TV presenter says his battle for ‘free speech’ is similar to ex-South African leader’s struggle against apartheid
Piers Morgan has compared himself to Nelson Mandela, claiming his year away from TV presenting and his battle for “free speech” is similar to the former South African leader’s struggle against apartheid.
The former tabloid editor stormed off the set and out of his job at Good Morning Britain after being engaged in public debate when he said he did not believe the Duchess of Sussex’s claims from her Oprah Winfrey interview.
Morgan has recently sought to paint his GMB exit as the result of an effort to silence him.
Speaking
before the launch of his new show, he said: “I feel like Nelson Mandela
when he came out of prison. It’s like the long walk to free speech
freedom.” …
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Speaking alongside Sharon Osbourne, one of his co-presenters, he added:
“You shouldn’t be shamed or vilified or cancelled for having an opinion,
unless you genuinely are spewing hateful bigoted stuff.”
Morgan, who left his job as editor of the Daily Mirror in disgrace after being found to have published faked photographs that purported to show British service personnel abusing Iraqi prisoners, will present the show Uncensored, with Osbourne and the former Sun political editor Tom Newton Dunn…