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Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle in a promotional photo for Suits. Photo / Nigel Parry, US Network
Meghan Markle’s former Suits co-star Patrick J. Adams jumped to her defense in a fiery social media post, calling the royal family’s treatment of her “obscene.”
Hostilities between Sussex and Buckingham Palace have escalated dramatically in the lead up to the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, which will air Sunday night US time (Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Three in New Zealand).
Earlier this week, The Times of London published allegations that Meghan intimidated her staff during her stay in the UK, reducing attendees to tears and prompting several personal assistants to quit their jobs.
The Duke and Duchess responded by accusing the Palace of orchestrating a “calculated smear campaign” and of using the press to “sell a totally false narrative.”
The Palace subsequently announced that its human resources team would investigate the allegations against Meghan.
Meghan and Adams starred together in Suits for seven seasons before her relationship with Prince Harry forced her to stop acting.
In a lengthy Twitter thread today, Adams said the treatment of his former colleague had “made him sick.”
“Meghan Markle and I spent the better part of a decade working together on Suits,” he said.
“From day one, she was an enthusiastic, kind, cooperative, generous, joyful and supportive member of our television family. She continued to be that person and colleague as fame, prestige and power increased.
“She has always been a powerful woman with a deep sense of morality and a fierce work ethic and has never been afraid to speak up, be heard, and stand up for herself and her loved ones.
“Like the rest of the world, I have watched her navigate the past few years in awe. She fell in love, moved to a new country, became a household name around the world, and began the difficult work of trying to find her place. In a family dynamic that, at best, can be described as complicated and, at worst, seemingly archaic and toxic.
“It made me sick to read the endless racist, libelous and click-harassing vitriol thrown in her direction by all kinds of media outlets in the UK and the world, but I also knew that Meghan was stronger than people thought or understood and that they would regret having underestimated her.
And then they welcomed Archie. And on any kind of decent planet that would be the time to stop sharpening knives and let these two people enjoy the magical first months and years of starting a family. But we don’t live in that planet and instead the hunt continued.
“It is OBSCENE that the royal family, whose newest member is GROWING WITHIN IT, is promoting and expanding allegations of ‘intimidation’ against a woman who was basically forced to flee the UK to protect her family and her own health. mental.
“In my opinion, this most recent chapter and its timing is just another astonishing example of the shamelessness of an institution that has outlived its relevance, is overdrawn in credibility and seemingly bankrupt in decency.
“Find someone else to admonish, reprimand and torment. My friend Meghan is out of your league.”
‘Unimaginable world’
Suits writer Jon Cowan posted his own message of support for Meghan last night, saying she is “a good person” who was “pushed into an unimaginable world.”
“After spending three years working with her in her pre-Duchess days, I saw a warm, kind and caring person,” Cowan said.
“I don’t know anything about her current situation, but she benefits from the doubt in my book.”
Meghan’s old friends have also come out to defend her in recent days.
“I have known Meghan for 17 years. This is what she is: kind, strong, open. This is what she is not: a bully,” said actress Janina Gavankar.
“Any of us who know her feel the same about her broken silence: relief. The truth will set you free.”
Actress Jameela Jamil questioned why the harassment allegations had surfaced days before the Sussexes’ interview with Oprah.
“So let me clarify this. The Palace was fine with all the ‘harassment’ from Meghan for years and years until a few days before they feared she might reveal them publicly,” he said.
“It seems like a legitimate claim.”
Meghan’s best friend from college, Lindsay Roth, wrote a lengthy post defending her.
“Meg’s modus operandi has always been kindness; goodwill runs through her bones,” he said.
“I know this to be true after 22 years of very close friendship. I have seen first-hand how he treats his friends, his families, and his colleagues.
“If you ever have the pleasure of meeting Meg, and I hope more of you do, you will see the selfless and magnanimous friend that I am fortunate to have in my corner.”
CBS, which is broadcasting Sussex’s interview with Oprah in the US, released another teaser this morning.
In the two-minute clip, which was revealed on the network’s morning show, Meghan tells Oprah that it is “liberating” to be able to make her own decisions and speak for herself, free from the restrictive rules of the royal family.
“So I just want to say that I called you, either in February or March 2018, before the wedding, to ask, ‘Could you give me an interview?’ And you said, ‘Sorry, this is not the right time,’ says Oprah.
“Mhmm,” Meghan says.
“And finally, we can sit down and have this conversation,” adds Oprah.
“I remember that conversation very well. I wasn’t even allowed to have that conversation with you, personally. There had to be people sitting there,” Meghan recalls.
“There were other people in the room when we had that conversation. You kindly rejected me and said, ‘Maybe there will be another time, when the time is right.’ What is the right thing to do right now? “Oprah asks.
“Umm … well, so many things,” the duchess replies after a long pause.
“That we are on the other side of many life experiences that have happened, and also that we have the ability to make our own decisions in a way that – I couldn’t have said yes then. That was not my choice to make.
“So, as an adult who lived a really independent life, to then enter this construction that is different from what I think people imagine, it is really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege, in some way, to be able to say : ‘Yes, I’m ready to talk.’
“To say it for yourself. To be able to make a decision on your own and to be able to speak for yourself.”
* CBS presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry will air in New Zealand on Tuesday, March 9 at 7.30 pm on Three.
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