Meghan Markle has emerged victorious in her sister Samantha Markle's lawsuit against her as a judge has declared that the duchess isn't guilty of defamation.
On Thursday, a judge threw out, saying that Meghan wasn't guilty because every statement she made that Samantha took issue with was an obvious opinion and therefore didn't meet the criteria for defamation.
One part of the lawsuit concerned the 2020 book"Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family," written by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand. The book was clearly released as an unauthorized biography, but Samantha claimed Meghan"contributed false information to the book through her agent and press secretary," according to court documents.Meghan Markle has won the defamation lawsuit filed against her by her estranged sister.
Samantha claimed that Meghan's portrayal of her in that interview caused her fan base to turn against her, and she was"seen as an opportunist trying to cash in on her sister's success and fame." These statements"caused irreparable prejudice, injury and harm to [Samantha's] reputation, as well as anxiety and emotional distress," the court documents read."She has received hate mail, ongoing negative press, and was stalked by one of [Meghan's] fans."She also said that she'd been unable to do her job as a mental health counselor because Meghan had done too much damage to her reputation.
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