Piers Morgan took exception to Meghan Markle’s claim that she was, at one time, the most-trolled person in the world and mockingly queried whether she was okay living her life of luxury.
As The Mirror reported, Piers, who has candidly expressed his disdain for the Duchess of Sussex, was again upset with her on Monday morning and he used his role as a host of Good Morning Britain to pick apart some statements she made over the weekend.
Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, appeared on the Teenager Therapy podcast to discuss issues related to mental health in honor of World Mental Health Day. Harry, who has openly discussed his own battles with mental health, has made awareness about the issue a part of his personal advocacy. On the podcast, he again talked about the struggles he’s faced. Meghan discussed online trolling and claimed that in 2019, she was the most-trolled person in the world.
“I’m told that in 2019 I was the most trolled person in the entire world, male or female. Now, eight months of that I wasn’t even visible, I was on maternity leave or with a baby,” she said.
Piers wasn’t having it. He noted that Meghan was actually the third-most trolled person in the world, behind superstar singer Adele and British media personality Gemma Collins.
Neither Morgan nor Meghan specified how the supposed ranking was determined. However, it appears they were both citing Canadian website Online Casino , which compiled data from social media and crunched the numbers.
The host noted that a wealthy celebrity such as the Duchess of Sussex has no business complaining about online trolling.
“The tone deafness is remarkable. Are you OK in your Santa Barbara mansion?” he asked Meghan rhetorically, looking directly at the camera.
Piers also noted that he himself was directly behind Meghan on the list, followed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
“She got more trolling than Trump and me,” he said.
He added that most of the hate he gets is from fans of the duchess.
Morgan has never hidden his disdain for the former Suits actress. Earlier this month, as reported at the time by The Inquisitr , he called on the British government to strip Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, of their royal titles in order to finalize their “divorce” from the United Kingdom. Similarly, on Monday’s show he held up a copy of his new book, Wake Up , and promised readers that there would be plenty in there about Meghan.