out, they are dismissed as invalidating experiences, denying my truth. It's all wrapped up in bullshit.

There may be different sides to a story, different experiences and different feelings surrounding the events, and I'm on board with people sharing their views and experiences, but there's one truth.

As a teacher I'm sure you have plenty of experiences in daily lives of "my truths"

Except with teens you accept it and guide them to their feelings being their truth but the facts being facts.

@Poodlefan7

Good for you Piers Morgan, you have a right to free speech just like Meghan does, so what's all the bother about? get educated people!!

True. So he's not going to be arrested for what he said. Why are people so purposely obtuse about the meaning of Freedom of Speech? As if by claiming of "freedom of speech" means freedom from consequences (from his bosses, from public opinion).

This is it. Charlotte Hawkins. www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/piers-morgan-gmb-charlotte-hawkins-skirt-b1814501.html

What a horrible post. I despair of this place and some of the bigoted posters on here lately

@LolaSmiles

My issue is with people like Meghan, Harry, Diana and Andrew telling their truth as they see it because they feel that they are victims and don't 'have a voice'. They authorise books, brief friends, brief journalists. I agree. I also have an issue with the phrase 'their truth'. It's a bit like 'alternative facts' where people start arguing there's multiple realities and therefore they can't be challenged. Then when factual inaccuracies are pointed out, they are dismissed as invalidating experiences, denying my truth. It's all wrapped up in bullshit.

There may be different sides to a story, different experiences and different feelings surrounding the events, and I'm on board with people sharing their views and experiences, but there's one truth.

We can't know what's inside someone's head.

@Poodlefan7

Good for you Piers Morgan, you have a right to free speech just like Meghan does, so what's all the bother about? get educated people!!

I do know Human Rights and the Right to Free Speech and it isnt absolute AT ALL.

And the Equality Commission says the following restrictions:

protect national security, territorial integrity (the borders of the state) or public safety
prevent disorder or crime
protect health or morals
protect the rights and reputations of other people
prevent the disclosure of information received in confidence
maintain the authority and impartiality of judges

and I think he arguably took his personal vendetta against her to such an extent (and it doesnt matter whether she is or is not telling the truth) that her right and reputations were no longer protected.

Worse he basically accused her of lying about feeling suicidial and her mental health which in turn could endanger others so the health and moral one could also arguably be breached.

Its not about being "woke". Bullying should never be tolerated in any way and that is what he has been recently - a bully.

CoffeeandCakeEqualsLove
Because there's a push at the moment to shut down debates and discussions on a range of topics whilst pretending it's not about freedom of speech because nobody has arrested someone for speaking.

Until this lockdown I had a very low opinion of Piers Morgan, but I have liked his willingness to call bullshit on the government ministers when they are giving politician answers and waffling to avoid answering the question. Most of the time he's a gobshite, and a gobshite with a terrible history behind him. His persistent hounding of Meghan Markle was out of order and I would support action against him if his actions broke the law on harassment. I still defend his right to give his opinion on a public interview without having mob rule to try and get him sacked.

I feel the same when some university students try to no platform speakers because they express views they don't agree with.

It's dodgy ground in my view to start getting into right think/wrong think. No celebrity or institution or worldview or interview should be beyond criticism in my opinion, and therefore I have to accept that covers people I don't always agree with.

Worse he basically accused her of lying about feeling suicidial and her mental health which in turn could endanger others so the health and moral one could also arguably be breached. Yes that was indefensible.

Until this lockdown I had a very low opinion of Piers Morgan, but I have liked his willingness to call bullshit on the government ministers when they are giving politician answers and waffling to avoid answering the question. Most of the time he's a gobshite, and a gobshite with a terrible history behind him. His persistent hounding of Meghan Markle was out of order and I would support action against him if his actions broke the law on harassment. I still defend his right to give his opinion on a public interview without having mob rule to try and get him sacked

I agree he did mae moves to call the Government out for wrongdoings but he never let them speak. They need to be held accountable but if you just machine gun fire question after question without allowing answers, you get no dialogue.
And I don't agree about mob rule getting him sacked. There were plenty of MH charities who were appalled. They represent those that struggle. If they say it's wrong, it is wrong.

Alex was great pierce seems obsessed with Megan unhealthily,and came across as bitter and bullish I thought it very low to bring her dad on dirty trick as dad seems sly

Piers speaks the truth, & not bothered what anyone thinks, now we've got two lightweights presenting GMB. H&M on Racism? Meghan should look closer to home. When Harry was at Sandhurst .he another cadet a P*ki & another one a Raghead- all this was documented- Clarence House had to make a full apology, this was after dressing up as a Nazi! So sick of them wanting their privacy, well do us all a favour, relinquish all titles, be plain Mr & Mrs & hopefully fade away. Must say 2bit actress Megs deserved an Accolade for her performance

They need to be held accountable but if you just machine gun fire question after question without allowing answers, you get no dialogue.
That is a fair point. His approach of cutting them off when they are bullshitting and avoiding the question is good, but he would be better if he knew when to STFU.
And I don't agree about mob rule getting him sacked. There were plenty of MH charities who were appalled. They represent those that struggle. If they say it's wrong, it is wrong.
I'm not defending what he said, just his right to disagree with an interview. Dismissing suicidal thoughts is awful and he should be challenged for it.

It's an uncomfortable tension for me because I have huge reservations about cancel culture, no platforming, and if people do a public interview then they have to accept that the press will comment on it, and it won't all be fawning adoration. With that I do think people should be open to robust challenge and debate on their positions too.

If he felt they were lying in the interview he should have said exactly what he considers the lies to be instead of letting his quite evident ongoing gripes with Meghan to contribute to such a ridiculous outburst where he dismissed the whole interview.

Interesting reading-

ITV has seen almost £200m wiped off its market value after Piers Morgan’s decision to quit as host of its breakfast show, Good Morning Britain, in a dispute over critical remarks he made about the Duchess of Sussex’s mental health.

On Wednesday, the day after the news of the presenter’s departure broke, the broadcaster’s share price slumped by 3.8%, almost 5p.

Love Piers, he doesn't give a damn whether he's liked or not,but now we've got two lightweights presenting GMB, ratings will plummet. H&M on Racism?? Meghan needs to look closer to home. Before Harry met her, he called a fellow cadet @ Sandhurst a P*ki & another one, a Raghead, this WAS documented. Clarence House had to make a full apology- & this was after dressing up as a Nazi!! They keep saying they want privacy, so why don't they relinquish ALL titles, be plain Mr&Mrs & just fade away. Must admit 2bit 'actress' Megs deserved an Oscar for her performance on the interview

@Sparklingbrook

Interesting reading-

ITV has seen almost £200m wiped off its market value after Piers Morgan’s decision to quit as host of its breakfast show, Good Morning Britain, in a dispute over critical remarks he made about the Duchess of Sussex’s mental health.

On Wednesday, the day after the news of the presenter’s departure broke, the broadcaster’s share price slumped by 3.8%, almost 5p.

Good. Hope their shares turn to junk and they go bust

Good. Hope their shares turn to junk and they go bust

Unlikely.

If he felt they were lying in the interview he should have said exactly what he considers the lies to be instead of letting his quite evident ongoing gripes with Meghan to contribute to such a ridiculous outburst where he dismissed the whole interview

Yes.
But his view of her took away any professional approach because he was so full of dislike of her, he couldn't be a rational front man for the morning programme.

Harry did admit on the interview he didn't really understand racism and all its nuances and he's been educated by Meghan.

But yes I'm surprised he acted surprised along with many people nationally there's racism in the RF.

I thought everyone knew it was a wealthy white privileged family and everyone knows there's been racist comments in the past

@Sparklingbrook

Interesting reading-

ITV has seen almost £200m wiped off its market value after Piers Morgan’s decision to quit as host of its breakfast show, Good Morning Britain, in a dispute over critical remarks he made about the Duchess of Sussex’s mental health.

On Wednesday, the day after the news of the presenter’s departure broke, the broadcaster’s share price slumped by 3.8%, almost 5p.

Yes. Did you see Ranvir and Susanna this morning? They looked shell shocked. Susanna read out a cold statement. Lorraine was very nice about Piers and called him a 'loyal friend'. Piers Morgan is a contradictory figure. He's a gobshite but also a loyal friend. He's the ultimate narcissist.

I don't just mean about MM I mean in general

@Sparklingbrook

Interesting reading-

ITV has seen almost £200m wiped off its market value after Piers Morgan’s decision to quit as host of its breakfast show, Good Morning Britain, in a dispute over critical remarks he made about the Duchess of Sussex’s mental health.

On Wednesday, the day after the news of the presenter’s departure broke, the broadcaster’s share price slumped by 3.8%, almost 5p.

Couldn’t care less Should have got rid of Piers earlier

@Roussette

If he felt they were lying in the interview he should have said exactly what he considers the lies to be instead of letting his quite evident ongoing gripes with Meghan to contribute to such a ridiculous outburst where he dismissed the whole interview

Yes.
But his view of her took away any professional approach because he was so full of dislike of her, he couldn't be a rational front man for the morning programme.

This.

And Alex was spot on to point this out.

I agree that he's been great in the last challenging the difficult subjects and challenging narratives.

But the last 6 months he's been unravelling slowly everyday and he began to mistake support and respect for his ability to challenge the difficult and not be afraid to for a belief he could challenge everything and anything however he liked.

He even stopped using communication to point his point across and often his arguments were "why are you defending the indefensible"

He lost the ability to argue well. I don't think he's well himself personally.