George Clooney lambasts media for harassing Meghan just like Diana
History is repeating itself with pregnant duchess of Sussex being chased and vilified, actor says
Los Angeles — Journalists are harassing Meghan Markle just as they did Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash while being pursued by paparazzi, says her friend film star George Clooney. Clooney and his wife, Amal, attended Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry, Diana’s son, in 2018 when the American actress became the newest addition to the British royal family. The duchess of Sussex as she is now, is expecting her first child, something that has intensified already huge media interest. “They’re just chasing Meghan Markle everywhere, she’s been pursued and vilified,” Clooney told Australian magazine WHO. “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. It’s history repeating itself,” Clooney said. Last weekend, some media published details of an intimate letter they said Meghan has sent her estranged father. “I can’t tell you how frustrating that is,” Clooney said. “Just seeing them broadcast a letter from...
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