Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They’ve Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview

In an emotional and candid interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have opened up about their lives and the difficulties they faced. Some are already calling the interview ‘devastating’ for the British Royal Family, as Harry and Meghan held nothing back during the two-hour CBS primetime special.

There was bombshell after bombshell in the interview, aired on Sunday. Meghan Markle revealed that she had suicidal thoughts when she was 5 months pregnant, opened up about the alleged racism within the Royal Family, and how Kate Middleton once made her cry instead of the other way around. Meanwhile, Harry said that he has now been financially cut off by his family after they distanced themselves from ‘The Firm.’

In the midst of the emotional storm, accusations, and pain there was one patch of calm, however. A ray of good news that nearly everyone could celebrate. The couple revealed their baby, due in the summer, is going to be a girl.

Celebrity, entertainment, and pop culture expert Mike Sington gave Bored Panda his take on what he called a "stunning, shocking, raw, candid, and even heart-breaking" interview. "There were a lot of shocking revelations, the most shocking was the claim there were concerns within the palace about how dark Archie’s skin would be. Having a hard time getting past that one."

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "With the added pressure of, racism and social media. My biggest concern was history repeating itself. I've said that before on numerous occasions, very publicly. And what I was seeing was history repeating itself, but more, perhaps, or definitely far more dangerous, because then you add race in, and you add social media in. And when I'm talking about history repeating itself, I'm talking about my mother," Prince Harry said.

"I think she would feel very angry with how this has panned out. And very sad."

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varwenea 3 years ago (edited)

Poor Harry never recovered from Diana's death. Now that it's revealed Meghan wasn't allowed to see a therapist, chances are young Harry didn't receive as much support as he likely needed having lost his mum so tragically at his young age. It's commendable that he is fighting so fiercely to protect his young family.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "It's not our decision to make," Meghan revealed, speaking about how royal protocol was changed so that her son, Archie, would not become a prince.

She learned about this decision while she was pregnant. "I regret believing them when they said I would be protected," she criticized the Royal Family.

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varwenea 3 years ago

They don't care about the title, but they care about protecting Archie. The Royal Family used the excuse of not giving him a Prince title to also strip him of security protection. That's just vicious.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview There were two ceremonies, not one, like we were led to believe. Harry and Meghan wanted a private ceremony just for the two of them before the public event.

"This spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us," Meghan told Oprah during the two-hour interview. The vows that the couple have framed in their home are from the private backyard ceremony between them and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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varwenea 3 years ago

Their black and white engagement and wedding photos are the most beautiful. I'm glad they had their private moment of happiness for their wedding.

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Hollywood's Ultimate Insider, Mike, told Bored Panda in an interview that he believes the fallout for the Royal Family is going to be intense. "There will be a response, there must be a response. They were basically accused of causing mental health issues, racism, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and security and safety concerns," he said.

"There are of course two sides to every story, but I think the interview will garner more support for Harry and Meghan. The public was yearning to know ‘what happened?’ Well now we know, and the reasons for why they fled make much more sense. They literally fled to save their lives."

Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "In those months, when I was pregnant, all around this same time, we had in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security, he won't be given a title... and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin will be when he's born," Meghan told Oprah.

"That was relayed to me from Harry, that was from conversations that family had with him. It was really hard to see those as compartmentalized conversations," she added.

It's unclear which member(s) of the Royal Family made the comments about Archie. And it's unlikely that we'll ever find out because Harry and Meghan don't plan on revealing that information. "That conversation I am never going to share," Harry later added in the interview.

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varwenea 3 years ago

This aspect is the worst of the revelations. Whomever said those words are racist.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview “They really seemed to want a narrative of a hero and a villain,” Meghan said.

The British tabloids seemed to apply double standards to how they reported the same things about Kate and Meghan. Even a cursory glance will show you that editors and journalists applied very different angles to similar stories.

Drama generates more attention than honest reporting, after all. This led to the public having skewed views about Meghan. Internet users are very polarized about whether or not they support the Duchess of Sussex, in part due to biased reporting.

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Nea 3 years ago

They just wanted to create drama. Royal life stories otherwise are boring and meghan seemed like a scapegoat who could be used to construe dramatic stuff.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview Meghan and Harry then practiced curtseying outside before she met his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. It's a stunning and romantic scene that would look wonderful in a movie or a TV series.

According to Meghan, her first meeting with the Queen was "Lovely and easy —and thank God I hadn’t known a lot about the family, thank god I hadn’t researched, I would have been so in my head about it.”

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varwenea 3 years ago

I always thought that is such a sweet picture of those two.

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Mike believes that the topic is so polarizing, he can't see Harry and Meghan's supporters and haters ever coming together and making peace. "The two camps have dug in and dug in hard. The interview will only serve to polarize the two camps more, and I already see it’s being amplified more and more on social media right now," the expert shared.

"I’m only hoping the interview will bring some understanding to the haters who didn’t understand why they ‘turned their back’ on the Royal Family. I would think anyone with any compassion would have a better understanding of what they went through, and the motives of love and survival shouldn’t be questioned."

Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "Touching back on what you asked on what my mum would think of this, I think she saw it coming," he said. "And I certainly felt her presence throughout this whole process."

Prince Harry has sought out deals with Netflix and Spotify to keep his young family afloat after getting cut off.

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Francisco Scaramanga 3 years ago

you poor thing...

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"I just didn’t see a solution. I would sit up at night and I was just like I don’t understand how all this is being churned out," Meghan spoke about how the press was constantly giving her negative attention. She felt that she was a victim of character assassination, conducted by the media.

“I was really ashamed to say it at the time, and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry, because I know how much loss he’s suffered—but I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore and that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought,” Meghan shared how she contemplated suicide.

She reached out to the Buckingham Palace HR team for help, however, she was told that she'd have to seek help elsewhere because she was not a paid employee.

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varwenea 3 years ago

Mental health is no joke. It was cruel of them to deny her access to help.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview Among all of the emotional revelations, there was one bit of good news that most people were happy to hear: Archie is going to have a baby sister. She will be born sometime this summer.

“Two is it,” Harry said, saying that they don't plan to have any more kids after that.

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Lydia Dean-Melchior 3 years ago

Congratulations!

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Meghan told Oprah that there were times when she had suicidal thoughts because life as a British royal was so isolating and lonely. “I just didn't want to be alive anymore,” she told Oprah.

The Duchess mentioned that one member of the Royal Family had concerns about how ‘dark’ her son Archie’s skin would be. The revelations shocked people, ordinary and celebrity alike.

American model Chrissy Teigen and Meghan's on-screen husband Patrick J. Adams (aka Mike Ross from 'Suits') were among those who declared their public support for the couple and criticized the media and the royals for their treatment of the Duchess.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview “I’ve never blindsided my grandmother, I have too much respect for her," Harry told Oprah. He says that he told the Queen numerous times about their upcoming announcement.

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varwenea 3 years ago

I believe it.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "There's a lot of hurt that's happened," he said — Charles didn't even take Harry's calls for a time. When asked to define his relationship with Will right now, he said, “The relationship is space.”

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

The interview is not going to make things better though.. I understand they wanted to be heard but I don't understand the timing.. With Philip in the hospital and the possibility of him dying they will be in very uncomfortable position cause they will probably have to be there...

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview Though the media had suggested that it was actually Meghan who made Kate cry, it's likely that the story happened in the complete opposite way.

“The reverse happened, and I don’t say that to be disparaging to anyone because it was a really hard week of the wedding and she was upset about something,” Meghan opened up to Oprah during the in-depth interview.

The issue had arisen over the flower girl dresses. However, there is a happy ending to all of this. Meghan said that Kate then apologized, to her and she accepted her apology.

"There was no confrontation," Meghan said.

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Howard Moody 3 years ago

This is all "She said, She said, She said" No proof for any of it.

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Despite the seemingly overwhelming support, not everyone is happy with how the interview turned out. The British tabloids, ever the thorn in Harry and Meghan’s sides, have denounced the interview as ‘self-serving’ and suggested that they’re curating and cultivating a certain public image for personal gain. The couple has made deals with Netflix and Spotify after being financially cut off.

Meanwhile, internet users from all walks of life are fighting a heated battle in the comment sections of news media outlets.

For most, the revelations confirmed their suspicions about the dark side of the Royal Family and they rushed to show their support for Harry and Meghan. Others, however, pointed out that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in no position to complain, as they were (and still are) far more privileged than, well, pretty much anyone on Earth.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "Not only was I not being protected, but they were willing to lie to protect other members of the family — but they weren’t willing to tell the truth to protect me and my husband."

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Mir Adwari 3 years ago

The trouble with this one is there are no examples of what was said and who was protected over her. We can guess but we don't know. The Royal Family's answer has, for decades, been to ignore the press. With Kate and Camilla it worked. Kate was not popular and Camilla was absolutely loathed. Hated for what happened to Diana. Now she has respect and admiration. Sometimes keeping your head down and getting on with things does work. It takes time is the problem.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "I wouldn't have been able to, I, myself was trapped," he said, "Trapped within the system, like the rest of my family are [...]. They don't get to leave."

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

You can see in previous interviews that he was not happy with the life he was given especially after losing his mum. Now he has a family he has them to think about and the horrible treatment of Meghan just made that decision easier for him to leave. It is no longer about him but he also needs to protect his family and leaving the royal institution is the only way he felt he could do that. I know that I would do anything for my hubby and kids even if it means leaving behind other family.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "I wasn't supposed to see it. I wasn't supposed to know."

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Raven Sheridan 3 years ago

I'm sorry but I don't have any sympathy for Meghan. Unless she was completely stupid, she should have known what she was getting into by joining the royal family. Privacy and anonymity gone forever. Everything about you and your life scrutinized under a microscope. No amount of money is worth that. And love? Sometimes love isn't enough either.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview “I’ve never looked up my husband online, I just didn’t feel a need to because everything I feel I needed to know he was sharing with me.”

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Chris Jones 3 years ago

Though a friend said she has a lot on information on the royal family and she visited Buckingham Palace when younger - she was meant to be a fan of Diana.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview The “constant barrage” from the press was also integral.

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Lisa-Marie Dhondt 3 years ago

The press they never read. Gotcha.

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Meghan And Harry Share 24 Things About The Royal Family They've Never Told Anyone In A Surprisingly-Honest Oprah Interview "Can you imagine how little sense that makes?" she told Oprah. "I left everything because I love him."

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Howard Moody 3 years ago

She left being an actress in a cable TV show to being a member of the Royal Family.

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Bepina 3 years ago

The only thing devastating is that this Meghan&Harry soap opera is taking all the media space instead of prince Andrew and his involvement with Epstein and sleeping with minors.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

A billionaire and millionaires talking about oppression,priceless,i can relate

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N G 3 years ago

Harry and Megan be like, 'we don't want this media attention following us'. Then they do this million dollar interview and self promotion, 'and why aren't we been paid now we've quit been royals. oh, lets sell our celebrity value on Netflix'.

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

They didn’t want false accusations, rumours and bullying. Nothing to do with the actual attention, they did this interview to get their voices heard and essentially stick up for themselves. Something that they couldn’t do when they were part of the royal family. And news flash they didn’t get paid for the interview.

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Nea 3 years ago

Good they got out of that gold cage. Fly free, Meghan!

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Really really bad timing... the world has a lot more serious problems right now! We are facing a pandemic, we are losing jobs sorry I cannot relate with royals losing titles and money... That is too much and I wonder if they get communication advices because this was a really bad move that will not make them look better! And I really believe them it's not that I don't...

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Liz Karsa 3 years ago

Imagine moving to America because it is LESS racist.. THAT is wild!

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Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago

Oprah is a shady snake.

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Thenatural 3 years ago

Goodbye and good riddance....minor royal (allegedly) and mediocre actress from a cable TV show get millions and millions of tax payers money and property then moan like f**k about it! Make no mistake,the world was NOT waiting for Meghan to come along and preach from a 12 million dollar mansion that would've been just a dream had she not married an English prince! It's the biggest career leg up anyone's ever had and my f*****g god doesn't she use it!

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Ula 3 years ago

Well done, just live your own life.

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

Harry hasn’t enjoyed being part of the royal family in a long time and has pretty much indicated as such in previous interviews before Meghan was even in the picture. I was not surprised at all that he left the royal family, I actually expected it sooner. He has suffered with mental illness in the past and has still not fully recovered from the death of his mother. Now he has a family to think about and I believe that is what cemented his decision in leaving, especially with the British media Bullying, Accusing, Tarring and feathering Meghan. Now they have left they no longer have to sit down and shut up. They can have their voices heard and they can stand up for themselves. We all know the Royal institution did nothing to protect them. They can still do great things and spread inspiring messages without having the royal title, which they are in fact still doing. I say good on them and I hope they live a happy life.

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David Retsler 3 years ago

"Surprisingly honest"??? The world has been sick of their "poor us" bullshit since day one. We want to be out of the limelight while we mingle among the Hollywood elite. We want the media to leave us alone while we sit down with Oprah! We want to earn our own way while we sulk over daddy not giving us an allowance anymore. SHUT THE F**K UP!!!

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Jen Powell 3 years ago

Some of the comments on here are so vindictive. Meghan had a career as an actress, that was going quite well. She is from the U.S. where we don't really get much insight into the goings on of the Royals like you do in the U.K. so for her to not know what she was getting into makes complete sense. I think you people who keep cutting her down need to find something better to do with your time. She and Harry seem really happy despite all the drama, and that is what matters.

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Karin Gibson 3 years ago

Harried Harry and Me, me, me , Me again... honestly if they don't want media attention stop asking for it.

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Tobin Kern 3 years ago

If anyone had 2 brain cells they could see that Meghan is the most obvious master of manipulation and deception.

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Tammy Ralph 3 years ago

The nasty comments on this section are exactly what's wrong with this world, hateful just for the hell of it, they're probably the same people that have the Be Kind frame on they're social media.

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Krystyna Dabrowski 3 years ago

If I never ever see or hear about these two again, it will be too soon.!

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Winx 3 years ago

I know some people are criticizing this interview, but with all the tabloid news out there about them maybe they just wanted to tell their own story.

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YoChicken 3 years ago

ok like WTF? This is like the Kardashians. Problems for attention, when there are much more serious things going on. Yall royals a bunch of kindergartners

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G R 3 years ago

The RF are racist bullies who openly support a rapist and feed lies about their own children and grandchildren to the press to protect their personal interests.

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Jenifer Riggs 3 years ago

The whole interview was an attention grab, Meghan doesn't really want to "leave the royal family" she wants attention, and will play the "bullied outsider" card to get it. I'm sorry to say this but Harry is really just an idiot she's got wrapped around her finger. If Harry and Meghan were really thinking about having a peaceful and private family life they wouldn't be making multiple publicity stunts that make them look like the "victims". They complain that they were cut off and need money, well they asked for it by choosing not to work for the royal family by attending functions and etc. if they needed more money, then Harry or Meghan should think of getting actual jobs, not handouts from the royal family. They want a quiet "somewhat" normal life? Then get the hell out of the public view.

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Tracy Sellars 3 years ago

They say history repeats and with these 2 it is so true. Remind me so much of Edward and Simpson and look who they ended up being associated with.

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Bepina 3 years ago

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Id row 3 years ago

99.9% of people would trade places with them in a second. I'm having a hard time whipping up any sympathy for them when so many are out of work and struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Their sob story is falling on a lot of deaf ears.

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varwenea 3 years ago

A Leslé Honoré poetry said it well. I found a version on FB. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=268594534844109&id=100050806924334

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JCollins 3 years ago

Renounce your titles if things are that awful. When you leave a job, the perks generally don't follow you.

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Bepina 3 years ago

The only thing devastating is that this Meghan&Harry soap opera is taking all the media space instead of prince Andrew and his involvement with Epstein and sleeping with minors.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

A billionaire and millionaires talking about oppression,priceless,i can relate

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N G 3 years ago

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

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Nea 3 years ago

Good they got out of that gold cage. Fly free, Meghan!

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

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Liz Karsa 3 years ago

Imagine moving to America because it is LESS racist.. THAT is wild!

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Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago

Oprah is a shady snake.

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Thenatural 3 years ago

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Ula 3 years ago

Well done, just live your own life.

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

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David Retsler 3 years ago

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Jen Powell 3 years ago

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Karin Gibson 3 years ago

Harried Harry and Me, me, me , Me again... honestly if they don't want media attention stop asking for it.

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Tobin Kern 3 years ago

If anyone had 2 brain cells they could see that Meghan is the most obvious master of manipulation and deception.

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Tammy Ralph 3 years ago

The nasty comments on this section are exactly what's wrong with this world, hateful just for the hell of it, they're probably the same people that have the Be Kind frame on they're social media.

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Krystyna Dabrowski 3 years ago

If I never ever see or hear about these two again, it will be too soon.!

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Winx 3 years ago

I know some people are criticizing this interview, but with all the tabloid news out there about them maybe they just wanted to tell their own story.

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YoChicken 3 years ago

ok like WTF? This is like the Kardashians. Problems for attention, when there are much more serious things going on. Yall royals a bunch of kindergartners

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G R 3 years ago

The RF are racist bullies who openly support a rapist and feed lies about their own children and grandchildren to the press to protect their personal interests.

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