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Piers Morgan takes aim at Alex Beresford over 'premeditated' attack on GMB

Piers Morgan has hit out at former Good Morning Britain colleague Alex Beresford, in his first tell-all interview on US TV.

The TV host and journalist clashed with Alex Beresford over Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Oprah interview.

Morgan told GMB audiences that he didn't believe many of Megan Markle's claims including that she suffered suicidal thoughts during her time as a royal.

It later emerged that Meghan had apparently complained to ITV over his comments in response to her interview, significantly where she spoke about her mental health.

Weatherman Alex accused Morgan of 'trashing' Meghan, causing him to storm off set during the live broadcast.

Piers Morgan later quit the ITV show that same day.

Speaking in his first tell-all interview on US TV on Monday night, Morgan spoke with Tucker Carlson on streaming service Fox Nation about his GMB exit and everything that happened, the Mirror reports.

He also took the moment to explain his issues with former colleague Alex - suggesting he was "personal" with his comments.

Tucker suggested Alex did not have any journalistic credibility, and Morgan replied: "He is the stand in weather guy, he's not a journalist.

"Someone I've helped in his career like he has asked me to."

He went on: "I specifically asked for him to come in that morning… he wanted to explain to us and the moment he came on air he came with a premeditated attack on me that was quite personal.

"I walked off… I was quite angry in the moment, that I have a personal vendetta against Meghan Markle, which I don't."

Morgan admits that he regrets walking off the show on air, looking back.

The host said he "shouldn't have left his seat" but that it came out of anger.

He said: "I was angry because I could feel that there was this growing sense of if you didn't believe Meghan on everything she said, then you were the problem you were the racist, it couldn't possibly be that she was lying."

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