Samantha Markle, Meghan Markle's half-sister, is suing her half-sister for "spreading lies" in her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last year. The case is "baseless and ludicrous," according to a lawyer for the Duchess.
Samantha, a Big Brother participant who shares Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle, claims Meghan's "rags to royalty" story is bogus. She allegedly contradicted the Duchess' claim that she was an "only child" in the documents.
Samantha Markle Sues Duchess of Sussex of Defamation
Before stepping down from their roles and relocating to California in 2020, the 40-year-old royal and her husband, Prince Harry, sat down for a candid interview with Oprah last year and detailed their experience as members of the Royal Family in the UK, highlighting Meghan Markle's mental health struggles as well as allegations of racism.
Samantha accused Meghan Markle of spreading lies to promote the illusion she's overcome a terrible family situation in court docs acquired by TMZ, citing the fact the former actress told Oprah she was an 'only child,' despite sharing the same father, Thomas, as Samantha and her brother, Thomas Markle Jr. (also of Big Brother fame).
Meghan Markle said in the interview that she hadn't seen her half-sister in 'at least 18, 19 years ago and before that, ten years ago,' and that Samantha only changed her surname back to Markle after the former actress's romance with Prince Harry became a media sensation. Samantha said Meghan Markle made up stories about growing up in "virtual poverty" since her father paid for her to attend prestigious and expensive private schools and dance and acting training.
Samantha maintains that their father paid Meghan's tuition and living expenses at Northwestern University. Despite Meghan's statements to Oprah and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, she worked hard to get herself through university. Samantha said Meghan Markle lied about herself and her childhood for them to "not interfere with or contradict the fake narrative and fantasy life story produced by" the Duchess.
She's also alleged that her estranged relative's statements harmed sales of her memoirs, The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister, prohibited her from finding a job, and caused her emotional and mental anguish, according to Metro.
Meghan Markle Predicted Her Fortune of Being a Wife of a Prince
Meanwhile, royal admirers believe Meghan Markle foresaw her destiny as a princess more than a decade ago. Meghan was an actress long before she married Prince Harry, best known for her role as paralegal Rachel Zane in Suits' courtroom drama series.
Meghan also appeared in an episode of the American television series Castle in 2012, in which she played Charlotte Boyd, a lady tied to the murders of two of her friends. Detectives Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) are on the hunt for the killer when they come upon Meghan's character dressed as Sleeping Beauty, which some feel prophesied her destiny as Prince Harry's bride.
The Duchess of Sussex was determined to keep her relationship with Prince Harry under wraps as she figured out if he was The One. And the couple kept it up for five months before the secret was revealed and their beautiful, private bubble broke. According to royal journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, when the press learned about them, the idea that this was "her new life" "terrified" Meghan, Mirror reported.
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