'Stop this relentless persecution:' Piers Morgan weighs in on Phillip Schofield furore
Piers Morgan has defended Phillip Schofield after he admitted having an affair with a 'much younger' ITV colleague.
He said he and the colleague were 'mates' and their friendship became sexual after a consensual encounter in Phillip's dressing room. The man was 20 years old. Phillip also said he was 'in a mess' with his sexuality at the time.The former This Morning presenter resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to the 'unwise but not illegal' fling.
He wrote: "Unless Phillip Schofield’s ex-lover contradicts his version of events to @TheSun & BBC, then it’s time to stop this relentless persecution of a guy who’s lost everything and looks right on the edge to me. He doesn’t seem to have committed any crime, and he’s not a Govt minister." Phillip announced he was stepping down from This Morning with 'immediate effect' just under two weeks ago. The following week, he admitted to the extramarital affair but insisted it was not the reason for his leaving his show.
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