Meghan Markle defeated her half-sister Samantha Markle in a lawsuit.
A judge dismissed Samantha's defamation suit against Megan, 42, on Tuesday, March 12. The decision was made with prejudice, meaning Samantha, 59, cannot sue again.
According to court documents published by Us Weekly, Florida District Court Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell said, “At this point, Samantha’s third attempt to amend her complaint, she has made statements that can support her claims of defamation or implied defamation.” “I couldn’t confirm it,” I decided.
The judge specifically noted that no defamation occurred in the 2022 docuseries Harry & Meghan or the March 2021 CBS interview with Meghan and Prince Harry.
The pair's comments about Samantha and Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, were deemed “a classic example of comments” by the court.
“We are pleased with the court’s decision to dismiss this case,” said Michael J. Kump, Meghan’s attorney.
In March 2022, Samantha filed a lawsuit against Meghan, claiming the Duchess of Sussex had misrepresented their relationship and lied about living in “virtual poverty.”
Samantha is seeking damages in the form of “loss of employment, loss of income from the sale of her autobiography, emotional and mental distress, including anxiety and fear due to the threatening and abusive emails and messages she receives on a regular basis, and damage to her reputation and reputation.” I did. “Reliability” exceeds $75,000.
In response, Meghan fired back by dismissing the lawsuit, ruling that her half-sister's claims were 'meritless' in court.
“We do not send a jury to determine whether the two are ‘close’ or whether one truly feels ‘raised an only child,’” the June 2022 filing said.
“Courts are not equipped to rule on the legitimacy of a person’s feelings about their childhood and relationships. Nor should it be. … This dispute has no place in this or any other court.”