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30-06-2025
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‘MOST TROLLED PERSON:' Prince Harry speaks out about wife Meghan's online haters
Prince Harry has opened up about the online hate wife Meghan Markle has faced, calling her 'the most trolled person in the world.' The Duke of Sussex made a surprise appearance at the 2025 Nexus Global Summit in New York where he spoke about the aim of the couple's Archewell Foundation to foster community and combat social isolation, both online and offline, the Daily Mail reported. 'One of the reasons why the digital world was so important to us is because my wife, in 2018, was the most trolled person in the world,' Harry said. 'There was a lived experience, but at no point did we suddenly think, 'OK, well, let's take this industry on.'' Harry detailed how after speaking to a experts, 'it became very clear to us very quickly… that for all the work we are collectively doing, and all the progress we are achieving, if the digital world is not done responsibly, it's going to turn back that progress.' He noted: 'We started to meet a lot of parents who had lost their kids to social media — the majority through suicide — and that's when it really started to make sense to us.' Harry added how people's 'compassion can shrink' as their 'lives become harder.' He urged those in attendance to use their platforms to serve the wider community, telling the crowd: 'Whatever you put out there, you get back.' Harry also vowed that both he and Meghan will 'live by the truth,' according to the publication. Megan began facing public scrutiny soon before she and Harry got engaged in November 2017, and long after their May 2018 wedding. In 2020, the couple appeared on the Teenage Therapy podcast where the former Suits star discussed how she almost didn't survive the abuse she endured as 'the most trolled person in the entire world — male or female.' She detailed: '[For] eight months of that, I wasn't even visible, I was on maternity leave with the baby. But what was able to be manufactured and churned out, it's almost unsurvivable, it's so big you can't even think what that feels like.' And during their tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey the following year, Meghan revealed how negative headlines prompted her to contemplate suicide. 'I just didn't want to be alive anymore,' she shared, explaining that she 'didn't see a solution.' Meghan added: 'I would sit up at night, and I was just like, 'I don't understand how all of this is being churned out.'' 'NEVER FOLLOWS THROUGH': Meghan Markle slammed for 'enormously shallow' ventures 'ADRIFT ON REALITY': Meghan Markle thought Vanity Fair cover would be about her, not Harry 'DICTATOR IN HIGH HEELS': Meghan Markle reportedly 'belittles' staff to quitting point Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties in 2020 amid reported drama with King Charles and Prince William. That same year, they moved to California where they raise their children, Archie and Lilibet.
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12-06-2025
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Meghan Markle's pal, who previously blasted the royal family, slams social media ‘harassment campaign' against duchess
Meghan Markle's pal has spoken out against the persistent negative narrative surrounding the Duchess of Sussex, saying she has endured 'ridiculous lies' about her for years. Christopher Bouzy, a longtime ally of the Sussexes, said the 'Suits' alum, 43, constantly faces 'destructive' trolling on social media. Bouzy, head of the social media analysis firm Bot Sentinel, revealed that his company's investigation into the hate-fueled comments targeting the former working royal uncovered a concentrated group of social media accounts responsible for the attacks. Advertisement 'It would be easy to laugh at such absurdity if it weren't so destructive,' the tech entrepreneur told Newsweek. 'Over the years, these ridiculous lies have cascaded into a full-blown harassment campaign against Meghan and her family.' 5 Meghan Markle's pal has spoken out against the persistent negative narrative surrounding the Duchess of Sussex, saying she has endured 'ridiculous lies' about her for years. AP Advertisement Bouzy appeared on the couple's 2022 Netflix series, 'Harry & Meghan,' where he discussed his findings about the harassment campaign against the As Ever founder. 'We cannot ignore the real-world impact that this kind of sustained conspiracy harassment has,' he added. The duchess was widely mocked last week after she shared a rare video of her and Prince Harry dancing in the hospital while awaiting the birth of their daughter Lilibet in 2021. 5 Christopher Bouzy, a longtime ally of the Sussexes, said the 'Suits' alum, 43, constantly faces 'destructive' trolling on social media. Netflix Advertisement The video, which Markle uploaded on June 4 in honor of Lilibet's fourth birthday, showed the former actress 'drop it low' while dancing to Starrkeisha's then-viral song, 'The Baby Momma Dance,' while cradling her baby bump. 'Imagine, for a moment, what it would feel like to have some of the happiest and most vulnerable moments of your life turned into ammunition for hate,' Bouzy went on. 'Every maternity dress and every baby video becomes 'evidence' for strangers obsessively trying to prove your pregnancies were a sham. It is sickening and cruel.' 5 The duchess was widely mocked last week after she shared a rare video of her and Prince Harry dancing in the hospital while awaiting the birth of their daughter Lilibet in 2021. meghan/Instagram Advertisement The social media analyst mentioned the 'suicidal thoughts' Markle had faced at 'the height of the abuse,' saying 'one doesn't have to stretch to see a link between that despair and the ceaseless torrent of vilification she endured.' 'Beyond the personal toll on Meghan and Harry, there's a broader societal damage to consider. When conspiracy theories like these flourish, they corrode our collective grasp on reality and decency,' he added. Markle had previously said on the 'Teenage Therapy' podcast in 2020 that social media abuse against her had been 'almost unsurvivable.' 5 The video showed Markle 'drop it low' while dancing to Starrkeisha's then-viral song, 'The Baby Momma Dance.' meghan/Instagram Appearing alongside her husband on the podcast, the mom of two said she was told that 'in 2019, I was the most trolled person in the entire world – male or female.' '[For] eight months of that, I wasn't even visible, I was on maternity leave with the baby — but what was able to be manufactured and churned out, it's almost unsurvivable, it's so big you can't even think what that feels like,' she went on. 'I don't care if you're 15 or 25, if people are saying things about you that aren't true, what that does to your mental and emotional health is so damaging.' Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters Advertisement Bouzy's contradicting comments may raise eyebrows among those who remember his own personal attacks against senior members of the royal family, including Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla. Bouzy once took aim at William's appearance, saying that the future king 'looks like a balding Muppet' in a post on X. In October 2021, he wrote on X, 'I'm sorry, but William and Kate look like Harry's aunt and uncle.' 5 Markle had previously said on the 'Teenage Therapy' podcast in 2020 that social media abuse against her had been 'almost unsurvivable.' Archewell Foundation via Getty Images Advertisement On another occasion, he said that the Prince and Princess of Wales are aging quickly, writing on X, 'I don't understand why, since they have a team of people who wait on them hand and foot 24/7.' Last year, Bouzy shockingly claimed that the royal family had 'lied' about Princess Catherine's cancer diagnosis — and likened the heartbreaking video announcement to 'North Korean propaganda.'
