THE WAR CONTINUES: MEGHAN DEMANDS THE BRITISH TABLOIDS NOT TO DISCLOSE THE NAMES OF THEIR AMERICAN FRIENDS
Through a statement, the Duchess explains that they are "anonymous citizens" whose "mental health" is in danger if they are exposed in this way.
Just because Meghan Markle no longer lives in England doesn't mean that her war on the tabloids is over. On the contrary, today the Duchess of Sussex has issued a statement in which she threatens to take new legal measures against newspapers such as The Daily Mail or Mail of Sunday if they finally publish the names of five close friends who a year ago spoke anonymously with People magazine for a profile of Harry's wife.
Apparently, these English newspapers that Markle has already denounced for publishing falsehoods about her private life while she was part of the English Royal Family would be considering revealing the identity of these American friends of Markle. Something that, according to Meghan, would violate their "right to privacy" and put at risk "the mental health" of these five women.
“Associated Newspapers, the company that owns The Daily Mail and the Mail of Sunday, is threatening to publish the names of five women, five anonymous citizens, who voluntarily decided to speak to an American media more than a year ago to defend me from harassment to which it was subjected by the British tabloids ”, explains Markle in a statement just released by The Telegraph.
“Each of these women are citizens, some of them young mothers, who have the basic right to privacy. Both the Mail and the Sunday and the judicial system have their names written in a secret summary; But for these media to expose them for no other reason than to clicktbait and make a profit is something disgusting that puts their mental well-being at risk, ”she continues.
“The Mail of Sunday is playing with real lives. With all due respect, I ask the courts to treat this legal issue with the sensitivity it deserves and to do everything possible to prevent this information from being published, something that is unprecedented. Identifying these anonymous people would be an abuse of the legal process. It would also be breaking the legal privilege that these own newspapers have to avoid having to identify their own sources, ”she concludes.
As soon as the statement was known, a representative of the tabloids indicated by Meghan has completely denied her intention to publish these names. At least for now, since they also assure that "if their identities are crucial to the legal case" that has faced Markle "they see no reason why they should remain secret," she added.
