Disappointment for Duchess Meghan: The American had lodged a complaint against the TV presenter Piers Morgan with the British media regulator, but her application was rejected.
Duchess Meghan has to cope with a defeat in the fight against the British press. Prince Harry’s wife had lodged a complaint against the well-known British journalist Piers Morgan with the British authority Ofcom. Meghan had repeatedly insulted and made fun of Meghan in his columns, on social media and in a TV program. But the media regulator has now rejected the accusation: Piers Morgan’s statements fall under the freedom of expression, so the reasoning.
Morgan exulted on Twitter: “This is an overwhelming victory for freedom of expression and an overwhelming defeat for Princess Pinocchio!” He wrote there. And he also asked: “Am I getting my job back now?” The 56-year-old quit out of anger after he was approached by a colleague about his nasty comments on Meghan on his program “Good Morning Britain”. He would only poke at her because the Duchess once gave him a turn, so the colleague. Morgan stormed out of the studio in a rage.
Over 50,000 complaints were received against Morgan’s Meghan criticism
But numerous viewers were also angry with Morgan. The broadcaster ITV and the media supervisory authority have received over 50,000 complaints about Morgan’s appearance, which Meghan accused of lying, among other things. “I don’t believe a word she says,” he said on “Good Morning Britain” after the spectacular interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan and Prince Harry talked about racism at the British court and reported serious psychological complaints that ranged from Meghan to thoughts of suicide.
The agency also condemned the fact that Piers Morgan made such derogatory comments about suicide. “We are particularly critical of the way Mr Morgan approached such a serious and important issue and that he was obviously questioning the seriousness of suicidal ideation,” said Ofcom. However, through the intervention of colleagues, ITV offered the audience enough context.
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