Piers Morgan’s comments on Meghan and Harry interview trigger record 57,000 Ofcom complaints
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Piers Morgan’s comments about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey have yielded the highest number of Ofcom complaints in the TV regulator’s history. Mr Morgan said on ITV’s Good Morning Britain he “didn’t believe a word” of what Meghan had told the US chat show host about her struggles with mental health, prompting 57,121 complaints for shows on 8 and 9 March. She also claimed she was not supported by the royal family and said an unnamed person within Buckingham Palace had expressed “concern” over her unborn son Archie’s skin colour. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free The divisive presenter has stood by his controversial comments and said his departure from GMB was caused by the “cancel culture that is permeating our country”.
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