Meghan Markle‘s authorized crew went to court docket Wednesday, gunning to persuade a decide to toss a defamation lawsuit filed by her sister Samantha, and the arguments left the decide scratching her head however leaning in Meghan’s favor.
Samantha Markle claimed Meghan was peddling lies about her in each the Oprah interview and a 2020 bio, “Finding Freedom.” Specifically, Samantha claims her half-sis lied when she allegedly stated she was an solely little one, inflicting her humiliation and disgrace. Meghan’s legal professionals fired again … their consumer by no means stated she was an solely little one. She informed Oprah she grew up as an solely little one.
Samantha claimed Meghan lied about her upbringing, and when she bought caught in lies, she turned Samantha right into a sacrificial lamb and attacked her to cowl up her personal alleged misdeeds.
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As for the alleged lies … Samantha factors to what she says is Meghan’s rags-to-riches narrative, rising up in poverty when she had a middle-class background. She says their dad, Thomas, paid for all types of issues for Meghan, together with elite personal faculties, tuition at Northwestern in addition to dance and performing lessons.
MM’s legal professionals requested the decide in addition the case, calling the claims “offensive” and “inappropriate.” Her legal professionals say Meghan merely said her impressions about her life rising up.
Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell stated she was “struggling” to see how Meghan’s statements have been defamatory. The decide took the case beneath advisement.
Samantha is looking for no less than $75K in damages.