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British broadcaster Piers Morgan is no stranger to the phenomenon of cancel culture.

Following criticism of the Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview, Morgan sensationally left Good Morning Britain with immediate effect in what the former Daily Mirror editor told Mike Hosking was him becoming a victim of cancel culture.

\\u201cI think I was definitely a victim of this cancel culture which we have to endure. The reason I say that is I was put in a very strange position by a media company, who you would think understood what free speech means,\\u201d says Morgan.

\\u201cHaving been recruited to be opinionated on a morning show - and do that very successfully for five years and treble the ratings and make it the most talked about show in the country, I was then put in a position because Meghan Markle complained to my boss that I disbelieved her, I then had to apologise to Meghan Markle or leave.\\u201d

The Piers Morgan Uncensored host says he was effectively told that he would have to lose his job because somebody had insisted he must believe everything they say.

\\u201cLast time I checked, that\\u2019s not how democracies work. That\\u2019s how it works in Russia or North Korea or China.\\u201d

Morgan says that despite being able to rebuild his career and public image, the intent of those that seek to destroy others for holding opposing views is something that must be fought.

\\u201cThey\\u2019re basically a form of modern-day fascists where \\u2018you shall do what we say, say what we say, think what we think, dress how we dress and so on, admire history in the way we want you to, respect statues of our choice and if you don\\u2019t we\\u2019re going to ruin you.\\u201d

He tells Mike Hosking he believes the cornerstone of democracy to be free speech and that truly means to tolerate points of view one does not like, rather than tolerating opinions that agree with you.

Following the release of podcasts, interviews and now Prince Harry\\u2019s autobiography, Spare, Piers Morgan says he warned Meghan and Harry would seek \\u2018weaponise\\u2019 victimhood, racism and mental health for financial gain, a warning he says has come to fruition.

\\u201cHow they look themselves in the mirror, let alone rock up at the coronation, as Harry is doing on Saturday, is breath-taking.\\u201d

\\u201cThere\\u2019s a guy whose been trashing his Dad, trashing the Royal family, trashing his brother, trashing his sister-in-law, trashing his step-mother, trashing the monarchy and then he has the brass neck to rock up to the coronation, because, if he doesn\\u2019t, they lose their currency back in America.\\u201d

Morgan says in the case of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, responsibility for the amount of media attention the pair garners lies with them.

\\u201cIt\\u2019s not the media writing kiss and tell books trashing all the royals. It\\u2019s not the media doing six-part Netflix series or podcasts or going on open-top bus interviews with James Corden in Hollywood, it\\u2019s Harry and Megan doing this.\\u201d

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