Piers Morgan has hit back at head of ITV Dame Carolyn McCall after she claimed the broadcaster 'vigorously' defended the presenter over his comments about Meghan Markle earlier this year.
The 56-year-old shared an article on Twitter reporting on his former boss's comments last night, asking her: 'So why did I have to leave?', next to a laughing emoji.
Dame McCall had told the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention: 'I will just say that we vigorously defended both the programme and Piers to Ofcom, and the reason we didn't get pulled up by them is because of the programme making.'
She added there is 'no way we wouldn't be absolutely, not just endorsing, but championing freedom of speech and freedom of expression'.
She said she expects to see Mr Morgan 'working on some global platform any day soon.'
Mr Morgan left Good Morning Britain (GMB) in March after refusing to apologise for saying he 'didn't believe a word' of what Ms Markle had claimed in her bombshell interview with Oprah.
The episode became the most complained about moment in TV watchdog Ofcom's history.
Piers Morgan, 56, asked ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall: 'So why did I have to leave?' after she claimed she 'vigorously' defended him
Dame McCall (pictured) had told the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention: 'I will just say that we vigorously defended both the programme and Piers to Ofcom, and the reason we didn't get pulled up by them is because of the programme making.'
Mr Morgan was effectively forced out when he refused to offer an apology - later saying in an Instagram post that he had become the latest 'victim' of 'cancel culture' while warning that freedom of speech was the 'most important' issue in modern Britain.
He was furious on Wednesday when his former show interviewed jihadi bride Shamima Begum, who donned typically western-style clothing as she appealed to prime minister Boris Johnson to be brought home - before brazenly telling him he 'doesn't know what he's doing' in regards to his fight against terrorism.
Mr Morgan said Begum had been given a chance 'to exercise her right to free speech' - when he claims he wasn't allowed to do the same over Ms Markle.
'Interesting times we live in when an ISIS terror bride is allowed to exercise her right to freedom of speech on GMB but I wasn’t…' he tweeted.
The journalist also branded Begum a 'self-serving monster' who should be 'left to rot' in Syria.
Mr Morgan (left) also slammed the jihadi bride - who wants to be allowed back into the UK – calling her a 'self-serving monster' who should be 'left to rot' in Syria. She is seen on GMB today
Mr Morgan, 56, left GMB earlier this year after refusing to apologise for saying he 'didn't believe a word' of what Meghan Markle had claimed in her interview with Oprah
He said: 'Just as well I'm not interviewing this lying, snivelling, cold-hearted, self-serving ISIS bride monster or I'd have seriously lost my temper by now.
'Begum should never be allowed back to Britain. Let her rot in the terror bed she made for herself.'
Following the Sussexes' Oprah interview in March, Mr Morgan said he 'didn't believe a word' of Meghan's claims, including that she had been left feeling 'suicidal' after being mistreated by the Royals and that her baby Archie had faced racism.
The presenter clashed with GMB's weatherman Alex Beresford, who accused him of unfairly 'trashing' Meghan, and branded him 'diabolical', prompting Mr Morgan to walk off.
He was then contacted by a senior ITV executive who asked him to apologise for questioning the Duchess's account of her mental health, but he refused and quit instead.
The comments prompted tens of thousands of complaints to Ofcom, but the broadcast regulator cleared Mr Morgan of wrongdoing earlier this month and defended his right to free speech.
Ms Begum no longer wears her niqab, now straightens her hair, paints her nails, with associates
