George Clooney stands up for Meghan Markle, says ‘She’s getting a raw deal’

LONDON - Hollywood star George Clooney has criticized media treatment of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, saying she is being "pursued and vilified," and compared her scrutiny to that received by Princess Diana.

Clooney, who is friends with Meghan and her husband Prince Harry, defended the Duchess after Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper published a personal letter allegedly sent by Meghan to her estranged father.

"They're just chasing Meghan Markle everywhere, she's been pursued and vilified," Clooney said at a promotional event for his new film, according to the UK's Press Association (PA) news agency. "I can't tell you how frustrating it is to see that."

“She’s a woman who is seven months pregnant and she has been pursued and vilified and chased in the same way that Diana was and it's history repeating itself.

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“We’ve seen how that ends. I can’t tell you how frustrating that is, just seeing them broadcast a letter from a daughter to a father, she’s getting a raw deal there and I think it’s irresponsible and I’m surprised by that.”

Kensington Palace has not yet responded to the media request for comment on the latest matter. Recalling the past, Prince Harry's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, also had a notoriously difficult relationship with parts of the British media.

She had died in a car accident in 1997 after the driver of her car attempted to shake off pursuing photographers. Meghan has also faced intense interest from the unsparing UK press since her engagement to Prince Harry was announced in 2017.

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Tabloid newspapers have frequently carried alleged details of her family relationships, and several have also reported on a supposed rift between her and the Duchess of Cambridge, in recent months.

Clooney, who attended Meghan and Harry's wedding last year alongside his wife, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, said he had seen the recent coverage about the Duchess's supposed letter.

"You're taking a letter from a daughter to a father and broadcasting it everywhere," said Clooney. His comments come after Meghan’s father Thomas Markle shared excerpts from a personal letter, in which the Duchess criticized him for his behavior.



George Clooney is the latest of Meghan's inner circle to speak out about how the media is treating the duchess. Last week, five of her friends spoke to People and denounced "the global bullying" the royal has experienced. George and his barrister wife, Amal Clooney, 41, had also attended Meghan and Harry’s wedding in May last year.

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