Piers Morgan to join Fox News Media after leaving last job over duchess comments

[demmiblue]

LONDON (AP) — British presenter Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media and host a TV show that will air in the U.S., Britain and Australia, the company said Thursday.

News Corp executive chair Rupert Murdoch said Morgan, 56, is “the broadcaster every channel wants but is too afraid to hire.” Murdoch added in a statement: “Piers is a brilliant presenter, a talented journalist and says what people are thinking and feeling.”

The show is billed as the primetime draw on the new channel talkTV, expected to launch in the U.K. in early 2022. It will also air on FOX Nation in the U.S. and on Sky News Australia. Morgan said he would also become a columnist for The Sun and The New York Post.

Morgan said his new show will be a “fearless forum for lively debate and agenda-setting interviews,” and praised Murdoch for championing free speech.

Morgan left Britain’s ITV in March after sparking a record 50,000 viewer complaints with controversial comments about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Morgan said he did not believe Meghan’s claims – made during a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey – about how the monarchy allegedly ignored her struggles with mental health.

https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2021/09/piers-morgan-to-join-fox-news-media-after-leaving-last-job-over-duchess-comments.html

[Moebym]

1. How unsurprising. n/t

[MontanaMama]

2. But of course he is.

[hlthe2b]

3. Uggh... Never say Fox can't get worse. They always find a way.

Though I would bet that the premiere racist weenie, F..ker Carlson may not be happy with this. Morgan is a racist asshole, but he's not stupid. Carlson, on the other hand, will say ANYTHING, but he's not all that smart. I'd predict the two of them will eventually go at each other.

[helpisontheway]

4. He will fit in over there..nt

[OnDoutside]

5. That's about his level....

[lame54]

6. That was his audition

[Comfortably_Numb]

7. The racist a**hole will have plenty of a**holes to buddy up with. He should feel right at home.

[Budi]

8. Perfect fit for a lying Racist washed up blowhole.

Hope the Queen stuffed a lifetime gag order in his mouth as to all members of her Family.

[BannonsLiver]

9. Unless he goes full Q he'll have a hard time finding an audience

He’s pro gun control and said a lot of not so nice things about Donnie last year. Given the new channel will attract the similar audience fox does it seems like a bad fit.

[underpants]

10. We've gone long enough without his important voice

[gratuitous]

11. Another fearless forum of white nationalists huffing their own farts

How have we gone so long without this vital service?

Hey Siri! I said "vile" not "vital"!

[IcyPeas]

12. I thought FOX was banned in the UK?

[joetheman]

13. Joining the bottom of the barrel. nt