‘Pierxit’ – Piers Morgan announces exit from GMB

Piers Morgan says he is willing to die on the hill for freedom of speech.

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Piers Morgan, a polarising British anchor and die-hard Gunner, has found himself without a job at Good Morning Britain (GMB), following his recent tirade on Duchess Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Comments Piers Morgan made about Meghan Markle

Shortly after CBS premiered the two-hour sit-down between Markle, her husband Prince Harry and Winfrey, the online world was ablaze with furore targeted at Buckingham Palace.

For the first time, outsiders looking into the life of the Duchess found out, from the horses’ mouth, the extent of the torment she suffered under the authoritative control of The Firm.

Perhaps, more gob-smacking was the admission Markle made that, at some point in her residency at the Palace, she had contemplated taking her own life. The mental anguish Markle described is unfathomable but, for Morgan, what we were witnessing was a mere theatrical performance from a Hollywood actress.

“Meghan & Harry’s nauseating two-hour Oprah whine-athon was a disgraceful diatribe of cynical race-baiting propaganda designed to damage the Queen as her husband lies in hospital – and destroy the Monarchy,” he scathingly reacted.

Morgan’s scoffing of Markle’s truth about her mental health received wide-scale backlash, forcing the Good Morning Britain anchor to huddle back and choose his words carefully.

GMB bids sombre farewell to Morgan

However, this wasn’t enough. A back-and-forth bickering with his co-hosts ended in Morgan storming off the live broadcast and returning later to finish his job.

The mounting pressure stayed on him until, on Wednesday, he issued a statement announcing his ‘Pierxit’ from the show with some wise words from Winston Churchill about “dying on the hill for truth”.

Longtime co-host Susanne Reid made these comments about Morgan shortly after his announcement.

High profile celebrities who have defended Piers Morgan

The world has celebrated ‘Pierxit’. For many, Morgan leaving GMB is the karma Markle needed to call it even with the anchor. However, in the midst of the cheers, a number of high profile celebrities have surfaced in support of a man who has been termed a bigot amongst other things.

These are just some of the celebrities who are pro-Piers.