Piers Morgan avoids censure from Ofcom for his Christian homophobe comment
A total of 70 complaints were lodged to Ofcom after Morgan's comment
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Your support makes all the difference.Ofcom have rejected a number of complaints against television personality and British journalist Piers Morgan.
The 51-year-old, who currently works as the US editor-at-large for Mail Online, received dozens of complaints for his interview about gay marriage last month.
While interviewing Christian magistrate Richard Page on the ITV breakfast show, Morgan asked Page if he agreed with gay marriage. After Page said he wasn’t in favour of it, Morgan responded by saying, “So you’re a homophobe then?”
A total of 70 complaints were lodged to Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator and media watchdog, from onlookers who thought the comments were offensive and discriminatory to Christians. They also thought the remarks insinuated that all Christians were homophobic.
“We assessed a number of complaints that Piers Morgan’s tone was offensive and discriminatory towards Christians in an interview,” explained a spokesperson for Ofcom.
“We noted that the interviewee was given several opportunities to respond. He stated he was not homophobic, and set out reasons why. Overall, the interview was balanced and we found no evidence of discrimination.”
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