'Pathetic': Internet slams Samantha Markle as she loses defamation lawsuit against her half-sister Meghan Markle

The dismissal came after Samantha Markle failed to provide evidence to support her claims for defamation
PUBLISHED MAR 12, 2024
Samantha Markle loses defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle (Good Morning Britain/YouTube Screengrab, Getty Images)
Samantha Markle loses defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle (Good Morning Britain/YouTube Screengrab, Getty Images)

ORLANDO, FLORIDA: In a legal showdown garnering significant attention, Meghan Markle won her half-sister Samantha Markle's defamation lawsuit against her as a Florida district court judge has permanently dismissed the case.

The dismissal came after Samantha failed to provide evidence to support her claims for defamation, according to ET.

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Court permanently dismisses Samantha Markle's defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle (Good Morning Britain/YouTube Screengrab)

Samantha is Meghan's half-sister from their father Thomas Markle's first marriage.

Inside Florida Court judge's ruling in favor of Meghan Markle

As per the order issued by the United States District Judge Charlene Honeywell in the Middle District of Florida, "The Court grants the motion to dismiss, in full," ruling in favor of Meghan.

"[Samantha Markle's] claims will be dismissed with prejudice, as she has failed to identify any statements that could support a claim for defamation or defamation-by-implication by this point, her third try at amending her complaint, in either the book Finding Freedom, the Netflix series Harry & Meghan, or [Meghan Markle] and her husband's hour-long televised CBS Interview."

"As such, the Third Amended Complaint will be dismissed, with prejudice," read the order, according to court documents obtained by ET.

The decision to permanently dismiss the case comes after Samantha's third attempt to amend her complaint against Meghan.

Why did Samantha Markle file a defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle?

The defamation lawsuit stemmed from Samantha's claim that the Duchess of Sussex defamed her during a 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview.

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Meghan Markle wins defamation lawsuit filed by half-sister Samantha Markle (Getty Images)

She alleged Meghan falsely accused her of changing her surname back to Markle "so that [Samantha] could cash in on her newfound fame," and also claimed that she defamed her by "falsely and maliciously" stating that she was "an only child."

Samantha further claimed that Meghan exposed her to "humiliation, shame, and hatred on a worldwide scale" and also pursued a "false rags-to-royalty narrative."

Asserting that the former actress' remarks subjected her to humiliation and irreparable damage to her reputation, Samantha was seeking $75,000 in damages.

Why was Samantha Markle's defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle dismissed previously?

Samantha's previous defamation lawsuits against Meghan were thrown out in 2022 and 2023 after a judge ruled, "[A] reasonable listener would understand it, [Meghan] merely expresses an opinion about her childhood and her relationship with her half-siblings."

At the time, Samantha's lawyer stated, "It is unfortunate to see that some of the press has chosen to wrongly report on the Judge’s ruling as a total win by Meghan."

"Upon reviewing the order, it is made very clear that the entire case was not tossed out, but in fact, the Judge is allowing Samantha the ability to amend her complaint within a 14 day period," the statement continued.

"This upcoming amendment will address certain legal issues that are related to our claims for defamation as it specifically relates to the Oprah interview on CBS," the statement added.

"We vehemently oppose the narrative that the press has decided to spin in Meghan’s favor and look forward to presenting an even stronger argument for the defamation and losses that our Client has had to endure," it continued.

Internet congratulates Meghan Markle's legal win against half-sister Samantha Markle

After the Florida District Court judge ruled in favor of Meghan in the defamation lawsuit filed by her half-sister Samantha, netizens congratulated the Duchess of Sussex and also slammed Samantha's continuous attempt to sue Meghan.

"That's a significant win for Meghan Markle in the defamation lawsuit against her half-sister, Samantha Markle. It must be a relief for Meghan to have the lawsuit dismissed. Legal battles can be tough, so it's good to hear about positive outcomes like this one!" a user wrote on X (formerly Twitter).



 

"Samantha is so pathetic," a user tweeted and another user wrote, "Congratulations Meghan This is a huge victory."



 



 

"Jealous evil half sister Samantha Markle has lost for the upteenth time! She needs to get a life! And she needs to pay costs!" one user opined and another user tweeted, "Meghan stays winning!"



 



 

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