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Megan Markle was sued by her half-sister for allegations that she made “false” statements in an interview she and Prince Harry gave to Oprah Winfrey in 2021.
Samantha Markle filed a lawsuit in Florida on Thursday, accusing the Duchess of Sussex of slander “based on apparently false and malicious allegations” made by Megan in an interview watched by millions around the world on March 7, 2021.
Samantha, who shares Thomas Markle’s father with the Duchess, claims that Megan’s “lies” are meant to destroy [her] reputation “and subjected her to” humiliation, shame and hatred on a global scale “, according to documents received from Fox News Digital.
Samantha claims that Megan lied that she was “the only child” for the last time she saw Samantha. She also claims that Megan incorrectly stated that Samantha changed her last name to Markle after Megan started dating Prince Harry.
MAGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY COMMITTING THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE WHILE ACCEPTING THE NAACP PRESIDENT’S AWARD
In this image, provided by Harpo Productions and released on March 5, 2021, Oprah Winfrey interviewed Prince Harry and Megan Markle in a special broadcast in 2021 (Harpo Productions / Joe Pugliese via Getty Images)
Megan’s half-sister continues to claim that she instructed her communications secretary, Jason Knauf, to “spread” false claims about the biography “Finding Freedom: Harry and Megan and the Establishment of a Modern Royal Family” by Omid Scoby.
Samantha also accuses Megan of damaging their father’s reputation “to preserve and promote the false story of ‘rags to royalty’. She claims that Megan mistakenly gave the impression that she “essentially rose from virtual poverty” and worked to pay for her college education at Northwestern University.
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Samantha highlights their father’s previous work in Hollywood as “a successful director of television lighting for 45 years.”
Megan, Thomas and Samantha Markle. (Getty / YouTube / Splash)
“The defendant was not forced at the age of 13 to work in low-paid jobs to make ends meet; The accused attended elite and expensive private schools and dance and acting classes in Los Angeles, paid for by her father; Mr Markle also paid for everything from the defendant’s college education at Northwestern, including tuition, rent and living expenses, and even took out loans to cover the significant costs, Samantha said.
Samantha concludes that the truths in the story of Megan’s life “directly contradict the fake story and the” fairytale life story ” [Meghan] fabricated “.
Samantha is seeking more than $ 75,000 in damages.
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Megan Markle’s half-sister claims that she spread lies in the media about her childhood. (NDZ / Star Max / GC images)
Megan’s lawyer Michael Kump called the lawsuit “unfounded” in an interview with Fox News Digital on Friday.
“This baseless and absurd lawsuit is just a continuation of a model of disturbing behavior. We will give him the necessary minimum attention, which is all he deserves, “Kump said.