Piers Morgan isn’t going anywhere.
Plastered across his Twitter bio is a quote from his late grandmother, Margot Barber: “One day you’re cock of the walk, the next a feather duster”, and certainly Piers is a long way from cleaning the top of my shelves.
In classic Piers Morgan style, he rocked the nation after storming off set following an altercation with Good Morning Britain ’s weatherman, Alex Beresford, and, of course, their clash was about Meghan Markle and Piers’ coverage of the interview.
Initially I thought Alex delivered a disappointing weather forecast, which is probably something Piers would argue over anyway.
The bombastic presenter called the Oprah tell-all a “trash-a-thon” and Meghan’s comments “bilge”, and was later accused of generalising claims of suicidal thoughts expressed by the troubled Duchess.
Piers Morgan stormed off GMB before quitting earlier this week
These statements invigorated viewers across the nation, sparking over 40,000 complaints to Ofcom, concerns from mental health charity Mind, and a complaint from Meghan issued to the head of ITV, Carolyn McCall.
I felt Piers couldn’t handle all of it, I guess that’s why he stormed off set.
ITV were backed into a corner; they required Piers to issue an apology following growing public pressure to be seen as taking action against the acerbic broadcaster.
There was also huge conflict with ITV’s flagship mental health campaign Get Britain Talking, whilst Piers was being accused of encouraging the opposite.
Ryan-Mark Parsons is predicting big things for Piers Morgan (Image: Ryan-Mark Parsons)
He wasn’t backing down, nor was ITV. There was only one outcome.
I applaud Piers for not surrendering to the pressure of the masses — why can’t he express an opinion?
No one should ever disregard suicide, however he clarified his position in saying he only doubted a senior royal denied Meghan support when she came forward, which she alleged.
But of course, the imbecilic Twitter twits don’t pay any attention to the details, and goodness, if you go against their agenda, they’ll come after you like a pack of hyenas on steroids.
Piers Morgan was all smiles after his GMB exit (Image: PA)
The dramatic resignation has already spelled trouble for ITV; their market value dropped by £200million; a petition calling for the firebrand presenter to return has passed 200,000 signatures and, ultimately, the channel has lost one of their biggest assets.
Piers would always get the nation talking. Monday to Wednesday you would see a soap-opera style clash between him and a squirming Tory minister, usually closing with a viral diatribe against vegan sausage rolls, emojis, or papooses.
It was ridiculous, farfetched, but truly entertaining TV — they’ve lost all of that.
Piers’ expansive online exposure of nearly 10million followers, ferocious PR machine, and an enviable Rolodex that included President Donald Trump… It doesn’t get better than that.
Yes, BBC Breakfast’s dull morning coverage somehow manages to pull greater numbers, but this was changing.
Before Piers left, ITV surpassed BBC for the first time, proof that “Piers’ work is done”.
Ironically, he’ll be eagerly anticipating a drop in viewers to prove that the “Morgan effect” is still kicking, when all these years he’s been fighting for the top spot.
Well, you can be assured they’re not returning for Susanna Reid, who might as well commission Madame Tussauds to replace her with a wax figure and a few pre-recorded lines that might turn out to be more vocal.
It’s disappointing to see Piers go, he was a voice that wasn’t afraid to offend, upset, or rile and you need that on breakfast TV, especially when it comes to duplicitous MPs who run circles around the likes of BBC’s Dan Walker.
Piers quit GMB after he was reportedly asked to apologise about his Meghan Markle comments
Did everyone like him? Of course not. But as Winston Churchill said: “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
Nowadays, people are scared to voice how they feel, because they look at people like Piers Morgan and see him without a platform because of his opinions.
It’s worrying — no one wants to lose their job.
This sets an insidious precedent. Journalists, presenters, or anyone in the public eye will be placed under the microscope where they can be chastised, berated, and trashed for any slip-up, minor or major.
This is disgustingly toxic and regressive and we can’t continue like this.
The hypocrisy arises when trolls incessantly defend Meghan Markle’s mental health, and rightly so.
Yet, when it comes to abusing Piers or any of his supporters, it’s completely fine, don’t worry about how they feel.
So what’s the solution? You can’t pick and choose who’s applicable to “#BeKind” and lambast tabloids for the same thing you’re doing anyway!
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Forever politicising the Caroline Flack tragedy, and using her death to score points for your own argument. It’s wrong.
What you fail to realise, each time you try to censor opinion, the person expressing those views becomes 10-times louder and more vociferous where you won’t be able to contain them next time.
You must realise ITV paid Piers to be forthright, intrepid, and combative?
It’s always been a hit for online, consistently trumping competitors in the social media space.
This was their plan, but he pushed too far, at least according to the wokies.
Despite the surface-level mess, it was the perfect exit.
Theatrics and surprise have always been synonymous with Piers and it’s not the first time he’s left a role with controversy looming.
Sources close to the presenter have suggested an influx of offers, but the most realistic has come from Andrew Neil who chairs GB News, and, providing they can afford him, he’ll make an excellent contribution that’s worth every penny.
Whatever he does, rest assured, this isn’t the last of Piers Morgan and his re-emergence from “temporary hibernation” will be the epicentre of the biggest earthquake TV has seen in years.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
