Piers Morgan cleared by UK regulator for comments about Meghan Markle

Published September 1, 2021 3:58pm ET



An investigation into Piers Morgan’s comments about Meghan Markle’s claim of racism in the royal family has cleared the broadcaster, a British regulator announced Wednesday.

The 97-page report from the United Kingdom’s Office of Communications came out in favor of Morgan, claiming there was a finely balanced line between a commentator’s freedom of expression and the harm and offense his comments could cause viewers.

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