Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has again asked for a lawsuit brought against her by her half-sister be dismissed.
The 40-year-old royal is being sued for defamation by 57-year-old Samantha Markle, who has claimed the former ‘Suits’ actress made “false and malicious statements” about her in her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, and she has branded the lawsuit “meritless”.
Meghan – who has children Archie, three, and Lili, 12 months, with husband Prince Harry – originally filed to have the case dismissed on 17 June but the judge denied the duchess’ request four days later because Samantha had filed an amended complaint.
As a result, on Monday (27.06.22), the former ‘Suits’ actress filed a new motion for dismissal, arguing against the claims made in the author’s “meritless defamation case” and insisting Samantha had deleted numerous specific factual allegations and exhibits from her original complaint,” claiming that the facts would “completely undermine” her estranged half-sibling’s case.
Documents obtained by Us Weekly magazine added: “Most obviously, her original complaint attached a 2018 email from Meghan to the then-Communications Secretary of Kensington Palace, Jason Knauf, that Plaintiff alleged was the basis for the allegedly defamatory statements in ‘Finding Freedom’.
“However, the email on its face disproved Plaintiff’s claim that Meghan was somehow responsible for the…
