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Meghan Markle lodged formal complaint after Piers Morgan accused her of lying
2021-03-11
[PAGESIX] Meghan Markle formally complained to UK broadcaster ITV after Piers Morgan lashed out at her and accused her of lying about her mental health on "Good Morning Britannia," according to a report.

The UK’s Office of Communications had received over 41,000 complaints about Morgan’s behavior by late Tuesday, according to the Guardian — prompting the regulator to launch a probe into whether Morgan’s remarks violated the broadcasting code on harm and offense.

A formal complaint was also lodged on behalf of the Duchess of Sussex with ITV, the British network that airs the morning talk show, the outlet said.

Markle reportedly insisted that she was not upset by Morgan’s attacks — but wanted to file the complaint out of concern for how his comments could affect viewers dealing with their own mental health struggles, an insider told the UK Press Association, according to the Daily Mail.
PJ Media adds:
British commentator Piers Morgan is out at Good Morning Britain after co-hosting the ITV show for six years. ITV did not explain what prompted Morgan’s decision to step down, but he faced a great deal of outrage for questioning the veracity of Meghan Markle’s claims that the royal family harbored racism and that she had suicidal thoughts during her time at Buckingham Palace.
Posted by:Fred

#4  This is CBS, Disney, the Oprah Brand, and the Merky Brand he, a big name, showed up by not playing along and pointing out the obvious.

Britain is huge on censorship, and this gives Office of Communications a hood to wear while publicly flogging a big name, to encourage others.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-03-11 11:38  

#3  Black Privilege includes making white people accept that lies don’t matter if its an expression of what Black People think about anything they dont like. The new explanation is that they are “relating their own experience “. In the face of this, failure to just shut up and pretend it is fact is viewed as proof of racism. And racism is the new heresy that brings the inquisition of 21st century life.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-03-11 10:50  

#2  What "formal" obligation does a journalist or commenter have?

I think failure to lie on a regular basis is cause for termination.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-03-11 07:43  

#1  A "formal" complaint? WTF?

Morgan's not a public bureaucrat or an appointed or elected official. What "formal" obligation does a journalist or commenter have here?
Posted by: Injun Protector of the Sith1657   2021-03-11 03:36  

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