Bethenny Frankel slams Meghan Markle ahead of Oprah Winfrey interview: ‘Cry me a river’

Bethenny Frankel is sounding off on Meghan Markle hours earlier than her sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday. 

The actuality TV star took to Twitter to bash the Duchess of Sussex amid an more and more poisonous public relations battle between her, her husband Prince Harry and the royal household. Frankel pulled no punches in noting that she has no sympathy for Markle’s complaints about life as a royal. 

“Cry me a river…the plight of being a game show host, fairly unknown actress, to suffering in a palace, w tiaras & 7 figure weddings for TWO WHOLE YEARS to being a household name w @Oprah on speed dial, fetching 7 m for interviews, hundreds of millions in media deals,” she wrote over a collage of headlines in regards to the Duchess. 

The star was referencing Meghan’s previous profession as an actress on “Deal or No Deal” and “Suits” earlier than turning into a member of the royal household after marrying Harry. She additionally touched upon the reported $7 million that CBS paid out to broadcast the doubtless profitable tell-all interview. 

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In response to at least one fan noting that Frankel ought to let Harry off the hook for having been born into the royal life and shedding his mom, the truth star agreed. 

“I 100 give Harry a break.  This isn’t the way to generate less press & cannot be filed under the guise of wanting privacy to prevent a repeat of previous events,” she wrote. “If you hate me for saying it here don’t listen to my podcast #justbwithbethenny it’s littered with my opinion.”

Frankel concluded her ideas on Twitter hours later noting that she too has lived below intense public scrutiny however understands that she elected to ask that into her life. 

“I chose reality tv, to work towards making $, to be scrutinized & criticized. I took the trappings & the beatings along with it. It’s a rose w petals & thorns. People beg to enter the often toxic institution I signed up for. That WAS the life I chose. You can’t play stupid & smart,” she wrote Sunday. 

The sit-down with Winfrey is a likelihood for the couple to elucidate what led them to stop royal life, citing what they mentioned have been the insufferable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media. A ebook about their departure, “Finding Freedom,” additionally alleges that senior royals had little respect for Meghan, a biracial former actor and that courtiers handled her badly.

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Pre-released clips have already proven Prince Harry speaking about his fears that historical past would repeat itself after his mom, Princess Diana, died in a automotive crash whereas pursued by paparazzi. In one other clip from the interview, Winfrey asks Markle how she feels in regards to the palace “hearing you speak your truth today?”

“I don’t know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would still just be silent if there was an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us,” the duchess replies.

“The firm” is a nickname for the royal household, typically used with affection and typically with a word of criticism.

In one other pre-released clip, Markle informed Winfrey how “liberating” it was to have a dialog with the tv host with out the enter of royal minders.

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Royal interviews that are not tied to a particular subject are uncommon, and prior televised periods have usually proved problematic. Prince Andrew’s 2019 BBC interview about his hyperlinks with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein led to his personal departure from royal duties after he failed to point out empathy for Epstein’s victims.

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Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal duties started in March 2020 over what they described because the intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media towards the duchess, who’s biracial.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.