 [PAGESIX] Meghan Markle formally complained to UK broadcaster ITV after Piers Morgan lashed out at her and accused her of lying about her mental health on "Good Morning Britannia," according to a report.
The UK’s Office of Communications had received over 41,000 complaints about Morgan’s behavior by late Tuesday, according to the Guardian — prompting the regulator to launch a probe into whether Morgan’s remarks violated the broadcasting code on harm and offense.
A formal complaint was also lodged on behalf of the Duchess of Sussex with ITV, the British network that airs the morning talk show, the outlet said.
Markle reportedly insisted that she was not upset by Morgan’s attacks — but wanted to file the complaint out of concern for how his comments could affect viewers dealing with their own mental health struggles, an insider told the UK Press Association, according to the Daily Mail.
British commentator Piers Morgan is out at Good Morning Britain after co-hosting the ITV show for six years. ITV did not explain what prompted Morgan’s decision to step down, but he faced a great deal of outrage for questioning the veracity of Meghan Markle’s claims that the royal family harbored racism and that she had suicidal thoughts during her time at Buckingham Palace. 
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