Meghan Markle’s A-list friends lend their support as she faces bullying from royal aides.
In an unprecedented move, Buckingham Palace announced earlier this week that it would launch an investigation into the allegations against the Duchess of Sussex, but Markle called the reports against her and Prince Harry “a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation.” prior to their all-telling interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Markle’s famous friends seem to agree, as Gabrielle Union, Chance the Rapper, Halle Berry and more came out to defend the former “Suits” star, 39, on social media.
‘Those British newspapers really cannot tolerate Prince Harry’s liking a black woman. He was right to leave. I don’t even think it was a difficult decision. They will never stop trying to rip Meghan apart. It’s absolutely grotesque, ” tweeted Roxane Gay
“And that his family is questioning that decision and doing all these passive-aggressive things to try and get ahead of the Oprah interview,” Gay continued. ‘To punish him for protecting his wife and babies. Smh. It is a shame. I know they are okay, but I still feel for them.
Union, 48, retweeted Gay’s messages as well tweeted a “Sure, Jan” GIF of “The Brady Bunch” alongside a Times of London report claiming Markle faced a bullying complaint from one of her “close advisers” at Kensington Palace.
Chance the Rapper also weighed in on the influx of headlines about the royal couple, who now live in California.
“Do you all feel like you get mad as HELL every time they talk sideways about the Duchess Meghan?” he tweeted
Berry, who rarely tweets, issued a rare message, to write, “It’s Still Black Women to Protect.”
On Thursday, Markle’s best friend Lindsay Roth said on Instagram, “Meg’s MO has always been kindness; goodwill is in her bones … “
Jameela Jamil also condemned the reports of Markle’s alleged bullying and highlighted the drama’s suspicious timing.
So let me make this clear. The palace was okay with all of Meghan’s ‘harassment’ for years to a few days before fearing she would release them in public, ”Jamil said on Twitter Thursday.
Fans will hear Markle and Prince Harry’s side of the story in their highly anticipated two-hour interview with Winfrey on Sunday. In a trailer for the talk, Markle claimed the royal family was “perpetuating falsehoods” against her and Harry.
“I don’t know how they could have expected that after all this time we would still be silent, if there is an active role the Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us,” said Markle, who allegedly uses a nickname for the royals. were created by King George VI.
“And if that carries the risk of losing things,” she adds, “a lot has already been lost.”