Eamonn Holmes takes aim at ITV chief after bitter axing from This Morning
EAMONN Holmes has blasted ITV chief Dame Carolyn McCall after his bitter axing from This Morning.
The TV presenter claims he was never given an explanation for being replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.
It came after his controversial comments, suggesting there could be a link between 5G masts and the spread of the coronavirus.
Asked if this was the reason for his sacking, Eamonn told the : "It’s never been mentioned to me. If that was the case, at least that would be a reason.
"And if Dame EasyJet [ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall, ex-chief exec of EasyJet] had wanted an apology or some sort of explanation, fine. But she never picked up the phone and asked me."
Eamonn then accused ITV of spreading lies about him leaving to go to GB News.
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"The department of disinformation at ITV can put out all the lies they want," ranted Eamonn.
"I wish somebody would show me the email or the letter or that I was sent to say, ‘Eamonn, this is why this is coming to an end’.
"But to tell lies, that I left them to go to GB News...I didn’t – they left me. Let’s get it straight. They left me. I don’t care, because our audience is only up."
A spokesperson for ITV fiercely denied Eamonn's claims.
“This isn’t a version of events that we recognise and as we have said before we wish Eamonn all of the very best," they said.
