Meghan Markle’s Half-Sister Samantha Markle Sues Her for Allegedly Lying in Tell-All Interview

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The family feud lives on. Samantha Markle is reportedly suing half-sister Meghan Markle for defamation after the duchess and Prince Harry’s March 2021 CBS tell-all interview.TMZ reported on Thursday, March 3, that Samantha, 57, claimed in court documents Meghan, 40, lied about her and their family during the sit-down.

The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister author accused her sibling of making up stories about growing up in “virtual poverty.”Samantha claimed that their father, Thomas Markle, paid for Meghan to attend “elite and expensive private schools.” She also alleged that their dad covered the Suits alum’s tuition at Northwestern University, despite Meghan’s assertions that she worked to pay her own way through college.Elsewhere in the lawsuit, Samantha reportedly claimed that Meghan lied during the tell-all about the most recent time the siblings saw each other and when the elder changed her last name back to Markle.According to the outlet, Samantha further alleged that the retired actress lied about Samantha and Thomas, 77, so that the two “could not interfere with or contradict the false narrative and fairytale life story [she] concocted.” She reportedly accused Meghan of negatively affecting sales of her autobiography, preventing her from getting jobs and causing her emotional and mental distress.Meghan’s attorney Michael Kump fired back at the allegations, telling TMZ in a statement: “This baseless and absurd lawsuit is just a continuation of a pattern of disturbing behavior.

We will give it the minimum attention necessary, which is all it deserves.”The Duchess of Sussex claimed in her March 2021 interview that she had not seen Samantha in “at least 18, 19 years.” She also alleged that her half-sister “changed her