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"A masterclass on how to take down a bully." The best reactions to Piers Morgan leaving Good Morning Britain.

This post deals with suicide and might be triggering for some readers. 

On Wednesday morning, it was announced divisive talk show host Piers Morgan was leaving Good Morning Britain, following controversial remarks he made about Meghan Markle. 

On Monday's episode, Morgan and his co-hosts discussed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. And during the conversation on-air, Morgan disputed Markle's claims she went to Buckingham Palace for help, after she started experiencing suicidal thoughts.

"Who did you go to?" he said. "What did they say to you? I'm sorry, I don't believe a word she said, Meghan Markle. I wouldn't believe it if she read me a weather report."

In response, Morgan's co-host Alex Beresford called out his ongoing attitude towards Markle. 

"I understand that you don't like Meghan Markle," Beresford said. "You've made that so clear a number of times on this program. A number of times. And 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. Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? I don't think she has, but yet you continue to trash her." 

Morgan then stormed off the show's set.

Watch the moment Piers Morgan stormed off Good Morning Britain. Post continues after video.

Following Monday's episode, ITV faced enormous criticism, and later that evening, they released a statement announcing Morgan would not be returning to the breakfast show.

"Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain," the statement read.

"ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add."

Piers Morgan has appeared to have an issue with the Duchess of Sussex for many years now. 

Since 2018 - when he wasn't invited to the couple's wedding - he's made comments about Markle both in articles and on-air. So this news announcing that he can no longer get away with these remarks, was sweet relief for many.

Here are the best Twitter reactions to Piers Morgan leaving Good Morning Britain.

Feature image: Getty and Twitter.

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rush 4 years ago 2 upvotes
Sadly, I doubt this will be the last we see from Piers, he'll find some other mob who will hire him because controversy gets you talked about and any publicity is good publicity. 
I do have to wonder if he actually believes all the things he says, was he really that upset that a bakery chain released a vegan sausage roll? Or is he just a shit stirrer who likes the attention he gets from his comments? Either way, a chat with a therapist wouldn't be a terrible idea. Oh no, wait, he would probably find that emasculating, like the time he saw a picture of Daniel Craig carrying his baby in a Baby Bjorn, and seemed to think it was the end of the world. (Poor Mrs Piers, how much do you want to bet he never changed a nappy or did a night feed?) What a sad dinosaur of a man he is. 
chrissyinthemiddle 4 years ago 1 upvotes
@rush I agree. I believe that he’ll just pop up somewhere else. 
rush 4 years ago 2 upvotes
@chrissyinthemiddle I don't for a second believe it was a spur of the moment thing, I'd bet money that he already has something else lined up. 
cat 4 years ago
@rush oh he was totally fired, it wasn’t his decision. 

I’m not sure where he has left to go- burnt his bridges with the Murdochs so that rules out most newspapers and those 40,000 complaints will keep him off TV for a while. Do they have horrible radio shock jocks in the UK like we do? 
talezassian 4 years ago 1 upvotes
@rush I believe he's going to Fox News, which makes sense: it was Murdoch who employed him at his time in print and I've always thought of him as the British equivalent of Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlsen (ie. someone I immediately turn off because I know they're operating in bad faith and promoting lies & disinformation).