Meghan Markle has filed a formal complaint with British broadcasting regulators over former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan after he claimed to have exaggerated allegations of suicidal thoughts and racism in the royal family, according to a report on Friday. .
“We can confirm receipt of a complaint about the standards made on behalf of the Duchess of Sussex,” a spokesman for the government-approved Ofcom regulatory group said, according to the Daily Mail.
Her complaint is one of at least 41,000 received by Ofcom, which is now expected to launch an investigation into Morgan’s comments on the show on Tuesday. They set off a fierce collision in the air that caused him to leave the show.
Earlier this week, Markle reportedly complained to an honcho on ITV, the network behind the show, about Morgan’s comments, including that he “didn’t believe a word,” she said of her treatment by the British royal family. .
Markle claimed that she questioned Morgan’s attitude toward mental health in general and not his attack on her personally following allegations he made about the royal family in a March 7 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Morgan left the show on Tuesday after a collision in the air with a co-star who criticized him for “throwing” the Duchess of Cambridge and claimed that the beef with her was personal – causing Morgan to leave. on stage.
Morgan later said he lost his job as host of the program because he refused to apologize for his comments.