RHONY’s Bethenny Frankel apologizes for mocking Meghan Markle as an ‘unknown actress in a palace’ after Oprah interview
REAL Housewives Of New York City alum Bethenny Frankel apologized for mocking Meghan Markle as an "unknown actress in a palace" after her Oprah Winfrey interview.
The housewife had ripped the expecting mother of one and said "cry me a river" before the interview aired.
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"I watched M & H sit down. Emotional distress & racism must feel suffocating & powerless," the 50-year-old mom of one began.
"I’m a polarizing, unfiltered (often to a fault) flawed person [with] a voice. When I heard of the interview, during a pandemic, it felt like a surprising choice."
"And yet you used it on your huge platform to let it be known Meghan should be silenced.
When I woke up to your asinine comparison, during a pandemic, it felt like a surprising choice."
shared: "Meghan Markle, my selfless friend, lives her life - and leads by example - with empathy and compassion.
“She teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble. Her words illustrate the pain and cruelty she's experienced.
She started: "Not since Monica Lewinsky interview, have people been obsessed with a young female interview like this #MARRY interview. Remember the famous lip gloss?"
She continued in another tweet: "I [100 percent] 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.
"I took the trappings & the beatings along with it. It’s a rose [with] petals & thorns.
"It’s the delusion for me. Everyone is working overtime trying to silence her. Let us hear what she has to say!"
Her best friend, Jessica Mulroney, who met the Duchess of Sussex while filming Suits in Toronto, – both dressed in white – at a restaurant, with the caption: "I don’t know that anyone has ever had to deal with the pressure, the politics and the press like this woman.
"She is the friend who insists on always hearing the details of your life, your day, your kids life, your kids day, before hers. Always before hers."
Meghan's Suits co-star and accused the Palace of "tormenting" her as he described the monarchy as "archaic and toxic" in a series of tweets.
Gayle, who is a close friend of Meghan, claimed that Meghan had been "vilified" and hinted that there were questions in the Oprah interview that the royals did not answer.
She tweeted: "Moaning Markle needs to stop playing the part of the victim. [She] remains an unconvincing, d-list actress."
It followed a report in The Times this week, which claimed the Duchess is facing allegations that she bullied staff during her time at Kensington Palace.
After the investigation was launched, one of the sources who revealed the complaint told The Times: "We will finally be able to tell the truth. It’s not going to be easy, but this is very welcome and long overdue.
"We don’t have to be silent any more."
The investigation was the result of lengthy conversations between Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Clarence House, according to The Times.
However, a spokesman for the Sussexes denied allegations of bullying, saying that Meghan is committed to supporting people who have experienced trauma and works to "build compassion around the world."
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Meghan's spokesman said: "The Duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma.
"She is determined to continue her work building compassion around the world and will keep striving to set an example for doing what is right and doing what is good."