Samantha Markle first filed her lawsuit in March 2022 against Meghan Markle, alleging defamation due to Meghan’s alleged falsehoods. According to US Weekly, Samantha filed new court documents that now add Prince Harry to the lawsuit as an “interested person.” This means that since Harry is Meghan’s husband, he has a vested interest in the outcome of the lawsuit. Also, Harry was present during Oprah’s reveal interview.
Samantha is seeking more than $75,000 for “actual damages in the form of loss of employment, loss of income from sales of her autobiography, emotional and mental distress, including anxiety and fear due to the threatening and violent emails and messages she regularly receives.” , and damage to his reputation and credibility,” according to US Weekly. Samantha specifically says that Meghan lied when she told Oprah that she had only seen her half-sister a few times over the last two decades when in fact they had been in contact many times over the years. She was also upset when Meghan alleged that her Samantha changed her last name to Markle only after she started dating Harry. However, according to Fox News, Samantha’s bachelor’s degree from 2008 has her last name as Markle, which Samantha says is proof that Meghan lied about when she changed her name and why.
If this lawsuit isn’t settled out of court, we’ll surely grab our popcorn to watch the court proceedings. This is going to get complicated.
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