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Piers Morgan comments about Meghan Markle on Hello Great Britain Last week officially became the most criticized moment in British television history, according to the British media regulator.
Ofcom revealed on Wednesday that 57,121 complaints had been made about the show, in which Morgan asked if Markle was sincere in saying her stint with the royals had left her suicidal. She made the comments in a revealing CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey last week.
Complaints are up from 41,000 last week, and put Hello Great Britain over an episode of Celebrity Big Brother in Ofcom’s Hall of Shame. Some 44,500 complained about Big Brother episode in 2007, when Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty was targeted by Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd.
Ofcom announced last week that it was investigating Hello Great Britain to determine if Morgan violated the UK Broadcasting Code. Morgan himself resigned last Tuesday after refusing to apologize for his comments. He was generally indifferent to Ofcom’s complaints, tweeting:
Only 57,000? I had more people than that to congratulate me on the street for what I said. The vast majority of Brits are right behind me. https://t.co/bVYbU1RcHA
– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 17, 2021
Ofcom also revealed that ITV’s broadcast of the CBS special, Oprah with Meghan and Harry, drew 4,398 complaints last Monday. This made it the second most criticized show of the week.
Ofcom was founded in 2002, so it’s possible that there were pre-regulator broadcasts that registered more than 57,121 complaints, although the internet has made it easier for people to register their concerns.
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