Meghan Markle asks judge to dismiss sister Samantha’s defamation suit
James Bradley
Published Jan 07, 2026
Meghan Markle’s lawful group went to court Wednesday, endeavoring to persuade an appointed authority to throw a maligning case documented by her sister Samantha Markle, and the contentions left the adjudicator scratching her head yet choosing in support of Meghan.
Samantha Markle sued her relative Meghan of “slander and damaging deception” following the couple’s high-profile tell-all meeting with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. In a documenting submitted in Spring last year, Samantha guaranteed Meghan was spreading lies about her in both the Oprah interview and a 2020 bio, Tracking down Opportunity. Samantha guaranteed that Meghan made “certifiably misleading and malignant proclamations” to a “overall audience” and stigmatized her to conceal her bogus poverty to newfound wealth story.
Samantha’s attorney Peter Ticktin let the court know that Meghan utilized Tracking down Opportunity to “confirm this bogus story that she evidently experienced this poverty to newfound wealth thing”.
Samantha said her stepsister lied when she supposedly said she was a lone kid, causing her embarrassment and disgrace. Meghan’s legal advisors said their client never said she was a lone kid, She told Winfrey grew up as a lone youngster.
Après son interview en 2021 avec Oprah winfrey,Meghan Markle est accusée de diffamation par sa demi-soeur Samanta Markle , la duchesse de Sussex va devoir témoigner devant la justice#20minutes@AmiralPosts
— AmiralPosts (@AmiralPosts) February 8, 2023
As per Samantha, Meghan lied about her childhood, and when she got found out in lies, she transformed Samantha into a symbol of atonement and gone after her to conceal her own supposed wrongdoings.
Samantha highlighted what she says in Meghan’s poverty to newfound wealth story, experiencing childhood in neediness when she had a working class foundation. Their father, Thomas, paid for a wide range of things for Meghan, including tip top non-public schools, educational cost at Northwestern as well as dance and acting classes, Samantha said.
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Meghan’s attorneys requested that the adjudicator boot the case, referring to the cases as “hostile” and “unseemly.” She just expressed her impressions about her life growing up, Meghan’s legal counselors said.
Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell said she was battling to perceive how Meghan’s assertions were disparaging. She kept the case in mind. Samantha is requesting no less than $75,000 in penalties.