Piers Morgan says she is the latest victim of the culture canceled after her departure from “Good Morning Britain” because she said she did not believe Meghan Markle.
“Those of you who know me quite well know that, despite my many flaws, I am always willing to maintain my position on the things that I think matter the most,” he wrote in a long note on social media. on Friday, adding that opposition to the Iraq War and its views on U.S. gun laws led to the earlier termination of the Daily Mirror and CNN.
“And now I’ve lost my job at Good Morning Britain because I chose not to apologize for not believing Meghan Markle’s statements in her interview with Oprah Winfrey,” he continued.
Morgan, who has a well-documented thorny relationship with the Duchess of Sussex, downplayed his comments about his disbelief in Markle’s allegations of racism and suicidal thoughts the day after he left the ITV show. Although he referred to himself as a “victim”, he claimed that he was not.
“We have thus become the last ‘victim’ of the culture of annulment that enters our country, every minute, every hour, every day,” he wrote. “Although, of course, I consider myself no victim, not even canceled.”
Morgan, 55, emphasized the importance of freedom of expression, calling it the “most important issue” of his career and of British society. Such freedom allowed him to pivot his message in promoting his book “Wake Up” on Amazon.
“As I said when I left GMB, the right to free speech is a hill worth dying for,” he concluded. “… This is not simply an act of defiance, but a commitment to our collective future.”