The controversial talk show host is clearly delighted to have had his name cleared by the regulatory body after losing his job in March following comments he made on Good Morning Britain about the Duchess of Sussex.
Ofcom has ruled that Good Morning Britain was not in breach of the broadcasting code over Morgan's controversial comments about Meghan Markle.
The watchdog body had received more than 50 000 complaints after the program aired, including from the Duchess herself. The Good Morning Britain crew had been discussing Hary and Meghan’s now-infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Although Ofcom said Morgan's statements about suicide and mental health had the potential to be highly offensive, it had come to the conclusion that the morning show "contained sufficient challenge to provide adequate protection and context to viewers".
Morgan naturally took to Instagram to spread the good news to his legions of followers! You can read Ofcom’s full statement right here.
BREAKING: @Ofcom? rejects all complaints against me over Meghan Markle furore that led to my exit from ?@GMB?. Verdict says I was entitled to disbelieve her & Prince Harry & to restrict my right to do so would be a ‘chilling restriction on freedom of expression.’ ???? pic.twitter.com/m040VOTbKi
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 1, 2021
Ofcom stands for the Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications, and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms, and postal sectors.
