Meghan Markle wins court battle against naming her five friends

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JUST IN: Meghan Markle has won a battle to protect the identity of five of her friends who spoke to People magazine in early 2019. 9News

The women's names are included in a confidential court document, but they have been identified in public only as A to E.

Meghan's attorney, Justin Rushbrooke, argued the court had a duty to "protect the identity of confidential journalistic sources". He said that with the full high-profile libel trial yet to begin, the court should be cautious and protect "the innocent party who fears intrusion". But the Mail's lawyer, Antony White, said granting anonymity would undermine the "vitally important open justice principle".He said removing their names "would be a heavy curtailment of the media's and the defendant's entitlement to report this case and the public's right to know about it."Associated Newspapers says it was Meghan's friends who brought the letter to Thomas Markle into the public domain by describing it in thearticle.

 

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Shut up Meghan 🤮🤮🤮

'For the time being at least', means it could change at anytime during the trial. Why would she protect them ? didn't they spill the beans about the letter to her father ?

Stop giving them coverage. We don't care.

Really, the it's all about me days are over. The world is in crisis

Wow! She still has 5 friends?

Nobody gives a hell what their names are bc they’ll come out sooner or later.... paid you $67,000 court fine yet MeghanMarkle 🐕🤣🤣

Oh she’s just doing some big massive work isn’t she , protecting her friends. Oh well done Meghan , well done.. must be soooo good to be you! Meanwhile ....COVIDIDIOTS

Who cares about the Hollywood hooker 🤮

who cares. FAKE NEWS

JUST IN: I don’t care

Who the hell cares

Meghan Who? She's been married for more than two years - catch up! The tabloid media's thinly veiled attempts to 'put her in her place' are deplorable!

Whocares...there are bigger problems happening right now...

Meghan who?

Oh the beautiful irony of her winning a battle to protect people spilling stories to the Press who she despises. Hypocrisy abounds. No surprise there.

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