'It's all frankly nonsense,' rep for the royal says
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Meghan Markle might be fuming over a recent South Park episode, but a rep for the Duchess of Sussex says she isn’t planning on suing.
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“It’s all frankly nonsense,” a spokesperson tells PEOPLE. “Totally baseless, boring reports.”
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The long-running animated sitcom recently aired an episode titled The Worldwide Privacy Tour, which mocked Meghan and Prince Harry’s announcement that they wanted to move to the U.S. and live a private life.
Meghan was reportedly “upset and overwhelmed” by the storyline and “annoyed by South Park,” a source told the Spectator.
A royal reporter hinted to Fox News that Meghan and Harry might consider suing the show’s creators.
“Their legal team are casting an eye over the episode to see what is wrong, and what could be turned into something more sinister. This appears to be their course of action rather than laughing it off, enjoying the moment and showing the world that they get the joke,” royal commentator Neil Sean told the outlet.
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Meghan and Harry are not named in the episode but the duo — who stepped down from royal duties in 2020 — bear a strong resemblance to two of the characters, The Prince and Princess of Canada, who demand privacy while drawing attention to themselves.
The cartoon couple are depicted in the show carrying “We want our privacy” and “Stop looking at us” signs. At one point, the wife character is described as a “sorority girl, actress, influencer and victim,” which prompts her to respond: “Yeah, that’s totally me.”
Later, the prince appears on Good Morning Canada plug his new book titled Waaagh, a thinly-veiled dig at Harry’s recently released memoir Spare.
The host of the fictional talk show asks the prince if his wife “hangs out with celebrities and does fashion magazines” before suggesting that “some people might say your Instagram-loving bitch wife actually doesn’t want her privacy.”
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But the prince fires back: “We just want to be normal people — all this attention is so hard.”
The couple eventually settle in South Park, infuriating the locals, including Kyle Broflovski.
“I’m sick of hearing about them, but I can’t get away from them. They’re everywhere. In my f—ing face,” Kyle rants. “They have this huge jet parked in front of my house and they keep on wanting me to buy their book.”
But while Meghan might have been irritated by the episode, a royal insider thinks Harry will get a kick out of the satirical dig at the pair.
“I think he’s probably seen it and will have a had a wry smile on his face,” a guest said recently on Good Morning Britain.
In her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan defended her “basic right to privacy.”
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“If you’re at work and you have a photograph of your child on your desk, and your co-worker says, ‘Oh, my gosh, your kid’s so cute. That’s fantastic! Can I see your phone so I can see all the pictures of your child?’ You go, ‘No. This is the picture I’m comfortable sharing with you,'” Meghan explained.
“And then if they double down and say, ‘No, but you already showed me that one. So you have to show me everything. You know what, I’m just gonna hire someone to sit in front of your house, or hide in the bushes and take pictures into your backyard, because you’ve lost your right to privacy … because you shared one image with me.’ ”
After the release of their Netflix series Harry & Meghan in December, a rep for the couple responded to criticisms that their decision to partake in the documentary contradicted their announcement that they wanted to retreat from royal duties.
“Their statement announcing their decision to step back mentions nothing of privacy and reiterates their desire to continue their roles and public duties,” a spokesperson said.
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