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The background to the lawsuit is that Samantha Markle believes her sister defamed her through the TV interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 and the Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan” from 2022.
– Samantha Markle has failed to present evidence to support the claim of defamation at this time, said Judge Charlene Honeywell when she dismissed the lawsuit on Tuesday, writes Newsweek.
The 59-year-old is demanding 75,000 dollars – the equivalent of 789,000 Norwegian kroner at today’s exchange rate – in compensation from his sister, according to Daily Mail.
Samantha Markle’s lawyer says they will appeal the decision.
Thomas Markle is the father of both Samantha and Meghan, but they do not have the same mother. The duchess has stated in interviews that she is an only child, which her sister believes has ruined her reputation.
Samantha Markle has also reacted to how Meghan has referred to her in the book “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family from 2020”.