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What happened between Piers Morgan and Alex Beresford on GMB?
PIERS Morgan has sensationally QUIT Good Morning Britain after his comments on Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview caused 41,000 complaints.
The controversial presenter and the show's weatherman Alex Beresford locked in a war of words over their take on Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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What happened between Piers Morgan and Alex Beresford?
ITV has now confirmed in a statement that Piers Morgan has QUIT Good Morning Britain.
The presenter has long been an outspoken critic of Meghan's, and was outraged by the revelations made in the interview.
Fellow GMB star Beresford criticised Piers' take on the ordeal.
The pair were at loggerheads on GMB on Tuesday, March 9, following the airing of the explosive interview the night before.
Alex was responding to Piers' claims that he used to talk to Meghan and she "dropped him" once she started dating Prince Harry.
He said: "I understand that you don't like Meghan Markle, you've made it so clear a number of times on this programme, and I understand you've got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle and she cut you off."
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He told Morgan: "She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to."
This prompted a dramatic exit from Piers, who stormed off the set.
Alex called it "'pathetic", and "diabolical behaviour".
Alex told viewers: "I'm sorry but Piers spouts off on a regular basis and we all have to sit there and listen, 6.30 to 7 o'clock yesterday was incredibly hard to watch, incredibly hard to watch, this is, you know he has the ability to come in here and talk from a position where he doesn't fully understand."
The show then went on a break, but when the adverts had ended the presenters seemed to have cooled off, and had a more measured conversation about the issue.
Alex said of Meghan and Harry: "They have had an overwhelming amount of negative press.
"I watched it again yesterday and yes they had some great press around the wedding, but everything that has followed since has been damaging to Meghan’s mental health"
He reasoned with the Piers: "I’m not coming on this show to try and tear you down,
"I also want you to be aware of the power of your words."
What did Piers Morgan say about Meghan Markle?
Following Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey, Morgan said on GMB: "I’m angry to the point of boiling over. I’m sickened by what I’ve just seen.
"This is a two-hour 'trashathon' of our Royal Family, the monarchy and everything the Queen has worked hard for, done while Prince Philip lies in hospital.
"They basically make out they are a bunch of white supremacists
by dropping a racist bombshell."
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Piers also queried many of Meghan's claims, including her mental health struggles.
He said: "Who did you go to? What did they say to you?
"I don't believe a word she says, Meghan Markle. I wouldn't believe a weather report if she read it.
"The fact she has expressed an onslaught against our Royal Family is contemptible."
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What have Piers Morgan and Alex Beresford said about the row since?
On Tuesday, March 9, Piers broke his silence after quitting Good Morning Britain, saying his late manager would have told him to do the same.
In a tweet, he said: “Thinking of my late, great manager John Ferriter tonight. He’d have told me to do exactly the same thing. @GMB #TrustYourGut.”
The star, 55, also shared a cryptic tweet just minutes before Good Morning Britain confirmed he'd quit the show.
Just 10 minutes before the statement broke, Piers tweeted a photo of a clock with "tick tock" written below it.
On Wednesday, March 10, the controversial presenter took to Twitter to share a third tweet.
Alongside a quote from Winston Churchill referencing free speech, Morgan said: "On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don’t."
"If you did, OK. Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on. Thanks for all the love, and hate. I’m off to spend more time with my opinions."
After the altercation, Alex Beresford also released a statement. The GMB weather presenter took to Twitter to share his views.
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Beresford tweeted: "I wish I had the privilege to sit on the fence.
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"In order for me to do that I would have to strip myself of my identity and that's not something I can do.
"It's not any of our places to pick apart claims of racism in order to make us to feel more comfortable".
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