Piers Morgan has branded Channel 4’s decision to sack Ant Middleton as “absurd”.
The outspoken Good Morning Britain host took to his Twitter account to condemn the news that the the former special forcers soldier was leaving the hit show after five years.
In a post to his 7.7million Twitter followers, Piers fumed: “Absurd that Channel 4 fired @antmiddleton for his opinions.
“He’s an SBS special forces war hero, what did they think they were hiring – a shrinking violet choirboy?
“Such a spineless surrender to the PC Police. Ant’s a top bloke – when he’s not strangling me.”
Ant was an integral part of the show, but he reportedly quit his role as Chief Cadet of the Volunteer Cadet Corp with the Royal Navy after receiving unwanted backlash for a tweet he made about the Black Lives Matter protest last year.
He labelled BLM protestors as “absolute scum” and complained about the “extreme left” and “extreme right” taking to the streets in angry demonstrations.
In March last year Ant was forced to backtrack on controversial comments he made about the coronavirus crisis, urging his followers to carry on as normal and not to “be a sheep”.
This week Ant revealed on his social media this week that he was quitting after five “incredible” years.
“Hi guys, I’ve got some news which is that after 5 incredible years I’ve decided it’s time to move on from SAS Who Dares Wins UK,” he wrote in a post to his 320k official Twitter followers.
“Big respect to my fellow DS – its been a journey I’ll never forget. Thanks to everyone that took part and made the show what it is.
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“Really excited about the future and what’s coming this year. Stay positive.”
The news comes after Channel 4 issued a statement contradicting Ant’s farewell message.
They confirmed he was indeed leaving the show, but the reason they gave was for “personal conduct” issues.
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The broadcaster said: “"Ant Middleton will not be taking part in future series of SAS: Who Dares Wins.
"Following a number of discussions, Channel 4 and Minnow Films have had with him in relation to his personal conduct it has become clear that our views and values are not aligned and we will not be working with him again.”
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Ant has already embarked on solo projects away from the show and hosts the Straight Talking series.
So far he was travelled to Mexico with the Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson and the Namibian desert with former One Direction heartthrob Liam Payne.
Ant already has a Sunday Times best-selling book called The Power of Positive Thinking.
And in September this year is releasing his debut thriller called ‘Cole Justice’.
The story is about Mallory “an ex-Special Forces operator who is made to leave the military after a fatal, vengeful decision.
“Now he’s running away from a past he’d rather forget and the killer inside him,” read the promotional blurb.
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