Samantha Markle had sued Meghan Markle for defamation, but the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by a judge on Tuesday.
In a 58-page court ruling Monday, U.S. District Attorney Judge Charlene Honeywell dismissed the case after Samantha claimed that Markle had defamed her in interviews, including the one
Judge Honeywell said in the ruling that the case was dismissed because Samantha “failed to identify any statements that could support a claim for defamation or defamation-by-implication,” and that Samantha merely “disagrees” with Meghan’s “opinions rather than statements of fact.”Samantha, who is Meghan’s half-sister through their father Thomas, won’t be able to refile the lawsuit after seeking $75,000 in damages from Markle.
“As a reasonable listener would understand it, Defendant merely expresses an opinion about her childhood and her relationship with her half-siblings,”in the documents at the time. “Thus, the Court finds that Defendant’s statement is not objectively verifiable or subject to empirical proof.”Oscars: Full List of Winners
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